1. 8 th grade music journal Trimester 1

2. Let’s Get Started…. 2011-2012 in 8 th grade music Class Letter: read, sign, parent signature due next class Joining Choir, Chimes, Band (see Mrs. Rice): Permission slips due as soon as possible…. W

3. Scales Major Scales start on Do and end on Do Minor Scales start on La and end on La Scales are related in the KEY SIGNATURE. HOW MANY KEY SIGNATURES DO YOU KNOW?

4. Oct 4, 2011 In Your Journal Today: Who is Patrick Gilmore? What did he write? Is the tune original? What is the Key of the Song, What is the Meter of the Song? What Composer created a Theme and Variation on song ? Key Signatures: What Keys do I know how to find….create a table of keys!

5. Canon A CANON can be instrumental or vocal. One melody “follows” another melody or “imitates” the melody, similar to a round. (Row, Row, Row Your boat) ACTIVITY1: Pick a part to play the four melodies on a xylophone. Practice one time before playing with the canon in C Major by Henry Purcell (BAROQUE PERIOD 1600- 1750 COMPOSER) Journal: 2 facts about his life and one observation about his music.

6. BAND MUSIC/ JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA, “THE MARCH KING” ACTIVITY: FEEL THE STEADY BEAT OF THE MARCH “EL CAPITAN”. TEMPO is Fast or slow? TIME SIGNATURE IS 2 or 2 WHY? 4 2 Play along with drumsticks….on your desk.

7. RANGE OF YOUR VOICE ESTIMATE YOUR VOCAL RANGE…DRAW THE LOWEST NOTE / to THE HIGHEST NOTE DESCRIBE YOUR RANGE IS YOUR VOICE SOPRANO, ALTO..or CAMBIATA or BARITONE? CAN YOU SING MORE THAN ONE RANGE OR PART?

8. The 12 Blues…. In Class Assignment Create a blues song in C major using the words you created in ILA Phrase 1 words repeat during Phrase 2. PUT LYRICS UNDER STAFF BEFORE YOU CREATE BAR LINES YOUR BLUES SONG MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING HARMONONIC PROGRESSION WRITTEN OVER WORDS There are 3 major chords (C, F, G) in the progression. There are 12 measures in each verse. 4 measures in each phrase in the following order: Phrase 1 4 C | C | C | C7| 4 Phrase 2 F | F | C | C| Phrase 3 G | F | C | C||

9. Father of the Blues W.C. Handy is a song writer who is known as the FATHER OF THE BLUES. For many years, he collected songs…His most famous song is St. Louis Blues, Memphis Blues.

10. MUSIC PROJECT: FOUND INSTRUMENT COMPOSITION SOMETHING THAT IS NOT USUALLY AN INSTRUMENT BUT MAKES A SOUND YOU LIKE FIND 3 or 4 people in the class to group together and great a STOMP COMPOSITION. CREATE A FORM to your composition with a special ending (CODA). PERFORM ON A VIDEO YOUR SCORE BEFORE week of November 22.

11. November 19 End of Year Papers Assessment Unit 1…….Dec 3 Stomp Project……….Nov 22 Rehearsing Pageant songs Blocking Pageant in church Nov 24, Nov 29 ……Dec 14

12. THEATRE TERMS 1: Pageant: Religious presentation or dramatization of a Biblical story 2: Blocking: Director tells actor where he/she stand…..in church, on stage. Upstage (UR)(UC)(UL) Center: Stable Downstage (DR)(DC)(DL)

13. More Theatre Terms 3. Tableau: still religious pose (Nativity scene) using live actors 4. Upstaging an actor: blocking the view of the audience of someone who is talking. 5. Principal: Main Character (Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Angel Gabriel) 6. Chorus : Ensemble player

14. More Theater Terms 7. Audition: Trying out for a part in a play in front of a director 8. Processional :Walking into a service, introduction, Oh Come Devine Messiah, Graduation 9. Recessional: Conclusion, Walking out of a service, Joy to the World, Graduation

15. Unit 1 Assessment Terms of the unit 1 Ostinato: rhythmic or melodic, a pattern that repeates Operetta: like an opera, a play with singing Canon: A round Coda; The end Range of voices: Soprano, Alto, Camibiata range, Baritones, Verse: section of the song where the words change

16. More Unit 1 Vocabulary Refrain: repeats Introduction Found instruments Chord sequence  Root—third—fifth---seventh  Chord progressions