I can't believe how fast this year has gone. I have had a wonderful year in music class and look forward to next year. I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer!!!

Below are some of my favorite TV advertisement projects from this year!!!

This week in music: The 6th and 8th grade classes have started learning about the components of musical theatre. The 7th grade music classes are creating their TV advertisements by putting graphics and music together using Windows Movie Maker. I always enjoy these presentations!

This week in Music:

The 6th and 8th grade classes are creating a TV commercial using text, graphics and an original composition. They will have all week to work in partners on this project- Friday they will present the commercial to the class for a grade!

The 7th grade students are finishing up with World Music and will begin their musical theatre unit. They will study musical theatre and watch the musical- Newsies!

This week in Music:

The 6th grade students are presenting their projects on the Eras of Music! So far, they are excellent! The 7th grade class is still learning about World Music and culture! They will even get a chance to play Angklung Rattles from Indonesia! The 8th grade classes are presenting their World Music projects as well! These are some of the best I've see all year!

Extra Credit Opportunity:

The students were told at the beginning of the trimester that they could attend a concert and write a one page paper on their experience and the music for extra credit.

Some upcoming concerts are:

Choir, Concert Band, and Jazz lab band- May 6 @ 7:00pm at Lakeview

Prarieview Spring Concert- May 11 @ 7:00pm at Lakeview

Guys and Dolls Jr- May 14 & 15 @ 7:00pm at Lakeview

Lakeview Band Concert- May 19 @ 7:00pm at Lakeview

This week in music:

The 7th grade classes completed their keyboard unit and will learn about World Music through PowerPoint presentations, listening clips and video clips. The 6th grade classes have started their group projects on the Periods of Music (i.e.: Classical, Baroque.) The 8th grade classes have started their project on World Music. They have chosen a country of their choice to research the music and culture. They will then create a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the class!

I look forward to seeing the projects come together!

This week in music:

The students are working towards playing melodies in treble and bass clef on the keyboards. By the end of the week, they will be playing melodies that create harmony using both hands at the same time! The 7th grade Musical Artist Project is due this week!

I look forward to seeing what they have prepared!

This week in music:

The students are being assessed on their knowledge of note names in the treble and bass clef, intervals, key signatures, solfege, and John Curwen's hand signs. Later in the week, we will begin our keyboard unit! This unit is always a favorite, because the students love to play instruments and try new activities! I look forward to the remainder of the week!

Just a reminder- the 7th grade Musical Artist Project is due next week!