Week 4–September 4, 2007

Choir

TLW:

• Warm-up using the following exercises:

• • Breathing 4-4-4
  • Hmmmm…..
  • Ahhhss….
  • Warming Up Our Voices
  • Chester Cheetah
  • Mommy Made Me
• Rehearse the following songs:
  • Jubilate Deo
  • I Believe
  • Broken Road
  • Our America
  • September
  • Et in Terra Pax

SIP:  1.0–Singing alone and with others a varied repertoire.

8.0–Understanding relationships between music and the other arts and disciplines outside of the arts.

6th Grade Music

TSW:

• Complete the following warm-up:  “Who is the most controversial artist?”
• Take the quiz over Week 2–Staff lines and spaces
• Learn how to draw treble and bass clef and their functions
• Practice drawing the clefs during classwork
• Complete the classwork as homework if it is not finished in class.

SIP:  5.0–Reading and notating music

Computer (B WEEK)

TSW:

•  Become familiar with the desktop/home screen
• Learn how to find documents and applications on the hard drive
• Learn how to open applications and documents
• Learn and use the proper procedure for leaving computer class (computer at home screen, chair pushed up, area clean)

SIP:  1.0–Understanding basic concepts of technology.

Week 3 (August 27, 2007)

Choir

TLW:

• Warm-up using the following exercises:

• • Breathing 4-4-4
  • Hmmmm…..
  • Ahhhss….
  • Warming Up Our Voices
  • Chester Cheetah
  • Mommy Made Me
• Rehearse the following songs:
  • Jubilate Deo
  • I Believe
  • Broken Road
  • Our America

SIP:  1.0–Singing alone and with others a varied repertoire.

8.0–Understanding relationships between music and the other arts and disciplines outside of the arts.

6th Grade Music

TSW:

• Complete the following warm-up:  “Who is your favorite artist/musician and why?”
• Take the quiz over Week 1–Rules and Procedures
• Learn how to draw a staff and number all lines and spaces
• Practice drawing the staff and it’s lines and spaces during classwork
• Complete the classwork as homework if it is not finished in class.

SIP:  5.0–Reading and notating music

Computer (A WEEK)

TSW:

•  Become familiar with the desktop/home screen
• Learn how to find documents and applications on the hard drive
• Learn how to open applications and documents
• Learn and use the proper procedure for leaving computer class (computer at home screen, chair pushed up, area clean)

SIP:  1.0–Understanding basic concepts of technology.

Lesson Plans, Aug. 20, 2007

Choir

TSW:

1. Sing vocal exercises to warm-up vocal chords
2. Sing vocal exercises individually for Ms. Ward to determine the students singing range
3. Review standard choral notation guidelines
4. Rehearse the following pieces of music:
   1. Jubilate Deo
   2. Believe
   3. God Bless the Broken Road

Homework: Bring in the Choir Student Information Sheet

Reminders: $75 Choir Fee due by Sept. 10, 2007!

NSME:

6th Grade Music

All new classes, TLW:

1. Review Syllabus
2. Review Classroom rules and procedures
3. Fill out information notecard

All other classes, TLW:

1. Complete the warm-up activity/quiz
2. Review Syllabus, rules and procedures
3. Turn in 1st assignment (parent email addresses and contact info)
4. Review Extra Credit project
5. Begin Lesson 1: Staff, Clef signs, Notenames
6. Complete classwork (classwork becomes homework if not completed during class)

NSME:

6th Grade Computer (B Week)

TLW:

1. Learn and Review all classroom rules and procedures
2. Review the syllabus
3. Fill out the completed information notecard
4. Take syllabus home to parent/guardian for contact information to be completed

Lesson Plans–April 23, 2007

Band

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Concert Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C scales
    • (arpeggios and thirds for 8th grade classes)
  • Chromatic Scale
  • Long Tones
  • Chorale
• Tune
• African Sketches
• Main St. March
• Rites of Tamburo
• Mallet Mania
• I’m a Believer
• SightRead

6th Grade General Music

Music Alive! May 2007

TLW:

• Read silently the following articles: John Mayer, All About Music
• Complete a short answer quiz
• Discuss articles
• Listen to music associated with articles
• Discuss music
• ABC game for extra credit

**Extra credit assignment will be distributed this week.  It will also be posted on this blog as soon as it becomes available.**Choir

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Chester Cheetah
  • M & Ms
  • Super Bubble Gum
  • Do Re Me
  • May Mee Mah Mee
  • Head Voice–Descending scales
• Make a Miracle
• Praise His Holy Name
• We Are Singing
• Joyful, Joyful
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight

**Choir Rehearsal Wednesday and Thursday mornings–7:29AM!  Don’t be late!!!**Computer Skills (7th Grade)

Star Wars Scavenger Hunt Instructions:

