GENERAL MUSIC: 1 Credit (Grades 9-12)
Course #3505

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Syllabus 2012-2013

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This music course is for the non-musician who enjoys listening to music, as well as those with a background of music study seeking information outside of the performance arena. This course explores the role music plays in our lives including entertainment, dance, art, film, other cultures, religions, and musical theater. The course may also give basic introductions to music mechanics, ear training, theory, harmony, composition, chords, rhythms, analysis, and styles. The course may include field trip(s). This is course is helpful to all music students.

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Worksheets done in class will be placed here.  If a student misses a day of class, it is THEIR responsibility to get the make-up work from Mrs. Williams and/or get it here online.

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Class Lesson Outline:

1st 6 weeks:

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2nd 6 weeks

RHYTHM QUENCHERS

• Rhythm Project Worksheet - Due Monday, October 15, 2012

CURRENT EVENTS - CMA Awards

• Assignment sheet  - in-class work week of October 29, 2012

3rd 6 weeks

INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL THEATER

Mid-Term Exam covering activities from first semester (any of the above)

Mid-Term Exam Study Guide

Spring, 2013

4th 6 weeks

INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL THEATER

Worksheet

Prezi Presentation (watch to complete worksheet)

History of Musical Theater - Study Guide for Test (take as many times as you like to prepare for the test!)

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4th-5th 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

RENAISSANCE

                   lecture notes and listening examples

BAROQUE   

•        - 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

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CLASSICAL  

                         notes and listening examples.        

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ROMANTIC

                         notes and listening examples.       

CONTEMPORARY

• .FILM MUSIC

       Pre-Test

History/Prezi

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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.

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Click HERE for tests
Click HERE for syllabus