Monday - (21)
In Class - Harmonic Minor scales
Workbook pg. 72
Recorder - F Major Scale
HW: pg. 73
Tuesday -(22)
In Class - Melodic Minor Scales
Workbook pg. 74
HW; pg. 75
Wednesday - (23)
In class - Harmonic / Melodic Review
Recoder - Duets
HW: none
Thursday - (24)
In class - Duets Practice
HW: practice
Friday - (25)
In class - Duet Performances
HW: none
Monday - History Presentations
MEDIEVAL
RENNAISANCE
HW: none
Tuesday - History Presentations
BAROQUE
CLASSICAL
HW: none
Wednesday - History Presentations
ROMANTIC
20TH CENTURY
Thursday - Duets Project
Choose a duet from pg. 18 - 35
2 part duets only
HW: none
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Monday (7) -
In class - Concert Review / Solos / Percussion
HW: Practice 10 minutes
Tuesday (8) -
In class - Concert Run-Through
HW: Practice 10 minutes
Wednesday (9)
In class - Concert Run-Through
HW: Practice 10 minutes
Thursday (10)
In class - Concert Run-Through
HW: Practice 10 minutes
Friday (11) CONCERT DAY
P.2 & P.3 - 7:00 pm
P.5 & P.6 - 7:30 pm
students must arrive 15 minutes prior to performance to check-in with concert monitor. (room 102 or 103)
wear school uniform with BLUE polos
bring recorder & music folder
students must stay for their concert's entirety
Monday/Tuesday - (3/31 - 4/1)
In class - Readings - Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque
Students will READ & ANNOTATE readings, and answer all questions on accompanying worksheets
HW: Practice 10 mins (parent signature)
Wednesday - (4/3)
In class - Readings - Classical/Romantic/20th Century
Students will READ & ANNOTATE readings, and answer all questions on accompanying worksheets
HW: Practice 10 mins (parent signature)
Thursday -(4/4)
In class - Students will work in groups to create a poster of their assigned musical era
HW: Practice 10 mins (parent signature)
Friday - (4/5)
In class - Presentations
Students will present their musical era with their peers to the class. After all the presentations are completed, students may have a study hall.
HW: Practice 10 mins (parent signature)
Monday (24)
In Class - Using Key Signatures to write Major & Minor Scales
HW: Scales Worksheet 1
Tuesday (25)
In Class - KS into M/m scales Continued
HW: Scales Worksheet 2
Wednesday (26)
In Class - Review for Test
HW: Scales Worksheet 3
Thursday (27)
In Class - Final Review
HW: study
Friday (28) - UNIT 4 TEST - Scales & Key Signatures
Monday - (17)
In Class: Order of Sharps & Flats
HW: none
Tuesday - (18)
In Class: Circle of Fifths
HW: none
Wednesday - (19)
In Class: Circle of Fifths (more practice)
HW: pg. 60
Thursday - (20)
In Class: Major & Minors
HW: Key Signatures Practice - worksheet SIDE 1
Friday - (21)
In Class: Major & Minors
HW: Key Signatures Practice - worksheet SIDE 2
SPRING BREAK
Monday - (3)
In Class - More Scales Practice
HW: pg. 66
Tuesday - (4)
HW: none
Wednesday - (5)
HW: study for quiz (pgs. 56 & 65)
Thursday - (6) QUIZ - Writing Major & Minor Scales
HW: none
Friday - (7)
Concert Music Rehearsal
HW: none
Monday (24)
In Class - Concert Music Distribution
HW: none
Tueday (25)
In Class - Whole & Half Steps
HW: pg. 46
Wednesday(26)
In class - Major & Minor Scales
HW: pg. 56
Thursday (27)
In class - More scales practice
HW: pg. 65
Friday (28)
In class - More scales practice
HW: pg. 57
Monday - (17) NO SCHOOL
Tuesday (18 )
In class - Rhythm Review
Begin Concert Music - Wayfaring Stranger (Trapp Book pg.30)
HW: pg. 38
Monday (10) -
In Class - 16th Note Variations
G Major Scale
Trapp Book pg. 13 - Add Notes & play "Silent, Silent"
HW: pg. 36
Tuesday (11) -
In class - More practice with counting different meters (pg. 35)
Trapp Book - pg. 13 "Silent, Silent"
HW: 16th Note Variations Worksheet 3
Wednesday (12)-
In class - Compound meter - 6/8 9/8 12/8
HW: pg. 34
Thursday ( 13)-
In Class - Compound meter - more practice
HW: Progressive Compound Meter (worksheet 1 & 2)
Friday (14) -
Playing Quiz - G Major Scale
HW: None
Monday - 3
In class - Rhythm Tree (see notes)
HW: pg. 28
Tuesday - 4
In class - The Dot (see notes)
HW: pg. 29
Wednesday - 5
In class- more dotted practice
HW: "Dotted Rhythm Practice" Worksheet
Thursday - 6
In class - 16th Note Variations
HW: "Dotted Eighth Note Rhythms" Worksheet 2
Friday - 7
Recorder Playing Quiz - Trapp Book pg. 11 - Melody from the 9th Century
HW: none
Monday - (27)
Notation review - answers from pg. 24A
HW: pg. 21-22
Tuesday - (28) FIELD TRIP
HW: none
Wednesday - (29)
In class: Notation - Final Review
HW: study for Test
Thursday - (30) UNIT 1 EXAM - NOTATION
HW: none
Friday - (31)
In class: Intro to Unit 2: Rhythm pg. 24B
HW: pg. 26
Monday (13) -
In Class - Notation Quiz
First 5 Notes practice
Trapp Book pg. 10
HW: pg. 23
Tuesday (14) -
In Class - Notes on the keyboard pg. 15
Trapp Book pg. 10
HW: pg. 16
Wednesday (15)
In Class - Notes with accidentals on the keyboard pg. 17 & 19
HW: pg. 19 - finished
Thursday (16)
More practice
HW: pg. 20
Friday (17)
Notation Review
HW: pg. 24A
*** Unit 1 Test: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday (7) - Welcome to Music I
Syllabus Overview
"No-Stress Test"
HW: signed syllabus / class materials
Wednesday (8) -
Notation Review (pgs. 1-4)
HW: pg. 5
Thursday (9) -
Ledger Lines (pg. 6)
HW: pg. 7
Friday (10) - Signed Syllabus & Materials DUE TODAY
HW: pg. 9