GENERAL MUSIC PERIODS 2,3,6
COMPOSER: NO COMPOSER MUSIC TODAY DUE TO STRING DEMONSTRATION
OBJECTIVE: Introduction to the Violin
1. NO QUOTE TODAY DUE TO STRING DEMONSTRATION
2. STRING DEMONSTRATION/HISTORY OF THE STRING FAMILY
.....a. Connected music to the Greek myth of Apollo and Dionysus
..........1)The Greek muses were associated with the arts thus the words: MUSEum and MUSic
.....b. MONOCHORD (PYTHAGORUS)
.....c. HAMMERED DULCIMER
.....d. APPALACHIAN DULCIMER
.....e. GUITAR LUTE
.....f. ACOUSTIC GUITAR
.....g. ELECTRIC GUITAR
.....h. ELECTRIC VIOLIN
.....i. MOUTH BOW
.....j. ERDU
.....k. BANJAR
.....l. BANJO
....m. VIOLIN
.....n. VIOLA
.....o. CELLO
.....p. PANPIPE
.....q. BULL'S HORN
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN RECORDERS INTO THE BOX BY WEEK'S END SO I CAN SEND THEM UP FOR CLEANING FOR NEXT SEMESTER....THANKS
BEGINNING VIOLIN PERIOD 5
OBJECTIVE: STRING DEMONSTRATION (SEE ABOVE)
ADVANCED VIOLIN PERIOD 4
OBJECTIVE: RHYTHM READING and NOTE READING ON "E" and "A" STRING
1. TUNE
2. Passed out new music: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
.....a. Listened to music as teacher pointed to notes
.....b. Looked over rhythms in piece and learned how to count using the practice of "sub-dividing the beat"
.....c. Looked over music and circled green colors around notes that fell on the "E" string and yellow on the "A"
.....d. During homeroom we tried to sight read through the piece
TOMORROW: We will be going over fingering and names of notes and look over the harmony parts
I placed the recorded music on GOOGLE DOCS for students who want to start to practice with the accompaniment