1st 6 weeks:

• Basic Music Theory
  - RHYTHM / "Stomp" Unit (watch video/create video)

• Rhythm Project Worksheet

  Stomp Out Loud video worksheet

2nd 6 weeks:

• Copyright: What's the Big Deal?
  

3rd 6 weeks:

 

Spring, 2012

4th 6 weeks:

Music History Unit:

Medieval to Contemporary - students may get worksheets and even watch the classroom presentation from right here.  If you are absent, YOU are responsible for the missed information, including any videos. See Mrs. Williams to make arrangements.  School videos are NOT loaned outside of school.

MEDIEVAL

• Medieval Era worksheet Lecture notes (audio)
•        - Listening Selection - Kyrie Eleison (von Bingen)
• PREZI presentation - Medieval era - this includes all lecture               notes and listening examples

RENAISSANCE

• Renaissance Era worksheet  Lecture notes (audio)
• PREZI presentation - Renaissance era - this includes all           

                   lecture notes and listening examples

BAROQUE   

• Baroque Era worksheet - Lecture notes (audio)
•        - Vivaldi worksheet - Vivaldi lecture notes (audio)
•        - Handel worksheet - Handel lecture notes (audio)
•        - Bach worksheet - Bach lecture notes (audio)

•        - Listening - Vivaldi (Spring from The Four Seasons)

         - Listening - Handel (Hallelujah from Messiah)
         - Listening - Bach (Toccata & Fugue in D Minor) - organ
         - Listening - Bach (Toccata & Fugue in D Minor) - graph
         - Listening - Bach (Toccata & Fugue in D Minor) - big piano

         - Listening - Bach (Toccata & Fugue in D Minor) - glass harp

                   Includes Composer videos:
                     - Handel - worksheet
                     - Bach - worksheet

• PREZI presentation - Baroque era - this includes all lecture               notes and listening examples

CLASSICAL  

• Classical Era worksheet - Lecture notes (audio)
•        - Haydn worksheet
•        - Mozart worksheet
• PREZI presentation - Classical era - this includes all lecture     

                         notes and listening examples.        

•         Mozart ("Amadeus") - movie worksheet
•                - click here for a fun online quiz!
                 - Here's another fun online quiz!

5th 6 Weeks:

ROMANTIC

• National Anthem worksheet
• PREZI presentaton for National Anthem lesson - includes all listening examples and notes required for this lesson
• Romantic Era worksheet (Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky)
•        - "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" - video worksheet 
•       If you miss the video, you must make arrangements with Mrs. Williams to view it outside of class time.
• PREZI presentation - Romantic era - this includes all lecture     

                         notes and listening examples.       

• QUIZ - see "tests" at bottom of screen

CONTEMPORARY

• Composers at the Turn of the Century - handouts
• PREZI presentation - Contemporary-Composers at Turn of Century (completed 1/16/12)
• 20th Century Musical Styles PROJECT -

• Jazz-Ragtime-Scott Joplin handout (1910's)
• Blues handout (1920's)
• Swing handout (1930's)
• Boogie Woogie & Bebop handout (1940's)
• PREZI - Blues-Swing-Boogie Woogie/Bebop

• Rock and Roll (1950's) through Rap (1990's) handout
• PREZI - Rock and Roll through Rap

FINAL PROJECT -

Photo Slide Show using any of the listening selections we have used in this unit as the background music. Click here for the assignment.

GENERAL MUSIC - Final Exam Study Guide
These are the questions from the final exam.  You may use this study guide to find your answers, then use the study guide during the exam.

• Musical Theatre - West Side Story
• Careers in Music - students will get to hear from various musicians and their careers (contingent upon scheduling).

 

Click HERE for tests
Click HERE for syllabus