Lesson Plans, Feb. 12

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 (you can try out through the end of the grading period)

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. Kindness
g. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light
3. Prepare for folder check.

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

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 (you can try out through the end of the grading period)

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. Kindness
g. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light
3. Prepare for folder check.

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

 Music

Popular Music, cont.

Music Alive! March 2007 edition.

Topic:  Corinne Bailey Rae

TSW:  I dentify important features of songs  and sing a melody to folow the melodic contour.

Music Review Worksheet

Vocabulary Words

Computer 

Typing Program

Extra Credit for 6th Grade!!!

General Music Extra Credit
For Miss Ward’s Classes ONLY!

You have 5 options:

* Go to a concert – bring the program to Ms. Ward with your name on it
* Research the history of you’re your favorite style in popular music (rock, R&B, hip hop, country, etc) – then write down the important facts you found – two or more pages.
* Write your own music – see Ms. Ward for some guidelines about length, etc.
* Be Creative – come up with your own idea for extra credit and get approval from Ms. Ward.
* Write a 2 page paper on your favorite singer or band.  Include how they got started, what style they perform, characteristics of their sound, and why you like them.

Extra credit is due no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, March 2nd.  NO work will be accepted after that time.

Any extra credit turned in will be graded and will take the place of your lowest music grade.

Extra credit should only be completed by YOU!  If you need help, see Miss Ward only!

Extra credit is optional.

Lesson Plans, Feb. 5th

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 (you can try out through the end of the grading period)

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. Kindness
g. We Are Singing For The Lord Is Our Light
3. Prepare for folder check.

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

“Outkast”

Objectives:
1. Complete article review
2. Describe and Evaluate performance

Materials:
1. Music Alive! Magazines and CD (Feb 2007)
2. Music Alive! Worksheet:  My Music Article Review

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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—B Week

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

Typing program:    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml