Music Grade 8 September Elements of Music - Every week, students focus on new element/elements. 1. Look up definition for the element of the week. 2. Experience the elements through performance 3. Memorize definitions of elements of music 4. Identify elements in music that is characteristic to its historical time period Rhythm Unit October 1. Performance 1. New Orleans Rhythm 2. Drum Line 3. Salsa Rhythm Dance 2. Identify cultural connections 3. Compose ABACA composition 1) Review notation on Treble and bass clef 2) Learn C hand position on piano keyboard 3) Play basic chords I, IV, V in the key of C Major 4) Identify Key signatures: C, G and F 5) Perform songs in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures 6) Perform one of the following songs: a) Ode to Joy b) Rolling Along c) Rockin Song 7) Aurally and visually recognize Major/minor keys and chords Guitar Unit 1) Learn string names 2) Play basic chords (C,G,A,D,em, am) 3) Learn simple chords (baby g) 4) Play simple song (e minor etude) 5) Instruction from Michael Miles in class composition 6) Individual composition 7) 60's Song
November Historical Time Periods/20th century 1) Read information about 20th Century time period 2) Create time line of events that occurred during the 20th Century Time period 3) Recognize the shift in society and the role of the musician and the role of technology in music and the arts 4) Identify the artistic capital of the world (?) and the various artists, musicians, composers and authors that were centered there. Composers 1. Read biography and discuss events that occurred in their live to influence their composing 2. Significant/essential information 3. Listen to and analyze one significant work by each composer Music in the 20th Century 1) Explore the progression of music in the 20th Century 2) Identify events that effected and were affected by music 3) Technology: Research via internet and present a specific year from 1950-1990 Musical Theatre 1) Identify and define term theatre 2) Identify and define elements of theatre 3) Describe and define careers in theatre 4) Label and recognize terminology Musicals 1) List and label information for musical 2) Perform key songs from musical 3) View scenes from musical Theatre Activities 1) Develop theatrical skills through improvisation activities December Elements of Music - Every week, students focus on new element/elements. 1. Look up definition for the element of the week. 2. Experience the elements through performance 3. Memorize definitions of elements of music 4. Identify elements in music that is characteristic to its historical time period
January Rhythm Unit 1. Performance 1. New Orleans Rhythm 2. Drum Line 3. Salsa Rhythm Dance 4. Jamaica 2. Identify cultural connections 3. Compose ABACA composition 1. Students will perform compositions on keyboards in the key of C and G. 2. Students will learn to play expressively using tempo and dynamics. 3. Students will compose 8 measure compositions and perform for the class. 4. Students will learn notation and symbols required to read and perform music. 1) Review notation on Treble and bass clef 2) Learn C hand position on piano keyboard 3) Play basic chords I, IV, V in the key of C Major 4) Identify Key signatures: C, G and F 5) Perform songs in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures 6) Perform one of the following songs: a) Ode to Joy b) Rolling Along c) Rockin Song 7) Aurally and visually recognize Major/minor keys and chords Guitar Unit 1) Learn string names 2) Play basic chords (C,G,A,D,em, am) 3) Learn simple chords (baby g) 4) Play simple song (e minor etude) 5) Instruction from Michael Miles in class composition 6) Individual composition 7) 60's Song Historical Time Periods/20th century 1) Read information about 20th Century time period 2) Create time line of events that occurred during the 20th Century Time period 3) Recognize the shift in society and the role of the musician and the role of technology in music and the arts
February 4) Identify the artistic capital of the world (?) and the various artists, musicians, composers and authors that were centered there. Composers 1. Read biography and discuss events that occurred in their live to influence their composing 2. Significant/essential information 3. Listen to and analyze one significant work by each composer Musical Theatre 1) Identify and define term theatre 2) Identify and define elements of theatre 3) Describe and define careers in theatre 4) Label and recognize terminology Musicals 1) List and label information for musical 2) Perform key songs from musical 3) View scenes from musical Theatre Activities 1) Develop theatrical skills through improvisation activities March Elements of Music - Every week, students focus on new element/elements. 1. Look up definition for the element of the week. 2. Experience the elements through performance 3. Memorize definitions of elements of music 4. Identify elements in music that is characteristic to its historical time period Rhythm Unit 1. Performance 1. New Orleans Rhythm 2. Drum Line 3. Salsa Rhythm Dance 4. Jamaica 2. Identify cultural connections 3. Compose ABACA composition
1. Students will perform compositions on keyboards in the key of C and G. 2. Students will learn to play expressively using tempo and dynamics. 3. Students will compose 8 measure compositions and perform for the class. 4. Students will learn notation and symbols required to read and perform music. April 1) Review notation on Treble and bass clef 2) Learn C hand position on piano keyboard 3) Play basic chords I, IV, V in the key of C Major 4) Identify Key signatures: C, G and F 5) Perform songs in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures 6) Perform one of the following songs: a) Ode to Joy b) Rolling Along c) Rockin Song 7) Aurally and visually recognize Major/minor keys and chords Guitar Unit 1) Learn string names 2) Play basic chords (C,G,A,D,em, am) 3) Learn simple chords (baby g) 4) Play simple song (e minor etude) 5) Instruction from Michael Miles in class composition 6) Individual composition 7) 60's Song Historical Time Periods/20th century 1) Read information about 20th Century time period 2) Create time line of events that occurred during the 20th Century Time period 3) Recognize the shift in society and the role of the musician and the role of technology in music and the arts 4) Identify the artistic capital of the world (?) and the various artists, musicians, composers and authors that were centered there. Composers 1. Read biography and discuss events that occurred in their live to influence their composing
2. Significant/essential information 3. Listen to and analyze one significant work by each composer May Music in the 20th Century 1) Explore the progression of music in the 20th Century 2) Identify events that effected and were affected by music 3) Technology: Research via internet and present a specific year from 1950-1990 Musical Theatre 1) Identify and define term theatre 2) Identify and define elements of theatre 3) Describe and define careers in theatre 4) Label and recognize terminology Musicals 1) List and label information for musical 2) Perform key songs from musical 3) View scenes from musical Theatre Activities 1) Develop theatrical skills through improvisation activities