8th grade.
Test on WEST SIDE STORY this week and then we continue to learn to play the 12-bar Blues. We'll listen to the music of Robert Johnson and write our own Blues lyrics and melodies. We also play it to record our blues for parents to listen to.
7th grade.
Finishing the Baroque Age, students should make sure they play Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (JS Bach) for me on the piano, guitar or other instrument sometime in the next two weeks if you haven't already done so.
We'll move on to the Classical Age and spend our time studying Mozart and Classical Form. We'll watch an edited version of the movie AMADEUS.
More drumming and some body percussion. Computer Music coming soon!
6th Grade.
Studying musical concepts with the music of Brazil. We'll learn to play Pandeiro and the Berimbau as well as learn to dance the Martial art called CAPOEIRA and learn to dance the SAMBA. We'll play Brazilian drum rhythms and learn a song on the keyboards.