**Write all answers on paper and turn in before you leave class.**
1.Turn on the computer and make sure it works.

2. Get onto the Internet.

3. Go to the website: www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/star.wars.anniversary/

4. Scroll down to the Links located at the bottom of the page inside the [ ]’s.

5. Click on the “Use the force: A Quiz” section and take the online quiz. Write down your results. ____________________________________

6. Click on “Flashback 1977″ and find 2 things on this page:

a. Write down 1 technological advance that has happened since the movie was filmed in 1977. _______________________________

b. Write down how much a movie ticket was when Star Wars was originally released. _______________________________

7. Click on “Where are they now?” and find 1 fact about each of the following characters/actors: Mark Hamill __________________________________,
Harrison Ford ______________________________________________,
Frank Oz___________________________________________________,
Carrie Fisher _______________________________________________.

8. Click on “Cultural Impact” and find out the name of the movie that parodies Star Wars. Hint: it was created by Mel Brooks. ___________________________________________.

9. Click on “Galaxy of Websites” and visit 3 different linked websites. Write a 1 sentence description of each website you visit.

a. ________________________________________________________.
b. _______________________________________________________.
c. ________________________________________________________.

10. Write down your favorite link (URL) that you found today on this website.
_________________________________________________________.

Bonus: Write down 3 new, good links you have discovered about Star Wars from a search engine such as Yahoo.com, Dogpile.com, Google.com, etc.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________

Lesson Plans–April 2, 2007

Band

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Concert Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C scales
    • (arpeggios and thirds for 8th grade classes)
  • Chromatic Scale
  • Long Tones
• Tune
• African Sketches
• Main St. March
• Rites of Tamburo
• Mallet Mania
• I’m a Believer
• SightRead

6th Grade General Music

Review Lesson 1 of Reading Music

Warm-ups:

• Chester Cheetah
• M & Ms
• Super Bubble Gum

TLW use correct singing fundamentals to rehearse the following pieces:

• Dance Evolution
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight
• Make A Miracle
• Joyful, Joyful
• Kindness

Choir

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Chester Cheetah
  • M & Ms
  • Super Bubble Gum
  •  Do Re Me
  • May Mee Mah Mee
• Make a Miracle
• Praise His Holy Name
• We Are Singing
• Joyful, Joyful
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight
• Dance Evolution

Computer Skills (8th Grade)

5 options:

1. Complete online typing program/assessment
2. Study Island
3. PowerSchool
4. ThinkLink
5. Draw a family portrait on Paint! 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, 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

Start‡Develop‡Close

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

Start‡Develop‡Close

NSME:    1 & 6

Computer—A Week

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

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!

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!

Lesson Plans–Week of Jan. 3rd

Band
Roll
Warm-up
Scales—All Major Scales (8th grade—thirds and arpeggios)
Rhythm Studies
Chorale—blend, key signatures, tone

Rehearse the following pieces:    Clash & Roar
Trash Cancerto
New Songs—pass out and begin

Practice sheets due each week – now it is 90 minutes

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
Warm-up

AABA
ABC’s
Rehearse the following pieces:    Jeremiah
Make A Miracle
Child of This World
Praise His Holy Name
Zulu

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

Our next choir concerts will be around mid-February.
You need new folders for all new music—only keep Jeremiah and Child of This World.
Computer (B Week) 

Computer (A Week)
Roll
25 Most Wanted Music CD’s Project

Project Description
In EXCEL, create a database of 25 music CD’s that you would purchase if money were no object.  Obtain your information through Internet research.  List all sites used in a WORD document entitled “Sites Used”.  List them in alphabetical order.

In your database include the following fields:

∑ Artist
∑ Title
∑ Record Company
∑ List Price
∑ Best Price Found
∑ Genre (category-i.e. Rock, Country, R & B, etc)
∑ Release Date (if available-if not available type n/a in that field)

Create your database then sort it in ascending order by the Title.  Print one copy to turn in.

Next assign a preference number (1 through 25) for the order in which you would purchase each CD.  With (1) being the first purchase you would make and (25) being the last purchase you would make.  Then sort your database in ascending preference order and print one copy to turn in.

Design a query to list all CD’s with a price of $16.99 or greater.

Save your query and print one copy to turn in.

Design a query to calculate the average (AVG) price of all the CD’s in your database.

Save your query and print one copy to turn in.

Using the report wizard design a tabular report which list the Title, Artist, Record Company, Genre, and Best Price Found in the same order (1 thru 25) from your preference sort.   Save and print one copy in landscape orientation.

NOTE:  Print all items in landscape orientation.  Staple all printouts together and turn them in all at once.