Thursday, August 15, 2013

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013

QUOTE:
"Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things,
   including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time."
AUTHOR: Igor Stravinsky
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"Music is a way of recording the history, culture,
  and emotions of  people throughout time."










COMPOSER:
FREDERIC CHOPIN

NOCTURNE OP. 9 NO. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano
A Modern Song Based on This Theme
NOCTURNE OP. 9 NO. 2
"To Love Again" (1956)
The Four Aces, Vocals
A musical composition inspired by the night.
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
01.  SEATING ARRANGEMENTS BY INSTRUMENTS
02.  PROCEDURES/RULES ON HOW TO: 
TAKE INSTRUMENTS OUT OF CLOSET
PUT INSTRUMENTS AWAY
PICK UP and PUT AWAY MUSIC BOOKLETS
a.  TIMED PRACTICE TO THE SONG: "GET READY"
02. INSTRUMENT CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES
a.  HANDED OUT LOAN FORMS TO BRING BACK SIGNED
b.  STUDENTS MAY NOT TAKE INSTRUMENTS HOME WITHOUT THE SIGNED LOAN FORM RETURNED

INTRO. TO INSTRUMENTS
01.   "BODY LANGUAGE and WHAT IS SILENCE" WORKSHEET 
DISCUSSION CONTINUED
02. ECHO TECHNIQUE: "COME PLAY THE STICK GAME" REVIEW
03. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC WE ARE ALL EXPERTS AT: BEAT, RHYTHM, PITCH
04. CONTINUED DISCUSSION: "WHAT IS BODY LANGUAGE/SILENCE" WORKSHEET
05. RECORDER RULES SONG: "THE BEAT GOES ON" (by SONNY and CHER)
a. THE BEATS OF THE SONG ARE MATHEMATICALLY GRAPHED WITH COLORS ARRANGED BY MELODIC PATTERNS OF SOUND
TO LEARN ABOUT: MUSICAL FORM and THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MATH and MUSIC

GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
01.   GO OVER RULES AND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THEM 
02.  ECHO CLAPPING: "COME PLAY THE STICK GAME"
03.  BODY LANGUAGE and WHAT IS SILENCE WORKSHEET DISCUSSION

HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
01.  SEATING FOR AN ORCHESTRA ARRANGEMENT
02.  ORCHESTRA VERSUS BAND: THE DIFFERENCES
03.  INSTRUMENTS TO CHECK OUT:
a.  WIND STUDENTS TO COME AT LUNCH  TOMORROW (FRIDAY)
b.  STRING STUDENTS TO COME AT LUNCH ON TUESDAY
04.  SHORT DISCUSSION ON CLASSROOM RULES