Eighth Grade -
You will write and research on the artist/band you chose in class.


You must have 1 picture of your artist /band.

Your report: (5x5) Must contain –

Biography of Artist (personal details)

History of Artist (musical information)

Influences (Those who influenced the artist and vice versa)

Update (If still living, where is the artist today?)

The report MUST be in PARAGRAPH FORM!!!! I do not want bullets or fragments. This MUST be in your own words!!! If you copy and paste from the Internet you will get a zero and be reported for plagiarism.

Back Page –

Artist’s “Greatest Hits” in quotes

BIBLIOGRAPHY of all Work Cited (at least 2) – all references must be in bibliography for proper credit!

DUE Monday May 7th

Picture – 10pts

5x5 – 50 pts

Greatest Hits – 10 pts

Bibliography – 20 pts

Presentation – 60 pts

Week of April 23 - 27

Seventh Grade - Test Monday 4/23 on listening to music vocabulary.  We are performing our found sound pieces today and tomorrow.  We will be singing a piece in three part harmony on Tuesday.  Wednesday the students will be introduced to Jingles.  Each student will be creating their own jingle in class.  These will be performed.  We will decide as a class which Jingle we like best and turn it into a commercial.

Eighth Grade - Test Monday 4/23 on the parts of the guitar.  Each student will be picking a piece of music using the chords we learned this marking period.  The students will be practicing their piece.  They will play their piece while the class sings along.  Each student will be choosing their artist for the research project. 

Chorus Class - There is a singing test on Tuesday - they must sing "Don't Rain on my Parade" using the correct lyrics.  We will be onstage practicing with the microphones.

April 16 - 20

Seventh Grade - We will finish playing our boomwacker piece Monday. We will move right onto a found sound mini lesson. We will discuss what they are and where to find them. We will finish the found sound lesson with a performance by each group on Friday.
H.W. on Tuesday Night - Bring a found sound "instrument" to class on Wednesday.
Written test - Monday 4/23 on the Listening Vocabulary.


Eighth Grade - We are working on our Guitar Unit. They will learn two more chords over the course of this week. They will miss one class due to PSSA testing. Otherwise, it is all guitar work.
Written test - Monday 4/23 on the parts of the guitar and the fingering for the first 4 chords learned.

Chorus Class - We will be on stage singing this week. We will be working on our sound as well as our look for our featured number.

April 2 - 13 Marking Period Days 8-12

7th Grade - Students must submit a song and artist of their choice by Wednesday 4/4. They must check the lyrics and make sure they are school appropriate in both language and message.
We are beginning our listening unit. We will do a listening activity on Monday and Wednesday. We will learn new vocabulary words on Tuesday. After Easter Break we will be reading music and playing it using boom whackers.

8th Grade - We are finishing our calypso unit. We will begin our guitar unit after Easter Break. We will learn the parts of the guitar and the first two chords.

Chorus Class -Concert posters are due by Tuesday 4/3. We will work together to write an invitational letter to all NS faculty. We will go onstage and work on our feature song.