WEEK 25

6th grade music wheel students began studying the great Classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We are learning of his life in the 18th century and his music. We will be back in the keyboard lab next week learning to play a Mozart melody!
7th/8th grade keyboard students are concentrating this week on learning the Left Hand C position (low C, D, E, F, G) and Bass Clef notation. We are learning correct hand position and how to play several melodies with just the left hand. We will also review the Right Hand C position (middle C, D, E, F, G). Listening quiz this week in on identifying Registers (low, middle, high). Our written assignment this week is the Bass Clef Sign.
6th grade chorus students are focusing on note types - whole, half and quarter. We will have a quiz on the major scale solfege syllables and hand signs. New song (in celebration of Black History month) is Gospel Train, an African American spiritual. We will continue rehearsing My America, Make a Song for My Heart to Sing, Hitori, and various Latin canons.
7th/8th grade chorus students will begin a brief look at Bass Clef notation (Unit 3 Lesson 2 - lines and spaces). We will continue with note reading in the keyboard lab on Wednesday and rehearsing When You're Smiling, Tis the Simple Things in Life, Lift Them Up!, and This Little Light.