Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WHAT WE DID TODAY 2011-2012: SEMESTER #1 TUESDAY; OCTOBER 18, 2011

GENERAL MUSIC:
STUDENTS NOT FINISHED OR HAD THEORY WORK (MUSICAL ALPHABET ON THE MUSIC STAFF) INCOMPLETE WORKED ON THEM WHILE THE REST WENT TO KEYBOARDS TO PRACTICE

PERIOD 4:
HARVEST FESTIVAL MUSIC (STANDING UP FOR VIOLINS)
PACHELBEL CANON/JOLLY ST NICK WITH AND WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT BACKGROUND
FELIZ NAVIDAD

PERIOD 5:
GETTING READY FOR NEW HOLIDAY SONG: PACHELBEL CANON/JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS
NO VIOLINS TODAY
EXPLAINED THE MUSICAL FORM CALLED A "CANON" AND LIKENED IT TO A "ROUND" (LIKE ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT) AND TALKED ABOUT THE TIME FRAME PACHELBEL LIVED

DEMONSTRATED THE CAN BY HAVING STUDENTS SING INDIVIDUAL PARTS TO TACOBELL CANON WITH WORD SHEET AND ACCOMPANIMENT.

THEN WE SPLIT CLASS INTO 4 PARTS AND SANG THEM TOGETHER