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Explorations in Music

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Welcome to Explorations in Music!!

 

Please use the following chart and links to access the information that has been missed from class.

 

Below you will find the day to day class topics, what we covered, and any in class assignments.

Only assignments listed under "Classwork" must be turned in for a grade. 

* Means these will be factored into grade, even if absent, and will equal a zero if they are not turned in.

 

Date Session Name Class Activities  Handouts and Notes Listening Journal Classwork

 

 

UNIT ONE - EXPLORING SOUND

AND MUSIC 

 

 

9/7 B

9/8 C 

1: Voyage into Music! 

1) Index card / music line up

2) Syllabus and Agreement

3) Info sheet

4) Radio scan activity

5) Voyager video/group activity

Syllabus 

None 

1) Student Agreement

2) Student Info Sheet

9/9 D

9/10 A 

2: Ready for Rhythm 

1) Classwork #2

2) Cartoon / Musical Saw

3) Rhythm Word

4) Listening Journal #1

5) Notes - Staff and Values

6) Rhythmic Dictation

7) Drum to 3 T-Roy beats 

Notes 1 - Staff and Values

 

LJ 1 - Hip Hip, Chin Chin

Club Des Belugas

1) Classwork #2

 

9/13 B

9/14 C 

3: Rhythm Day 2

 

 

 

 

9/15 D

9/16 A 

4: Rhythm Day 3 

 

 

 

 

9/17 B

9/20 C 

5: Art and Rhythm

 

 

 

 

9/21 D

9/22 A 

6: Sibelius Rhythms

 

 

 

 

9/23 B

9/24 C 

SUB  

 

 

 

 

9/27 D

9/28 A 

7: Morse Code

 

 

 

 

9/29 B

9/30 C 

8: Shakers

 

 

 

 

10/1 D

10/4 A 

SUB 

 

 

 

 

10/5 B

10/6 C 

9: Time Signature and Conducting

 

 

 

 

10/7 D

10/12 A 

10: Polyrhythm

 

 

 

 

10/13 B

10/14 C 

11: Tempo

 

 

 

 

10/15 D

10/18 A 

12: How We Hear Day 1

 

 

 

 

10/19 B

10/20 C 

13: How We Hear Day 2

 

 

 

 

10/21 D

10/22 A 

14: Form

 

 

 

 

10/25 B

10/26 C

15: Piano Day 1

 

 

 

 

10/27 D

10/28 A 

16: Piano Day 2

 

 

 

 

10/29 B

11/1 C 

17: Piano Day 3

 

 

 

 

11/2 D

11/3 A 

18: Piano Day 4

 

 

 

 

11/4 B

11/5 C 

19: Bottle Lab

 

 

 

 

11/8 D

11/9 A 

20: Dynamics and Oscilloscope

 

 

 

 

11/10 B

11/12 C 

21: Instruments

 

 

 

 

11/15 D

11/16 A 

22: Circular Acoustics

 

 

 

 

11/17 B

11/18 C 

SUB 

 

 

 

 

11/19 D

11/22 A 

23: Harmonics, Timbre, Melody

 

 

 

 

11/23 B

11/29 C 

24: Texture

 

 

 

 

11/30 D 

12/1 A

25: Dulcimers

 

 

 

 

12/2 B

12/3 C 

SUB 

 

 

 

 

12/6 D 

12/7 A

26: Harmony on Piano

 

 

 

 

12/8 B 

12/9 C

27: Melody Composition

 

 

 

 

12/10 D 

12/13 A

28: Guitar Day 1

 

 

 

 

12/14 B 

12/15 C

29: Guitar Day 2

 

 

 

 

12/16 D 

12/17 A

30: Guitar Day 3

 

 

 

 

12/20 B

12/21 C 

31: TEST

Unit 1 Test 

None 

None 

None

12/22 D 

12/23 A

Christmas Assemblies 

Assemblies 

None 

None 

None

1/3 B

1/4 C 

32: NEW YEARS! Best music of the year!

