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Week of May 13-17
Core Knowledge:
Rhythm review
Note Review
Overture to Die Meistersinger
Dvorak Symphony # 9 (New World)
Song:
Jurassic Park
Week of May 6-10
Monday & Tuesday: Pilates class with P.E.
Thursday: Sky Sox game - dress appropriately! Uniform shirt and school appropriate pants.
Wednesday & Friday: Introduction to Opera: Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
Week of April 29-May 3
Congratulations on a job well done on the concert! I think all agree that it was a smashing success.
Monday: Core Knowledge - "identifying musical genres"
Music explored:
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2 (6:30-7:30) – piano solo
Mendelssohn Wedding March (beg-1:05) - orchestral
Verdi La donna e mobile (beg-1:00) - vocal
Joplin The Entertainer (beg- :37) - piano solo
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (5:09-5:36) - orchestral
Kern Old Man River (beg-2:05) - vocal
Tuesday-Friday: Scantron testing (every other day)
On days when students are not testing they will have P.E.
Week of April 8-12
The spring concert is Wed. April 24th at 6:30 pm at Sand Creek High School. All students are required to attend. Parents, friends and family are encouraged to attend!
Theory work: Rhythm exercises, note reading work within class songs
We will be focusing on the song "Intensity" and some students will play Chariots of Fire for the concert. We will practice Jurassic Park, but it will not be performed in the concert. Some gaps in theory knowledge need to be addressed, so we will be spending a fair amount of class time on that.
Some students have elected to accompany the choir for a few songs of our spring play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Parts will be assigned this week and we will start rehearsing.
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Spring Break
March
Theory work: Rhythm exercises, note reading work within class songs
As a class we decided to focus on the song "Intensity" and put a hold on Chariots of Fire and Jurassic Park. Some gaps in theory knowledge need to be addressed, so we will be spending a fair amount of class time on that.
Some students have elected to accompany the choir for a few songs of our spring play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Parts will be assigned this week and we will start rehearsing.
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Week of March 18-22
Theory work: Rhythm exercises, note reading work within class songs
As a class we decided to focus on the song "Intensity" and put a hold on Chariots of Fire and Jurassic Park. Some gaps in theory knowledge need to be addressed, so we will be spending a fair amount of class time on that.
Some students have elected to accompany the choir for a few songs of our spring play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Parts will be assigned this week and we will start rehearsing.
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Friday is a Field Day! It may be chilly so please dress approprately!
March 25-29 is Spring Break!
April 1 & 2 are Parent-Teacher Conferences. Stop by from 3-7pm.
Week of March 11-15
Theory work: Rhythm exercises, note reading work within class songs
As a class we decided to focus on the song "Intensity" and put a hold on Chariots of Fire and Jurassic Park. Some gaps in theory knowledge need to be addressed, so we will be spending a fair amount of class time on that.
Some students have elected to accompany the choir for a few songs of our spring play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Parts will be assigned this week and we will start rehearsing.
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Week of March 4-8: No band this week, TCAP testing
Week of Feb. 25 - March 1
This week band will continue to work on learning and fine tuning the following songs:
Chariots of Fire
Intensity
Jurassic Park theme
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Core Knowledge:
Rhythmic dictation
Note identification
Speaking notes in rhythm
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2
Instrument checks are done regularly and are part of the grade, so students should come prepared with instruments, folders and pencils to every class.
Week of Feb. 11-15
This week band will continue to work on learning and fine tuning the following songs:
Chariots of Fire
Intensity
I will introduce the new song:
Jurassic Park theme
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Core Knowledge: Symphonie Fantastique, movement 5
Instrument checks are done regularly and are part of the grade, so students should come prepared with instruments, folders and pencils to every class.
