Third Week

Music is a language. This week, we learned how to PLAY and SPELL scales:

1. chromatic - 12 tones
2. pentatonic - 5 tones
3. diatonic - 7 tone Major scale

We used the Circle of 5ths to determine Major Keys with sharps.
We used the Circle of 4ths to determine Major Keys with flats.

We watched videos:

1. "Encourage Yourself" on www.youtube.com and talked about self-motivation, praise and healing.
2. Clark Terry (trumpet) and Alvin Queen (drums);
3. Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World"
4. Chinese saxophone students with Diva JC in Tianjin, China.

Students identified composers in the following genres:

Classical, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop
Reggae, R&B, Latin, Rap

Some received extra credit for naming "Old School" R&B artists.
They learned the term "cross over artist" and the meaning.

On Friday, they took a 4-part test covering everything they've learned in the past three weeks.

Here are the lesson plans for October:

Week of October 1, 2007

Introduction to Music
1. Songs and Emotions
2. Musical Careers
3. Instruments:

a. strings
b. percussion
c. woodwind

4. Voices

a. soprano
b. mezzo soprano
c. alto
d. contralto
e. tenor
f. baritone
g. bass

Week of October 8, 2007
1. Rhythms

a. Syncopation
b. Waltz
c. Ballads
d. Latin

2. Accidentals
3. Key Signatures (major, minor keys)

Week of October 15, 2007
1. Scales

a. Chromatic
b. Pentatonic
c. Diatonic (RULE for Major Scales)

2. Composers
3. Musical Careers

Week of October 22, 2007
1. Chords

a. Triad
b. Dominant
c. Suspensions

2. Auditions for Winter Play
3. Composers

Week of October 29, 2007
1. Review
2. Intro to Women in Jazz and Jazzmen

VOCABULARY FOR OCTOBER
MUSICAL CAREERS publisher composer lyricist conductor arranger agent manager producer graphics designer manufacturer promoter critic/reviewer	MUSIC TERMS tempo rhythm syncopation melody dynamics key signature accidental scale chromatic pentatonic diatonic enharmonic cacophony harmony	WORDS TO LIVE BY omnipotent encourage discipline concentration practice collaborate