1) Classwork 32

2) Best music of the year

3) European countries map 

None 

None 

1) Classwork 32

2) European countries map

1/5 D 

1/6 A

33: Medieval 

1) Classwork 33

2) Classical Music Timeline

3) Classical Music You've Heard Survey

4) Listening Journal - Troubadours (*2)

5) Medieval Era Notes 

1) Medieval Era Powerpoint

2) Medieval Era Notes

3) Medieval Era Timeline 

LJ 2:1 Random Troubadour (from Youtube) and Christmas Music by Dubia Fortuna 

Classwork 33

1/7 B

1/10 C 

34: Medieval Day 2 - Hildegard and BBC 

1) Classwork 34 - Medieval

2) Listening Journal - Monk Scene from Monty Python

3) Hildegard von Bingen notes

4) Four examples of Medieval Music

5) BBC Medieval Lives - Minstrel 

1) Hildegard powerpoint

2) Hildegard note sheet

 

LJ 2:2 - Monk Scene from Monty Python  

Classwork 34 - Medieval Music 

1/11 D

1/12 A 

35: Reniassance 

1) Classwork 35 - Hildegard von Bingen

2) Difference between Medieval Times and Renaissance

3) Listening Journal - A Mighty Fortress (*2)

4) Renaissance Notes

5) Renaissance Music Examples

6) Renaissance Composers Research 

1) Renaissance Era Powerpoint

2) Renaissance Era Notes

3) Renaissance Timeline

 

LJ 2:3 - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - 2 versions, church choir and Sara Tennison 

1) Classwork 35 - Hildegard

2) Renaissance Composers Research

1/13 B

1/14 C 

36: Baroque Day 1` 

1) Classwork 36 - Renaissance Music

2) Listening Journal - Gangstas Paradise

3) Baroque Era Notes

4) Baroque Listening Examples

5) Vivaldi and Handel readings and worksheets 

1) Baroque Era Powerpoint

2) Baroque Era Notes

3) Baroque Timeline filled in

4) Vivaldi and Handel Notes 

LJ 2:4 - Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio 

1) Classwork 36 - Reinassance Music

2) Vivaldi and Handel Fact Sheet

1/18 D

1/19 A 

37: Baroque Day 2- BACH

1) Classwork 37 - Vivaldi

2) Bach Scavenger Hunt

3) Listening Journal - Toccata and Fugue (*2)

4) Bach Video

(None - all from scavenger hunt or video) 

LJ 2:5 - Toccata and Fugue by J.S. Bach, 2 versions - Karl Richter and Youtube Guitarist 

