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All students at Butler Junior High receive one trimester per year of Music class. Students explore music theory & songwriting, Digital Audio Workstations, music history, ukulele, guitar, and much more. They are challenged to create, perform, and analyze works of music, while gaining musical skills they can use beyond the classroom.
All students at Butler Junior High receive one trimester per year of Music class. Students explore music theory & songwriting, Digital Audio Workstations, music history, ukulele, guitar, and much more. They are challenged to create, perform, and analyze works of music, while gaining musical skills they can use beyond the classroom.
6th and 7th Grade Ukulele
6th and 7th Grade Ukulele
6th Grade - Intro to Ukulele
Posture and technique
Reading and playing chords
Strumming Patterns
Reading tablature
7th Grade - Ukulele II
Playing barre chords
Reading and playing standard notation
Standard notation duets
8th Grade Guitar
8th Grade Guitar
8th Grade - Intro to Guitar
Posture and technique
Reading and playing chords and tablature
Standard notation on the guitar
Guitar ensemble experience
Music Technology
Music Technology
Butler students are challenged to produce their own music using Soundtrap as a Digital Audio Workstation. In this unit, they cover topics like form, balance, recording, turning found sounds into music, remixing, and producing covers. Students are able to develop their aesthetic interests and identity as musicians, whether they play an instrument or not.
Music Theory & Songwriting
Music Theory & Songwriting
Students dive into the world of music literacy in class activities, rhythm play alongs, and interactive lessons. They also have the opportunity to songwrite based on comtemporary music practices.
Music History
Music History
What is music? Where did music begin? How was music used in wartime and revolution? How did music of the past shape our modern day music? All of these questions are answered in Media Music's exploration of the wide world of Music History.
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