June 4, 2012


Grade 7: Goals for this week: Demonstrate an understanding of, and ability to perform the blues.  Students will begin by performing their 12 bar blues harmony using a simple "swinging" rhythm pattern of their choice.

We will review all components if the blues by combining their 12 bar blues harmony, an improvised 12 bar blues solo using the blues scale, and a verse or two of blues lyrics to create a blues performance.

During the second class of the week, students will have a written test on the blues.  They should study the information and notes taken on their "blues soup" sheet, harmony sheet, scale sheet and lyric sheet.


Homework: Practise improvising using the blues scale, practise the blues harmony using the 12 bar blues chords. Study for the test.


Grade 8: Goals for this week: Complete and polish the polyphonic and monophonic sections of their STOMP group performance. All groups should have selected their "instrument", finished creating their setting/characthers/story line, and should be working on the performance.


All members should have mastered and memorized the patterns being performed in the polyphonic section, added movement and created the rhythm for their monophonic section.
Steps 10-20 in the booklet should be complete.


During the second class of the week, students will have a written test on the music/dance concepts, elements, rhythms, and terms used in STOMP.

Homework: Practise individual patterns for STOMP and memorize them. Study for the test.