Classwork 37 - Vivaldi

1/20 B

1/21 C 

38: Baroque Day 3 - Handel and Rap 

1) Classwork 38 - Bach 

2) Listening Journal - Pachelbel's Rant

3) Beginning writing Baroque Rap

Baroque Beat Worksheet 

LJ 2:6 - Pachelbel's Canon Rant by Rob Paravan 

Classwork 38

1/24 D

1/25 A 

39: Rap Day 2ish 

1) Classwork 39 - Baroque Music

2) Listening Journal - Chamillionaire

3) Downloading Loops Tutorial

4) Work on Rap Projects 

Downloading Loops Tutorial 

LJ 2:7 - Evening News by Chamillionaire 

Classwork 39

1/26 B

1/27 C 

Sub - Rap Artists and Hip Hop Culture 

1) Classwork A5 - Treble Clef Notes

2) Rap Artists and Hip Hop Culture packet 

No Notes 

No LJ 

1) Classwork A5

2) Rap Artists and Hip Hop Culture

1/28 D

1/31 A 

40: Rap Day 3ish 

1) Classwork Day 40 - Rap Artists

2) Listening Journal - Tupac

3) Work on Rap Projects 

No notes 

LJ 2:8 - Changes by Tupac 

 Classwork Day 40 - Rap Artists

2/1 B

2/2 C 

41: Rap Day 4ish 

1) Classwork Day 41, write a sentence

2) Listening Journal - King of Rock

3) Work on Rap Projects 

No notes 

LJ 2:9 - King of Rock by Run DMC 

None

2/3 D

2/4 A 

42: Rap Day 5ish

1) Classwork Day 42 - Note Names 

2) Listening Journal - We Trying to Stay Alive

3) Demo Recording Process

4) Work on Rap Projects, Record

No notes 

LJ 2:10 - We Trying to Stay Alive by Wyclef Jean 

Classwork Day 42 - Note Names 

2/7 B

2/8 C 

43: Rap Day 6ish 

1) Classwork Day 43 - Rap Artists and Baroque Composers

2) Listening Journal - Just to Get By

3) Demo Sound Effects

4) Work on Rap Projects, Record 

No Notes 

LJ 2:11 - Just to Get By by Talib Kweli 

Classwork Day 43 - Rap Artists and Baroque Composers

2/9 D

2/10 A 

44: Classical and Finish Rap 

1) Classwork Day 44 - Open Quiz on Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

2) Listening Journal - SONY Bravia Commercial

3) Classical Era Notes

4) Finish Recording Raps 

1) Classical Era Notes 

2) Classical Era Powerpoint

3) Classical Era Timeline Filled In

LJ 2:12 - SONY Bravia Commercial 

Classwork Day 44 - Open Quiz on Eras

 

2/11 B

2/14 C 

45: More Classical and Finish Rap

1) Classwork Day 45 - Classical Music

2) Listening Journal - Habanera from Carmen

3) Alberti Bass explanation

4) Composer worksheets

5) Finish recording raps 

Alberti bass notesheet

LJ 2:13 - Habanera from Carmen by East Village Opera Company 

1) Classwork Day 45 - Classical Music

2) Composer notes and questions

2/15 D

2/16 A 

46: Amadeus Day 1

1) Classwork Day 46

2) Listening Journal -  Four Classical Metal Songs

3) Begin the movie Amadeus

No notes 

LJ 2:14 - Four Classical Metal Songs by Pergamum Band 

Classwork Day 46

2/17 B

2/18 C 

47: Amadeus Day 2

1) Classwork Day 47

2) Listening Journal - Peaches

3) Watch part 2 of the movie Amadeus 

No notes 

LJ 2:15 - Peaches by Presidents of the United States (because of President's week!) 

Classwork Day 47 

2/28 D

3/1 A 

48: Amadeus Day 3

1) Classwork Day 48 -  Matching Amadeus Characters

2) Listening Journal - The Next Mozart

3) Watch part 3 of the movie Amadeus

No notes 

LJ 2:16 - The Next Mozart, feature Emily Bear 

Classwork 48 Amadeus.pdf

3/2 B

3/3 C 

49: Romantic Music Day 1

1) Classwork Day 49 - Romantic Music

2) Listening Journal - Beethoven Virus

3) Romantic Era Notes

4) Romantic music examples

5) Begin Romantic Composer Prezi 

1) Romantic Era Notes

2) Romantic Era PPT

3) Romantic Era Timeline filled In 

LJ 2:17 - Beethoven Virus by youtube girl 

1) Classwork 49 Romantic Music.docx  

2) Romantic Composer Prezi.docx

3/4 D

3/7 A 

50: Composer Prezis

1) Prezi re-demonstration
2) Computer lab to do TWO composer prezis 

None 

None 

See above for Composer Prezi sheet (modify for next year) 

3/8 B

3/9 C

51: Romantic Day 2

1) Classwork 50 - Romantic Composers Wordsearch

2) LJ - Stage for Beethoven performance

3) Show composer prezis that were good from previous class

4) Talk about Wagner and Beethoven

5) Symphony Fantastique explanation and START

6) Begin Pop Symphony  

None

 

LJ 2:18 - Sonata Pathetique by Beethoven, played by Mrs. Marvin 

1)Classwork 50 Romantic Composers.pdf

2) Create your own Pop Fantastique.pdf

3/10 D

3/11 A 

52: POP Symphony Fantastique

1) Bagels or donuts!!

