Bell Ringer:
How do the elements of music interact and create music?

Rhythm and "The Elements" Unit

Rhythm and "The Elements" Portfolio Day 1

 Bell Ringer:
Create your own symbol and apply it to one example from yesterday... manipulate the symbol and the element visually and audibly.

Rhythm and "The Elements" Unit

Rhythm and "The Elements" Portfolio Day 1

 Bell Ringer:
KWL Organizer (Vaudeville).pdf

6th Grade Vaudeville PowerPoint

Vaudeville Classwork

Venn Diagram with 10-word Summary

 Bell Ringer:
 What is an American Musical?

Contemporary Musicals PowerPoint

Wicked Featurette

Week in Rap

Music Instinct

Bell Ringer: Journal

Music Instinct Lesson 1

Assessment

Ticket out the Door

Music Instinct

Bell Ringer: Journal
 
Music Instinct Lesson 2

 Assessment:

Ticket out the Door

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf Text

Peter and the Wolf - Characters-Instruments

PowerPoint (PDF)
Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf - Crossword

 Bell Ringer: Journal
 What makes the themes from Jaws and Star Wars (Darth Vader) so recognizable?

 Peter and the Wolf
 Movie

 Assessment

 Venn Diagram Comparison
 Story vs. Movie

Orchestra Day 1 Bell Ringer - KWL.pdf

 KWL Organizer (Orchestras).pdf

Orchestra Instruments.pdf

Orchestra Organizer.pdf

 Bell Ringer: Journal
 What is Music?
 
 Word Bank:
 Note (examples)
 Time Signature

 Time Signatures
 (Sheet)

 Bell Ringer:
 What is the most important event to happen this past year? Will this have an effect on the world 5, 10 25 years from now?

Week in Rap
- Year in Rap

Read Chapter 1
 - Artists for Africa 1985
   "We Are the World"

Venn Diagram with 10-word Summary

 Bell Ringer:
 Why should or should we not help other countries that may be in need?

Review Chapter 1

Introduce Haiti 2010
"We Are the World"

Compare, Contrast, Analyze different versions of the song/video

Class Expectations

Class Rules

Classroom Procedures

Homework:
Contract to be signed by student and parent/guardian

 Bell Ringer:
 Pick two important
 news items out of the
 video.
 Week in Rap

 Define Music

 Listening to Music
 Song: Baba Yetu

What do you hear?  What instruments?
What is the feeling of the song?
How loud is the song?