Week of 2/13-2/17
Monday, Wed, Fri: Core Knowledge
Finish Composition Project - if work is not finished in class it must be done at home.
6th & 7th due: Fri 2/17 by the end of class
8th due: Wed 2/15 at the beginning of class.
All classes rhythm and tempo review. Read short story.
Tues. & Thurs.: Choir
Congratulations to 3rd Period! They won the movie party for having Medley #1 memorized first!
Auditions for all solos will be this week.
The next contest for Medley #2 (Fiddler on the Roof) starts Tuesday.
Reminder: No school Monday 2/20
Week of 2/6-2/10
Monday, Wed, Fri: Choir
6th&7th: 6th grade on field trip Mon & Wed
7th grade watch scenes from My Fair Lady
Contest: The first class to memorize Medley 1 will get a movie party during class TBA
Fri: finish Medley #1 in Broadway book, auditions for "Rain in Spain" solo
8th grade: goal - learn "Music of the Night" by 2/13 for special reward
At this point sopranos and altos have learned their parts, so this week basses will have an entire class period to learn their part while sops and altos do a rhythm project.
Core Knowledge: Tuesday & Thursday
Finish rhythm composition; start to add notes to the rhythm on staff paper. Students will have a chance to perform their compositions themselves or have Mrs. Dobbins perform it for them.
Rhythm practice: 6th & 7th level 2, 8th level 3
Week of 1/30-2/3
Monday: Core Knowledge
6th & 7th grades:
Finish "The Water is Wide" - final draft due 2/1
Start rhythm composition - 8 measures
Rhythm practice, level 2
8th grade:
Start rhythm composition -- 12 measures
Rhythm Level 3
Tuesday: Choir
6th & 7th grades:
Broadway - finish medley 1, start memorization
The Water is Wide project (if time)
Contest: The first class to memorize Medley 1 will get a movie party during class TBA
Wednesday: Core Knowledge
6th, 7th, 8th:
Finish rhythm compositions and start performing in class on the triangle
continue rhythm practice
Thursday & Friday: Substitute (Mrs. Dobbins at a conference)
Choir: watch "My Fair Lady"
CK: watch a film TBA
Week of 1/23 - 2/27
Monday, Wed, Fri: Choir
6th & 7th grades:
Continue dictation of folk song "The Water is Wide" (due date of final draft of project TBA)
Begin music for spring concert - "Give Our Regards to Broadway"
8th grade:
Continue dictation of folk song "The Water is Wide" (due date of final draft of project TBA)
Continue work on song "Music of the Night", begin song "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"
Sight Singing practice
Tues, Thurs: Core Knowledge (6th, 7th, 8th)
Finish song dictation (due date of final draft of project TBA)
Rhythm exercises - move on to level 2 (8th grade level 3) Optional at home practice: www.practicesightreading.com
Review tempi: largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto
8th - Intro to Prokofiev