2) Especially relevant youtube videos

3) Work on Pop Symphony Fantastique 

None 

None 

See above 

3/14 B

3/15 C 

53: Impressionist and Modern

1) Classwork Day 53 - Romantic Music

2) LJ - L'isle Joyeuse by Debussy

3) Notes - Impressionist and Modern Music

4) Impressionist and Modern classwork listening   

1) Impressionist and Modern Notes

2) Impressionist and Modern PPT

3) Impressionist / Modern Timeline Filled In 

LJ 2:19 - L'isle Joyeuse played by Claudio Arrau, written by Claude Debussy 

1) Classwork Day 53 

3/16 D

3/17 A 

54: Modern Music and Exam

1) Classwork Day 54 - Impressionism and Modern Music

2) LJ - Piano Phase

3) Finish Listening Classwork

4) Unit Exam 

No Notes 

LJ 2:20 - Piano Phase by Steve Reich 

1) Classwork Day 54 

3/21 B

3/22 C

55: Finish Exam

1) Classwork Day 55 - Time Period Word Scramble

2) Electronic Music Video

3) Create Your Own Listening Journal

4) Finish Exam 

No Notes  None 

1) Classwork Day 55

2) Create Your Own Listening Journal 

3/23 D

3/24 A 

56: RNR Blues Day 1 and 2 Combined

1) Classwork Day 56 - Intro to Rock and Roll

2) LJ - Rock and Roll Music

3) Blues Spider Map

4) Blues Stations (skipped)

5) LJ - Crossroads

6) Movie clips - Crossroads

Blues Spider Map Blank

Blues Spider Map Filled In 

LJ 3:1 - Rock and Roll Music by the Beatles

 

LJ 3:2 - Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson and Crossroads by Cream 

1) Classwork Day 56 

3/25 B

3/28 C 

57: RNR Blues Day 3

1) Classwork Day 57 -  Blues

2) LJ - Mary Had a Little Lamb

3) Explain the blues scale on guitar, piano, and accompaniment

4) Create the blues

No Notes 

LJ 3:3 - Mary Had a Little Lambby Buddy Guy 

1) Classwork Day 57

2) Create the Blues

Blues Scale

Blues Bass Lines 

3/29 D

3/30 A 

58: RNR Blues Revival

1) Classwork Day 58 - Blues Warmup Worksheet

2) LJ - Yer Blues

3) Blues Revival Notes Video

4) Blues Learning Log 

Blues Revival Video

Blues Revival Notes

LJ 3:4 - Yer Blues by Dirty Mac 

1) Classwork Day 58 

2) Learning Log

3/31 B

4/1 C

59: Country Roots of Rock and Roll Day 1

1) Classwork Day 59

2) LJ - Summertime Blues

3) Video on Country Roots and Notes

4) Elvis or Buddy Timeline 

Country Roots Notes 

LJ 3:5 - Summertime Blues by Alan Jackson

1) Classwork Day 59

2) Elvis Timeline 

4/4 D

4/5 A 

60: Country Revival Day 1

1) Classwork Day 60 - Country Roots

2) LJ - Sweet Home Alabama

3) Movie project demo

4) Country Revival Movie Project 

No notes 

LJ 3:6 - Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd 

1) Classwork Day 60

2) Country Revival project 

4/6 B 

4/7 C

61: Country Revival Day 2

1) Classwork Day 61 - Country learning Log

2) LJ - What About Now

3) Continue Movie Project 

No Notes 

LJ 3:7 - What About Now by Daughtry 

1) Classwork Day 61 

4/8 D

4/11 A 

SUB Incredibles / Illusionist

1) Incredibles worksheet 

No Notes 

No LJ 

None

 

4/12 B

4/13 C 

62: Country Revival Day 3 

1) Finish movie

2) Classwork Day 62 - Songs for Country Revival Project

3) LJ - Life is a Highway

4) Continue Project (Photo Story) 

No Notes 

LJ 3:8 - Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts 

Classwork 62 

4/14 D

4/15 A 

63: Country Revival Day 4

1) Classwork A5

2) LJ - Paralyzer

3) Continue Project  

No Notes 

LJ 3:9 - Paralyzer by Finger Eleven 

Classwork A5 

4/25 B

4/26 C 

64: American Pie and Finish Project

1) Classwork

2) LJ - American Pie (Madonna)

3) Explain American Pie with video

4) Finish working on Project 

No Notes 

LJ 3:10 American Pie by Madonna 

 

