When Do I Need My Instrument?

Monday:  1st hour connections--violin class
Tuesday:  2nd hour connections--viola, cello, bass class
Wednesday:  6th grade Ensemble and 1st hour connections--violin class
Thursday:  2nd hour connections--viola, cello, bass class
Friday:  Both Connections--all instruments

There are some students who are leaving their instruments at school.  I will start taking conduct points for those who use the orchestra room as overnight housing for their instrument.  If you are not touching your instrument daily then you are falling behind.

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

There are  13 people failing right now because they are not turning in classwork and practice logs!  Make sure you take care of this ASAP!

EQ: How do you perform in different genres and how do you apply the fundamentals of music to repertoire?

Monday (6th Period):  Warm-up Rhythmic Dictation, C Major Scale Concept piece-Unit 8 (this will be on the board and the blog), Uni Tunes and students will practice in their Jazz Combos.

Tuesday (7th Period):  Warm-up Rhythmic Dictation, C Major Scale with slurs Concept piece-Unit 8 (this will be on the board and the blog), Uni Tunes and students will practice in their Jazz Combos.

Wednesday (6th Period):  We will begin theory Unit Three and students will receive their terms worksheet.  Warm-up Melodic Dictation, C Major Concept Piece, Continue page 32 and 33 in your EE book with Smart Music, and if there is time students will work in their Jazz Combos.

Thursday (7th Period):  We will begin theory Unit Three and students will receive their terms worksheet.  Warm-up Melodic Dictation, C Major Concept Piece, Continue page 32 and 33 in your EE book, and if there is time students will work in their Jazz Combos.

Friday (Both Periods):  Test on Russian Folk Tune (#139 in your EE book) with your stand partner.  Turn in this weeks warm-up and practice log into the folder.

Learning Goals:
1.  Students will be able to identify the proper key signature for C Major
2.  Students will be able to play the C Major Scale and apply the scale to other repertoire
3.  Students will learn to bow straight using only their elbow
4.  Students will learn how to perform in a jazz combo

EQ: How to adjust for new finger patterns within music?

Tuesday:  Warm-up Melodic Dictation, C Major Scale with slurs, Uni Tunes C Major exercises, and Groovin for the First Time:  focus on learning the solo and background parts.  Pages 32 and 33 in your EE book.

Wednesday: Warm-up Rhythmic Dictation, C Major Scale, Continue working on pages 32 and 33 in your EE book.  Students will be broken into small combos to work on Groovin for the First Time.   We will go over Unit 3 in your THEORY BOOK TODAY!!!!

Thursday:  C Major Scale with slurs, Uni-Tunes, Groovin of the First Time.

Friday:  Uni Tunes Test (1st three lines) in quartets and Concept Learning piece with your stand partner!   Students will compose a piece for their instrument in C major during the test.  Students need to choose who they will work with in their combo and place that information in my box prior to leaving.

Learning Goals:
1.  Students will be able to identify the proper key signature for C Major
2.  Students will be able to play the C Major Scale
3. Students will learn to bow straight using only their elbow
4.  Students will learn how to improvise a melody

EQ: How to adjust for new finger patterns within music and apply advanced techniques

Monday:  Warm-up Rhythmic Dictation, C Major Scale with slurs and G string note review.

Tuesday:  Warm-up Melodic Dictation, C Major Scale with slurs, note review, and Groovin for the First Time (I will provide copies for students and place a recording on the blog).  Students will use a call-and-response as an introduction to improvisation.

Wednesday:  Paper towel project (this requires no work from students except for them to bring in a paper towel roll w/ a rubber band).  Warm-up Rhythmic Dictation, C Major Scale, G String note review:Baa Baa Black Sheep, This Old Man, Uni-Tunes.  THEORY PAGE 15 IS DUE!!!

Thursday:  Warm-up Melodic Dictation, C Major Scale with slurs, begin page 32 and 33 in your EE book. Uni-Tunes, Groovin of the First Time.

Friday:  C Major Scale Test with your stand partner!  Grade this weeks warm-up and Groovin for the First Time w/ possible solos.

Learning Goals:
1.  Students will be able to identify the proper key signature for C Major
2.  Students will be able to play the C Major Scale
3. Students will learn to bow straight using only their elbow
4.  Students will learn how to improvise a melody

C Major Scale

This week students will learn a new scale, the C Major Scale.  They will also learn two new notes on paper (they have already played these notes in previous songs):  F natural and C natural, aka low 2.  I have attached a scale map, which students also received in class, so that students may see where their fingers go on their instrument.

The D and G scale maps are also attached for those students who made that visual aid as well.

NEW Practice Logs

6th grade students say GOODBYE to Orkadork Powers and HELLO to Practice Logs .  Practice Logs will work like so:

• You must practice at least 20 minutes daily
• You can choose what you want to practice but you need to practice your music for class
• It is due EVERY FRIDAY in the folder on the wall near the out door...YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A VERBAL REMINDER
• Your parents must sign it verifying that the info is true....NO SIGNATURE= LOSS OF POINTS
• You must have a weekly practice goal, tell me what you practiced, and what techniques you used
• You must complete a weekly practice reflection (ON THE BACK)
• You must cut your practice log out and turn in the appropriate week
• NO NAME=NO GRADE