Daily Agendas and Homework Assignments: Digital Music


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12/21/18 - G and H Exams

12/20/18 - E and F Exams

12/19/18 - C and D Exams

12/18/18 - A and B Exams

12/17/18 - Peer Review of Final Projects. Listening #7 due Today.


12/14/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT. Christmas Song Emoji Quiz

12/13/18 - Work Check #5. Listening #7 due Monday.

12/12/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT.

12/11/18 - Work Check #4.

12/10/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT.


12/7/18 - Work Check #3.

12/6/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT.

12/5/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT.

12/4/18 - Work Check Day #2. Listening #6 due TODAY.

12/3/18 - Work day for FINAL PROJECT. Listening #6 due tomorrow.


11/30/18 - Work Check Day #1

11/29/18 - Listening #6 due Tuesday, 12/4/18.

11/28/18 - Introduce Final Project!

11/27/18 - Go over Loops and FX in GarageBand.

11/26/18 - Snow Day (Cyber Day). PODCASTS due TODAY!


11/19/18 - 11/23/18 - THANKSGIVING BREAK!


11/16/18 - Work Day Check #3 for Podcast. Project due Monday, 11/26.

11/15/18 - Independent Work Day.

11/14/18 - Work Day Check #2 for the Podcast Project.

11/13/18 - Work Day Check #1 for the Podcast Project.

11/12/18 - Start the Podcast project. Go over expectations and examples.


11/9/18 - Peer Reviews of Cover Band Project.

11/8/18 - Cover Band Project due!

11/7/18 - Work Check #3. Cover Band Project due TOMORROW!

11/6/18 - Work check #2.

11/5/18 - Work Check #1 on the Cover Band Project.


11/2/18 - Start the Cover Band Project together.

11/1/18 - Start the Cover Band Project. Listening #6 due Tuesday.

10/31/18 - Last minute questions for 12 Bar Blues. Project due today!

10/30/18 - Go over writing lyrics and melody to a song.

10/29/18 - Work check for 12 Bar Blues. Go over how to write song lyrics.


10/26/18 - Work Day for 12 Bar Blues.

10/25/18 - Work Day for 12 Bar Blues.

10/24/18 - Work Day for 12 Bar Blues.

10/23/18 - Finish 12 Bar Blues lecture and description. Listening #5 due TODAY.

10/22/18 - Start 12 Bar Blues Project. Listening #5 due tomorrow.


10/19/18 - Review Ringtone/Text Tone project in class. Time permitting, listen to Songwriting 101 projects.

10/18/18 - Work Day for Ringtone Project. Ringtone project due Listening #5 due Tuesday.

10/17/18 - Work Day for Ringtone Project.

10/16/18 - Start Ringtone/Text Tone Project.

10/15/18 - No Class (Sub Assignment due at the end of the period).

10/12/18 - NO SCHOOL

10/11/18 - Work Day for Songwriting or any assignments that are past due. Songwriting 101 due TODAY

10/10/18 - NO CLASSES (Test Day)

10/09/18 - Logistics when writing songs (matching chords using chord suggester) and how to do Roman Numerals. Listening #4 due TODAY

10/08/18 - Go over recent updates to GarageBand. Terms and Definitions quiz. Listening #4 due TOMORROW.


10/04/18 - Listen to examples of songs. Work Day for Songwriting 101. Listening Assignment #4 due Tuesday.

10/04/18 - Work Day for Songwriting 101. Listening Assignment #4 due Tuesday.

10/03/18 - Work Day for Songwriting 101.

10/02/18 - Work Day for Songwriting 101, walk check on progress.

10/01/18 - Work Day for Songwriting 101.


9/28/18 - Start song writing section. Project due October 11th.

9/27/18 - Go over Strings tutorial and Drummer tutorial.

9/26/18 - Continue with Terms and Definitions - music and GarageBand. Intro to Drums project due TODAY!

9/25/18 - Work day for Intro to Drums. Listening #3 due TODAY!

9/24/18 - Terms and Definitions - music and GarageBand. Intro to Drums project due Wednesday, 9/26/18.


9/21/18 - WORK DAY - Class time to work on Intro to Drums Project.

9/20/18 - Continue tutorial on DRUMS (Beat Sequencer). Drum Project due Wednesday, 9/26/18. Listening Activity #3 due Tuesday 9/25/18.

9/19/18 - Tutorial for DRUMS in GarageBand.

9/18/18 - Revisit "Spelling Basic Triads" 7th chords, analyzing "September".

9/17/18 - My Girl, Rainy Night in GA, September Chord Analysis. Start 7th chords.


9/14/18 - CYBER DAY - Please complete the assignment by 4:00 PM. Assignment is a quiz located in Showbie.

9/13/18 - Collect "Spelling Basic Triads". Work through My Girl, writing Roman Numerals. Take a Look at Rainy Night in Georgia and September.

9/12/18 - Spelling Basic Triads worksheet, Roman Numerals and how they relate to My Girl. Intro to Bass due TODAY.

9/11/18 - Go over Intro to Bass Video and Project. Listening Activity #2 due TODAY.

9/10/18 - SUB - The sub assignment can be found in Showbie "Intro to Bass". Please complete in class. Assignment due TUESDAY. Listening #2 due TUESDAY.


9/7/18 - Work on "Noteflight meets Piano" assignment in class. Refresher for Roman Numerals.

9/6/18 - Work on Intro to Piano Assignment (due FRIDAY). Go over MusicTheory.net in class.

9/5/18 - Pass back Scale/Chord Assignment. Major/Minor Chords, if time, start with Roman Numerals.

9/4/18 - Intro to Digital Pianos and MIDI. Assign Numbers. Start playing major and minor chords on pianos.

9/3/18 - Labor Day


8/31/18 - Continue with chords, roman numerals and reading/playing the pianos. Time permitting, we will pass out keyboards and try them out. Worksheet due!

8/30/18 - Continue with worksheets for Major/Minor chords and scales.

8/29/18 - Pass out worksheets for Major/Minor chords and scales.

8/28/18 - Review some music theory. Start intro to Noteflight. Exploration time on website. Intro to GarageBand Due today. Listening Assignment due today.

8/27/18 - Intro to GarageBand Project.


8/24/18 - Intro to GarageBand Project.

8/23/18 - Intro to GarageBand Project. Start in class, work together, due 8/28.

8/22/18 - Review Day

8/21/18 - Piano notes, whole steps and half steps. MT Quiz 2.

8/20/18 - Continue with Note and Rhythm worksheet. Play Music Tutor game. Start whole and half steps (pianos)


8/17/18 - Continue with Note and Rhythm worksheet. Start note names in Treble and Bass Clef. MT Quiz 1

8/16/18 - Start unit on learning to read music.

8/15/18 - Intro to class, go over syllabus and expectations.