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Music Education
- Paul Harvey
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Long-Term General Music Assignments
Grade 6
1. Music in the News
Grade 7
1. Music in the News and Song Analysis
2. First Edit Project
Grade 8
1. Music Critic Review and Song Analysis
2. Television Commercial Project
3. Video Composer Project |
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Philosophy
To attain musical experience by learning how to listen compose, perform, and improvise.
Music in the News
 Every Thursday, 2 or 3 students will be responsible for sharing with the class some current information about something happening in the world of music. This information comes from a newspaper article, a magazine, or from attending a live performance.
If you choose a newspaper or magazine article, it could be about a music personality, an up-coming concert, a concert review or anything else pertaining to music. Carefully read the article, (you will need to read it more than once), and make an outline of what you think is important and interesting. Then write a summary of the article IN YOUR OWN WORDS (DO NOT COPY THE ARTICLE!).
It might be helpful to use as your guide the words WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY when trying to decide what is important. If it’s about a person, why are they in the news - what makes them important?
If you are lucky enough to attend a live performance such as an orchestra, rap, or rock concert, ballet or musical, please share that with the class. Bring in the program, too. Include where and when the performance took place and describe costumes, scenery or special lighting effects. Also include what you liked the best and why (or maybe what you did not like about it). Do not forget to describe the music!
Include a cover page, that has a picture or photocopy, and write with a pen or type. Make sure you write neatly and in complete sentences. The purpose of this project is to expose the class to music they may not have encountered, and provide an exercise in finding articles concerning music in publications. You will be asked to read your review to the class on your assigned date. This is a major project so take your time and do your best. Include a reference (magazine, book, newspaper, internet address, etc.) to your source of information. |
General Music
Curriculum
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Grade 6 - Basic Elements of Music
This course of study is organized around specific musical elements such as melodic line and contour, harmony, form, tone color, dynamics, tempo, duration and density. Students will actively study these elements through teacher led, individual, and cooperative projects which analyze and/or perform the music. Participation in practice and performance is mandatory for the course.
Content
I. Rhythm
II. Pitch
III. Harmony
IV. Form
V. Tone color - Instruments
VI. Aesthetic Issues - What is art?
Grade 7 - Musical Styles, Western and non-Western
This course of study is organized around musical styles both familiar and unfamiliar to the students. Styles are studied by region and culture such as current and historic American (folk, blues, jazz, musical theater, popular, etc.), Carnatic, Native American, Japanese, African, Afro-American, Chicano, Mississippi Delta, Tennessee Mountains, and Eastern European. Students will actively study these musics through teacher led, individual, and cooperative projects which analyze and/or perform the music. Participation in practice and performance is mandatory for the course.
Content
I. Review of music elements
II. Styles by region
III. Styles by culture
IV. Music in society
V. Aesthetic Issues - Popular art vs. high art
Grade 8 - Western Music in History
This course of study is organized around types of music in a historic context. Musical era's include: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Modern. Students will actively study these musics through teacher led, individual, and cooperative projects which analyze and/or perform the music. Participation in practice and performance is mandatory for the course.
Content
I. Review of music elements
II. Ancient
III. Medieval
IV. Renaissance
V. Baroque
VI. Classic
VII. Romantic
VIII. Modern
IX. Types of music within historical context - minimalism, impressionism, conceptual, etc.
X. Aesthetic Issues - What makes art "Religious"?
Art and Feelings
Appropriation - adulteration of art |
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