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Announcements
Our final Performance Days will be May 13 (Wednesday classes) and May 14 (Thursday classes) Performance Day is an OPTIONAL celebration of the many musical talents of our students. Students are encouraged, but not required, to share things they have been working on in private lessons or independently. Please limit performance times to 3 minutes per student.
Questions? Need an accompaniment track played for your performance? Email me at shelby.shepard@dc.ascentcolorado.org.
1st Grade
1st Grade
We are wrapping up our year with a celebration of the music and culture of Mexico!
We will also continue identifying and writing half note rhythms.
2nd Grade
2nd Grade
We are wrapping up our year with a celebration of the music and culture of Mexico!
We will also learn about eighth-sixteenth combo rhythms: "ti-tikka" and "tikka-ti"
3rd and 4th Grade
3rd and 4th Grade
Recorder study is coming to a close. Students have worked diligently to learn new songs and earn Recorder Karate belts. Let's finish strong!
Our final piece of music for the year is Sousa's "Washington Post March."
5th and 6th Grade
5th and 6th Grade
We are concluding our time together this year with a mini unit on film music, focusing especially on the work of composer John Williams!
Learn more about John Williams here, and complete the corresponding crossword puzzle to check your knowledge!
7th and 8th Grade
7th and 8th Grade
We are wrapping up our school year with a study of Jazz! We will learn about big names such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton as we explore the genre and discuss what makes jazz, well, jazz!
We will also explore George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," an attempt to blend jazz and classical styles (and one of my personal favorites!)
SNOW DAY Wednesday Students: George Gershwin was a classical and musical theatre composer in the time of Duke Ellington. He wanted to bring jazz sounds into classical music to elevate respect for the style and expose more people to its awesomeness. So he composed this piece, "Rhapsody in Blue."
As you watch, consider: What makes this piece like jazz? What makes it different from jazz? Reference your notes from last week (What Makes Jazz?) to guide your thoughts!
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=+George+Gershwin+-+Rhapsody+in+Blue+-+Leonard+Bernstein%2c+New+York+Philharmonic+(1976)&&mid=6F97C1AF74B3E898B4246F97C1AF74B3E898B424&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUCcATZsQUgI3SEeoEp6Hwgtg&FORM=VRDGAR
(This particular recording features Leonard Bernstein, another famous composer (West Side Story, anyone?), playing the piano and conducting. A tribute to band leaders like Duke Ellington who also directed from the piano!)
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