4/27 D

4/28 A 

65: RNR Gospel Singers

1) Classwork

2) LJ - Hallelujah I love her So

3) Choose Gospel Aritsts

4) Present Gospel Artists 

No Notes 

LJ 3:11 Hallelujah, I Love Her So by Ray Charles 

 

4/29 B

5/2 C

66: RNR Gospel Revival

1) Classwork 63 - Recap Worksheet

2) LJ - Waterfalls, compared with Waterfall

3) Gospel Characteristics

4) Gospel Rock Influenced Artists

5) More next year 

1) Gospel Rock Artists Notes

2) Gospel Rock Artists Presentation 

LJ 3:12 Waterfalls by TLC 

1) Classwork 63 

5/3 D

5/4 A 

67: Pop Styled Rock 

1) Classwork 64 - Notation and Gospel Rock Artists

2) LJ - River Deep, Mountain High

3) Divide into groups for posters

4) Rotate through Pop Rock artist Posters

5) Present posters with music 

No notes 

LJ 3:13 River Deep, Mountain High by Celine Dion 

1) Classwork 64 

5/5 B 

5/6 C

68: British Invasion Day 1

1) Classwork 65 - British Invasion Preassessment

2) LJ - Hold Your Hand

3) Five Stations:

- Album Covers

- England Google Earth

- Mods vs. Rockers

- Stage Setup

- British Invasion Descriptions

 

No notes 

LJ 3:14 Hold Your Hand by the Beatles

1) Classwork 65 

5/9 D

5/10 A

69: - British Invasion Day 2

1) Classwork 66 -

2) LJ - Imagine, 2 versions compared

3) History of British Rock video

2) Play a Beatles son gon Piano

No notes

LJ 3:15 Imagine by John Lennon compared to Perfect Circle

 

1) Classwork 66

 

5/11 B

5/12 C

70: - British Invasion Day 2

1) History of British Rock video

2) Play a Beatles song on Piano

1) British Rock Video

2) Play a Beatles Song Instructions

Imagine

Comparison of John Lennon and Perfect Circle

British Rock Notes *

(See Video)

 

5/13 D

5/16 A

71: - Folk and Pyschadelic Music

1) Folk Rock Notes

2) Read about Psychadelic Rock

1) Folk Rock Presentation 

2) Psychadelic Reading

House of the Rising Sun

Bob Dylan

1) Folk Rock Notes * (See Presentation)

2) Psychadelic Rock Worksheet * (See Reading)

5/17 B

5/18 C

72: -  Glam and Glitter Rock Glam and Glitter Rock Posters Glam Poster Directions

White Rabbit

Jefferson Airplane

Folk Rock Worksheet *

5/19 D

5/20 A

73: -  Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Day 1 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Movie and Discussion Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Movie 

Space Oddity

David Bowie 

1) Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Warm Up *

2) Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Notes * (See Movie)

3) Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Closure *

5/23 B

5/24 C

74: -  Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Day 2

Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Interviews and Videos of Artists

HRHM Artist Information 

Livin' On a Prayer

Bon Jovi

1) Cumulative Rock and Roll Mini Quiz *

2) Artist Interview * (See Artist Information)

5/25 D

5/26 A

75: -  Jazz / Fusion / Art / Punk / Ska / Reggae 15 Stations with folders for each station, including instructions Station Worksheets 

Spinning Wheel

Blood, Sweat, and Tears 

Heavy Metal Warm Up

5/27 B

5/31 C

76: - Modern Rock & Projects

1) Modern Rock Presentations

2) Project

1)Project Directions

2) Project Rubric 

Incubus

Nice to Know You 

None

6/1 D

6/2 A

77: - Work on Projects In class work time. None 

War Was In Color

Carbon Leaf 

FINAL EXAM for those not doing in class presentations*  

6/3 B

6/6 C

78: - Work on Projects In class work time. None 

Handlebars

Flobots 

None 

6/7 D

6/8 A

79: - Present Finals Work time and half of the presentations. None 

Lose Yourself

Eminem 

None 

6/9 B

6/10 C

80: - Present Finals Other half of presentations and final evaluations. Class Evaluations 

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Laz Buhrmann

 

None 

 

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