Congratulations

Congrats to all of our students who made the All-West TN Honor Band and Overton Honor Band!  What a great honor it is to have so many talented students at GMS!  Way to go!

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Lesson Plans, Jan. 29th

Band

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Scales—Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C  (8th Grade—Arpeggios and Thirds, also)
2. Chorale
3. Technique Book Exercises
4. Rehearse the following music:
1. African Sketches
2. Bang on the Drum
3. Rites of Tamburo
4. Main St. March
Practice all-west music and play for Miss Ward or Mr. Lane for your GMS honor band try-out.

Practice Records due—90 minutes each week!  DON’T FORGET!

NSME:
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

Choir

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Warm-ups—Mickey, Minnie, etc; AABA; Do, Do Re Me; ABC’s
2. New Concert Music:
a. Jeremiah
b. Joyful, Joyful
c. Make a Miracle
d. Child of This World
e. Praise His Holy Name
f. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light

NSME
2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

General Music

Roll
Announcements

“The Legends, Part 1: Elvis Presley”

Objectives:
1. Compare and Contrast two pop songs
2. Describe and Evaluate performances

Materials:
1. Music Alive! Magazines and CD (Oct 2006)
2. Music Alive! Worksheet:  My Music Review Journal

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NSME:    6 & 7

–OR—

“Songwriting Sistas”

Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast songs from two different eras
2. Discuss the different moods of love songs
3. Sing major and minor chords

Materials:
1. Music Alive1 Magazines and CD (Feb. 2007)
2. Music Alive! Worksheet Compare and Contrast

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NSME:    1 & 6

Computer—A Week

Continue CD project.  See previous lesson plans for information!  Begin putting in Excel Format!

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Jan. 22nd Lesson Plans

Band

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Scales—Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C  (8th Grade—Arpeggios and Thirds, also)
2. Chorale
3. Technique Book Exercises
4. Rehearse the following music:
1. African Sketches
2. Bang on the Drum
Practice all-west music and play for Miss Ward or Mr. Lane for your GMS honor band try-out.

Practice Records due—90 minutes each week!  DON’T FORGET!

NSME:
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

Choir

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Warm-ups—Mickey, Minnie, etc; AABA; Do, Do Re Me; ABC’s
2. New Concert Music:
a. Jeremiah
b. Make a Miracle
c. Child of This World
d. Praise His Holy Name
e. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light

NSME
2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

General Music

Roll
Announcements

Take Quiz over previous week over Elvis Presley, Pt. 1

Finish Pt. 2

Pass back quizzes over Latin Music.

“The Legends, Part 1: Elvis Presley”

Objectives:
1. Compare and Contrast two pop songs
2. Describe and Evaluate performances

Materials:
1. Music Alive! Magazines and CD (Oct 2006)
2. Music Alive! Worksheet:  My Music Review Journal

Start‡Develop‡Close

NSME:    6 & 7
Computer—B Week

Continue CD project.  See previous lesson plans for information!

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Lesson Plans–Jan. 17, 2007

Band

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Scales—Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C  (8th Grade—Arpeggios and Thirds, also)
2. Chorale
3. Technique Book Exercises
4. Rehearse the following music:
1. African Sketches
2. Other new pieces TBA
Practice all-west music and play for Miss Ward or Mr. Lane for your GMS honor band try-out.

Practice Records due—90 minutes each week!  DON’T FORGET!

NSME:
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

Choir

Roll
Announcements
TLW perform:
1. Warm-ups—Mickey, Minnie, etc; AABA; Do, Do Re Me; ABC’s
2. New Concert Music:
a. Jeremiah
b. Make a Miracle
c. Child of This World
d. Praise His Holy Name
e. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light

NSME
2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

General Music

Roll
Announcements

Finish Quiz from previous week

“The Legends, Part 1: Elvis Presley”

Objectives:
1. Compare and Contrast two pop songs
2. Describe and Evaluate performances

Materials:
1. Music Alive! Magazines and CD (Oct 2006)
2. Music Alive! Worksheet:  My Music Review Journal

Start‡Develop‡Close

NSME:    6 & 7
Computer—A Week

Continue CD project.  See previous lesson plans for information!

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