Week of Feb. 4-8
This week band will continue to work on learning and fine tuning the following songs:
Chariots of Fire
Intensity
I will introduce the new song:
Jurassic Park theme
Character log: As a new project, I am having all of my 7/8 classes keep a character log. I grade them and they grade themselves in the areas of respect and work ethic. They also reflect on what they learned in class that day and how they feel they are doing in areas of respect and work ethic. My assessment of them in these areas counts for their entire participation grade.
Core Knowledge: Symphonie Fantastique, movements 3 & 4
Instrument checks are done regularly and are part of the grade, so students should come prepared with instruments, folders and pencils to every class.
Week of January 14-18
Monday and Tuesday: Scantron Testing
Wed-Fri.
Core Knowledge: Symphonie Fantiastique
Essential Questions: What is an idee fixe? What are the characteristics of the Romantic Period?
6th grade: Continue "Carnival of the Animals"
Performance: Introduce "Intensity"
Select small groups to perform "Broadway or Movie" songs
The Holiday Concert is on Thursday December 6th at 6:30. All students are required to attend. Call time for students is 6pm.
Focus from now until Dec. 6th will be on the concert program. Band is doing the following songs:
Beginning Band: Jingle Bells
Everyone: Up on the Housetop
Intermediate Band: Jingle Bell Rock, Hanukkah Song
solos and duets added at teacher discretion
Lesson Overview: Week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 2
Elementary Band: Essential Elements # 12, 13
Flutes: practice transitions from C to Bb and C to D
6th Band: Standards of Excellence 20, 21, 22, Counting and Reading notes and rests
7/8 Band: Beg: Jingle Bells, chunk out in sections
Int: Jingle Bell Rock, also in sections
Everyone: Big theory and counting review, game
Dobbins: Lesson Overview: Week of Oct. 15-Oct. 19
Elementary Band:
Essential Elements, Review all new notes on whole notes, #10, start # 11
7/8 Band
1:30-1:55 Intermediate Band – Frere Jacques, Jingle Bell Rock
1:55-2:20 – Beginning Band - #24, #25
Theory packets when not working with Mrs. Dobbins
No 6th grade band this week.
Thurs and Fri conferences
Fall Break!
Weekly Lesson Outline: 10/1-10/5
Amalia Dobbins
10/1 – Count Day, games and musical Bingo, Elem Band cancelled
10/2 – A day
• Elem Band: brass sectionals: review pg. 4
• 7/8 Choir: Bell work: rhythm lesson 2, Sight-singing: lesson 3, Review Feliz Navidad, Let it Snow, Marshmallow World, Frosty
• 7/8 Band: Special Guest coming to help Brass! Organize instrument shelves, split band into beginning and intermediate
o Int: notes and rhythms worksheets, when done practice fingerings
o Beg: #24 in Standards of Excellence, Jingle Bells
• Reading plus: complete 1 session, prizes for 100%’s
10/3 – B day
• Elem Band: all band: review pg. 4, start pg. 5
• 7/8 Choir: BW: rhythm lesson 1,2, SS: lesson 3, Review Feliz Navidad, Let it Snow, Marshmallow World, Frosty
• 6th Choir: Theory lesson: notes, warmups: teach “snowflake”, songs: Chiri Biri Bim, Dec. Round the world
• Reading plus: complete 1 session, prizes for 100%’s
10/4 – A-day
• 7/8 Choir: BW: rhythm lesson 3, SS: lesson 4 rhythm only, learn White Christmas, Once Upon a Dec.
• 6th Band: Organize Inst. Shelves, rhythm sheet pg 100 counting, # 17,18,19 with notes and objectives, holiday song?
• 7/8 Band: Beg: notes and rhythms worksheets, review fingerings; Int: pick place to skip to in book together, pick holiday song
• Reading plus: complete 1 session, prizes for 100%’s
10/5 – B-day
• 7/8 Choir: BW: rhythm lesson 3, SS: lesson 4 rhythm only, learn White Christmas, Once Upon a Dec.
• Reading Plus: Awards for level ups, prizes, track progress on chart
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