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BackToSchoolNight2014 presentation
Archive For August, 2014
Music Comp 1 – Week 2
Friday, Aug. 29
• Qualities – Is a piece quality? vs. Do you like it? Hmmmmm
• Dialogue and table/group discussion – sharing with class
• Papers returned
• Independent work
Thursday, Aug. 28
• Video – Cymatics -TED Talk – What does this mean for us? What if you COULD see sound?
• Video – showing sound waves with water
• Conducting sound in our lives?
• Return papers – Sound and Screen Shot
• Work on Screen Shot of GarageBand
• Practice dove tailing loops together
• Practice handing loops off
• What makes a quality piece of music
• Back to School Night Tonight! Yes! 6:30 classrooms open!
Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Quiz – elements and definitions
• What is Sound document – returned, discussed
• Test corrections due tomorrow
• GB seek and find! with the elements and screen shot of GB – Identify part, label, associate an element of music. Due at the end of class
Tuesday, Aug. 26
• What is Sound? Complete for tomorrow’s discussion
• Review elements – Quiz
• HW due on FRIDAY – FAVORITE SONG – by SECOND – list all changes with specific work – Active Listening
• Computers – LOG OUT
• GB
Monday, Aug. 25
• Back to School is Thurs., Aug. 28th
• Defining elements – review with rotating partners
• Study
• QUIZ – ELEMENTS TOMORROW – all terms and definitions
• www.annefennell.com all links – use these for help!
• GB
Music Comp 2 – Week 2
Friday, Aug. 29
• Chord qualities – What are they and why?
• Review Roman numerals
• Quiz – Functional Harmony – sticky note quiz
• Working on melody with harmony
• Independent work
Thursday, Aug. 28
• Review yesterday
• Sticky note quiz FRIDAY – tomorrow – M/m of Major Scale and Functional Harmony chords
• Functional Harmony – individual and class definition
• Notes on functional harmony –
• scale degrees
• Why is there a 7 by THAT chord?
Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Return quiz – all corrections due tomorrow for higher score
• Chord qualities- listed vertically -from the bottom up:
Augmented +
Major
minor
diminished˚
• Listening to and describing with words, 4 chord qualities
• Chords – qualities in a Major scale: M m m M M m dº
• Chart – scale steps and degrees, associated Roman numerals
• Chords – 1-3-5 – listed from bottom note/root – UP – Root Position chords
• Tomorrow – FUNCTIONAL HARMONy – remember !
Tuesday, Aug. 26
• Praxis review
• Praxis quiz – all words and definitions
• Automaticity – fluid note reading 2:00
• Chords – what are they? Triads, creating, writing
• GB – creating chordsMonday, Aug. 25
• Back to School is Thurs., Aug. 28th
• Defining remaining praxis – 1 set with large class, 2 sets with rotating partners
• Study, draw definitions, walk and learn. T.U.M.S.S.
• QUIZ – Praxis TOMORROW – all terms and definitions
• Note reading – baseline assessment for all – Test #1
• chord review – every other note
Monday, Aug. 25
• Back to School is Thursday
• Continue defining all praxis – class and individual definitions with examples
• PRAXIS review – definitions – partner, walking review, student/student review
• Fluid note reading – #1 baseline
• T.U.M.S.S.
Steel Drum 1 – Week 2 – Periods 3 & 4
Friday, Aug. 29
• All steel drum drawings do at the end of the period
• All agendas and practice logs due at the end of the period/day
• Return quizzes – test corrections due on Tuesday to raise score to C-
• Groups with Rhythm review, sharing
• Class composition and performance of layered rhythms
• Group and individual practice. Layering of melodies on steel drums
Thursday, Aug. 28
• Back to School TONIGHT
• Quiz on the elements with definitions
• Dialogue about how the rehearsals are structured
• Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Handout with rehearsal dates and concert dates REVieW
• Drawing Xylophone, Tenor Pan, Doubles, Triples – due at the end of class on Friday
• Pitches of four part harmony piece – reading pitches with rhythm
• Review rhythm groups – speaking rhythm with syllables
Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Quiz tomorrow – all elements and definitions
• History of Steel Pan – 1 section ONLY – How a pan is made/construction.
• Video of David Beary making and tuning a pan – how does this tie to how we play?
• Learn part four of layered ensemble
• Running rhythm groups: tap beat, clap and speak rhythm – work in group with add on cards – one at a time. Notate on paper and save
Tuesday, Aug. 26
• Back to School – Thursday at 6 p.m.
• Quiz on THURSDAY – elements and all defined
• Scales – learn part 2 and review part 1 of layered composition
• Rotate instruments
• Introduce Rhythm Cards – notation and syllables
Monday, Aug. 25
• Papers, logs, quizzes returned
• Back to School is Thursday, Aug. 28th
• Quiz on the elements and definitions – THURSDAY
• History of the Steel Pan with partners – section 1 & 2 of packet
• Video – making a steel pan, traditionally
• Discussion of environmental/local materials – instruments made out of what people have
• Video of Tamboo Bamboo
• Review on instruments: CM Scale, arpeggio, chords, and Chromatic, melody from last week.
VUSD Festival of the Arts Registration
Saturday, Oct. 18th!
10:00a.m. – 4 p.m.
Please e mail annefennell@vistausd.org to receive the online google form for registration
Pictures and Movies from teams
HI Everyone – more pictures to come!
These were sent by individual teams. Have fun!
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Steel Drum 1 – Week 1 – Periods 3 & 4
Friday, Aug. 22
• Reflect on CAMP!! FUN! Pics!
• Pizza donations
• Practice CM and Chromatic
• Learn melodic line
• quiz – elements
• Element Definition test NEXT TUESDAY
Thursday, Aug. 21
• Pizza donations for CAMP TOMORROW
• Elements – quiz on FRIDAY
• Drum Circle and elements
• Ensemble work
• Practice – Independent work
• Join Remind!
Wed., Aug. 20
• Citizenship Grade Rubric
• Pre-Assess
• Pizza donations for CAMP TOMORROW
• Elements – quiz on FRIDAY
• Drum Circle – playing as an ensemble
• Chromatic scale on xylos/metallophones – assessment next week
• CM Scale practice on any steel pan
• Join Remind!
Tuesday, Aug. 19
• Continued with documents – returned signed syllabus
• Collected donations for Steel Drum Camp on THURSDAY
• Getting to know you document and rotated around the class to connect with each person
• Drum Circle- normalizing the beat – applied technique
• Moved to steel drums and discussed voices and their roles in the ensemble
• Musical Alphabet on xylo/metall
• Join Remind!
Monday, Aug. 18
• Welcome!!! Name tags, birthday cards, get to know you games
• Syllabus
• Steel Drum Camp is THIS THURSDAY – Aug. 21st! 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.
• HW: sign syllabus by FRIDAY – Aug. 22nd
