Monday, March 30, 2015

March 31 - April 3

Music 7 - We will be finishing up the last sing of and paragraph for the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter classes will begin on Wednesday and we will start by taking notes on notes and discussing behavior expectations. Music Technology - We will spend this week using apps everyone found and trying to make some interesting projects. Modern Music - Review Monday and Tuesday - TEST WEDNESDAY. Chorus Class - Singing Chili Con Carne on Monday and Singing Test on Chili Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

March 23-27

Seventh Grade - Students are finish up their own lyrics to we shall overcome and performing it with the guitar and their classmates. We will be starting the sing off on Wednesday as well as some additional listening activities. Modern music - We will be finishing our classroom presentations this week. Music Technology - We presented our Hokusai and we are now working on the Apps project Chorus Class - We will be exclusively singing Chili Con Carne.

Monday, March 16, 2015

March 16 - 20

Music 7 - We are discussing Freedom Riders and the music that sprung from that movement. We will be listening to We shall overcome and creating our own verses to this song. Modern Music - Fast and Furious Review on Tuesday. Test on Wednesday. Thursday we will begin our next round of power point presentations. Music Technology - We are using Hokusai to create a mash-up song. Chorus - Monday were vocal auditions for a solo. Wednesday we will sing Chili Con Carne. Friday we will continue marking the rhythms of Chili Con Carne.

Monday, March 9, 2015

March 9 - 13

Seventh Grade - Students will film their commercial on Monday. We start a new unit on Tuesday Found Sound! We will discuss found sound and do a listening activity on Tuesday. Wednesday we will begin to write our found sound piece. All students will have to bring in their own found sound "instrument" for class Wednesday. Found sound presentations will occur on Friday. History of Mod. Am. Music - student presentations are due to the drop box Monday. We will begin presentations on Tuesday. We will present one per day for the week, including next Monday. Classroom Technology - Students will use Hokusai to create their own mixes. Monday we will work on a project together then they will work independently to create their own mix. Chorus class - We will be working on singing Chili con Carne. They will have a singing test on Friday.