June 9, 2014

June 9, 2014

Grade 7 Goals: This week's goals are to continue applying our understanding of reading and playing skills to "Spiderman". Students should be able to perform measures 3-39 accurately.

NOTE :

STUDENTS WHO RENTED THEIR INSTRUMENT FROM HARKNETT MUSIC CAN RENT AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR AND GET THE SUMMER FREE!!  PLEASE CONTACT THE STORE (905) 477-1141. 

STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT RENTING AGAIN NEXT YEAR MUST RETURN INSTRUMENTS TO WILLOWDALE BY 3:00 ON FRIDAY JUNE 13TH FOR PICKUP. 

During the first class of the week, students will review the more challenging rhythm patterns in the first half of the piece (measures 13-14 and 15-16) and practise clapping/fingering these patterns where they appear in their instrument part. We will play in instrument teams from measures 3-19. Then we will work on measures 19-31.

During the second class of the week, we will continue perfecting measures 3-38, adding articulation and expressive elements (staccato, tenuto, slurs, accents, dynamics, etc.) Students should be able to play measures 3-39 slowly and smoothly by the end of this class.

Homework: begin learning 31-39

Grade 8 Goals: This week's goals are to finalize the movement for the polyphonic section and begin the monophonic and homophonic sections to complete the performance.

During the first class of the week, students will be given time to review the choreography for the opening section of their composition. They will add/perfect the music and movement, and then experiment with ways to transition to a new place/shape and action using monophonic patterns.

They should then add a homophonic section (one important melody with a background).

During the second class of the week, students will again rehearse and share ideas for the 3 sections of their STOMP piece and add a "trick" or interesting movement to finish their compositions.

Homework: practise memorizing all performance components for STOMP.

NOTE :

STUDENTS WHO RENTED THEIR INSTRUMENT FROM HARKNETT MUSIC CAN RENT AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR AND GET THE SUMMER FREE!!  PLEASE CONTACT THE STORE (905) 477-1141. 

STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT RENTING AGAIN NEXT YEAR MUST RETURN INSTRUMENTS TO WILLOWDALE BY 3:00 ON FRIDAY JUNE 13TH FOR PICKUP.