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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Third Week

Music is a language. This week, we learned how to PLAY and SPELL scales:

1. chromatic - 12 tones
2. pentatonic - 5 tones
3. diatonic - 7 tone Major scale

We used the Circle of 5ths to determine Major Keys with sharps.
We used the Circle of 4ths to determine Major Keys with flats.

We watched videos:

1. "Encourage Yourself" on www.youtube.com and talked about self-motivation, praise and healing.
2. Clark Terry (trumpet) and Alvin Queen (drums);
3. Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World"
4. Chinese saxophone students with Diva JC in Tianjin, China.

Students identified composers in the following genres:

Classical, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop
Reggae, R&B, Latin, Rap

Some received extra credit for naming "Old School" R&B artists.
They learned the term "cross over artist" and the meaning.

On Friday, they took a 4-part test covering everything they've learned in the past three weeks.

Here are the lesson plans for October:

Week of October 1, 2007

Introduction to Music
1. Songs and Emotions
2. Musical Careers
3. Instruments:
a. strings
b. percussion
c. woodwind

4. Voices
a. soprano
b. mezzo soprano
c. alto
d. contralto
e. tenor
f. baritone
g. bass


Week of October 8, 2007
1. Rhythms
a. Syncopation
b. Waltz
c. Ballads
d. Latin

2. Accidentals
3. Key Signatures (major, minor keys)

Week of October 15, 2007
1. Scales
a. Chromatic
b. Pentatonic
c. Diatonic (RULE for Major Scales)

2. Composers
3. Musical Careers

Week of October 22, 2007
1. Chords
a. Triad
b. Dominant
c. Suspensions

2. Auditions for Winter Play
3. Composers

Week of October 29, 2007
1. Review
2. Intro to Women in Jazz and Jazzmen






VOCABULARY FOR OCTOBER

MUSICAL CAREERS
publisher
composer
lyricist
conductor
arranger
agent
manager
producer
graphics designer
manufacturer
promoter
critic/reviewer

MUSIC TERMS
tempo
rhythm
syncopation
melody
dynamics
key signature
accidental
scale
chromatic
pentatonic
diatonic
enharmonic
cacophony
harmony

WORDS TO LIVE BY
omnipotent
encourage
discipline
concentration
practice
collaborate

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