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Weekly assignments
Weekly assignments so students and parents can stay up to date about the latest activities happening in class.
Elementary School Assignment - April 22
Assignments due April 29
Registration is open for next year!
May 6 - “May the 4th Be With You” Star Wars Day - Represent your favorite Star Wars character with costume or other accessories
Complete Lesson 26 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 26 "Mastering Call and Response"
Music
Students will develop dynamic changes (pp, mp, p, mf, f, ff, crescendo, and decrescendo) by creating large and small shapes to show dynamic changes.
Students will use social awareness to respect other classmates’ personal space.
Students will develop dynamic changes (pp, mp, p, mf, f, ff, crescendo, and decrescendo) by arranging rhythms with dynamics and describing their connection to a social situation.
Students will use social awareness to show attentive audience etiquette when classmates share their arrangements.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use social awareness to show attentive audience etiquette when classmates share their arrangements.
Full Lesson (Shared in Google Classroom) - Lesson 26
Middle School Assignment - April 22
Assignments due April 29
Registration is open for next year!
May 6 - “May the 4th Be With You” Star Wars Day - Represent your favorite Star Wars character with costume or other accessories
Review Music for Summer
Worksheet - none
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - April 22
Assignments due April 29
Registration is open for next year!
May 6 - “May the 4th Be With You” Star Wars Day - Represent your favorite Star Wars character with costume or other accessories
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 9 Dialog
Journal 21 -What did you learn from our guest speaker, Isaac Parks?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Final Presentations this week
Elementary School Assignment - April 15
Assignments due April 22
Registration is open for next year!
April 22 - Career Day - Dress for your future career
Complete Lesson 25 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 24 "Mastering Call and Response"
Music
Students will demonstrate mastery of call and response by singing a song in call-and-response style.
Students will develop introduction and coda by identifying how many steady beats are in a song introduction.
Students will develop rounds and canons by composing a movement canon with a small group.
Students will identify responsible decision-making practices they can use when creating musical movements in small groups.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will identify responsible decision-making practices they can use when creating musical movements in small groups.
Full Lesson (Shared in Google Classroom) - Lesson 25
Middle School Assignment - April 15
Assignments due April 22
Registration is open for next year!
April 22 - Career Day - Dress for your future career
Review Music for Summer
Worksheet - Dot to Dot
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - April 15
Assignments due April 22
Registration is open for next year!
April 22 - Career Day - Dress for your future career
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 9 Dialog
Journal -What did you learn in the process of working on your project?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 15; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Elementary School Assignment - April 1
Assignments due April 15
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 22
Complete Lesson 24 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 24 "Introducing Introductions"
Music
Students will develop rondo form by performing body percussion rhythms to a piece in rondo form.
Students will be introduced to introduction and coda by playing body percussion along with the introduction to a new piece of music.
Students will develop bridge and interlude by identifying an interlude in a piece.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use self-management to create a list of performance goals for their rondo performance.
Full Lesson (Shared in Google Classroom) - Lesson 24
Middle School Assignment - April 1
Assignments due April 15
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 22
Review Music for Summer
Worksheet - Musical directions; color a note
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - April 1
Assignments due April 15
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 22
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 9 Dialog
Journal - None - work on your project!
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Elementary Assignment - March 25
Assignments due April 1
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1 - March 31 was Crayon Day - Wear your favorite color from head to toe
Complete Lesson 23 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 23 "Building a Bridge"
Music
Students will develop call and response by singing the response in a song with a call-and-response structure.
Students will be introduced to bridge and interlude by moving during an interlude in a chasing game.
Students will demonstrate mastery of repetition and repeat signs by creating and performing a repeating body percussion pattern with a partner.
Students will develop bridge and interlude by performing a body percussion pattern during the bridge of a piece.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use relationship skills to practice resisting inappropriate social pressure during group work.
Full Lesson (Shared in Google Classroom) - Lesson 23
Middle School Assignment - March 25
Assignments due April 1
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1 - March 31 was Crayon Day - Wear your favorite color from head to toe
Review Music for Summer
Worksheet - Mendelssohn
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - March 25
Assignments due April 1
April payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1 - March 31 was Crayon Day - Wear your favorite color from head to toe
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 9 Dialog
Journal - None - work on your project!
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Optional work session next Tuesday - 12:30-1:20 - Bring your laptop
Elementary Assignment - March 18
Assignments due March 25
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1
Complete Lesson 22 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 22 "Making my Own Variations!"
Music
Students will develop long and short phrases by aurally identifying long phrases.
Students will develop rondo form by aurally identifying the A section in a piece in rondo form
Students will develop theme and variations by improvising a variation on a rhythm.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will show self-awareness by identifying emotions portrayed in music.
Full Lesson (Shared in Google Classroom) - Lesson 22
Middle School Assignment - March 18
Assignments due March 25
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1
Review Music for Summer
Journal - What was your favorite part of Vivaldi's Four Seasons? Why?
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - March 18
Assignments due March 25
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - April 1
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 8 Short Stories
Journal - None - work on your project! - I will check to see at least 1/2 the worksheets are done
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Optional work session next Tuesday - 12:30-1:20 - Bring your laptop
Elementary Assignment - March 11
Assignments due March 18
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - March 18 - MAR 10 was Mario Day - Represent your favorite Mario character with a costume or other accessories
Complete Lesson 20 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 18 "Instruments Are Fun!"
Music
Students will develop AABA form by creating movements to show the B section of a piece in AABA form.
Students will develop repeat signs by identifying repeat signs in a song video.
Students will develop ABA form by performing a piece in ABA form.
Students will develop verse and chorus by recognizing them in a familiar song.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use social awareness to practice being a helpful musical performing partner.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, Circle of Life
Middle School Assignment -March 11
Assignments due March 18
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - March 18 - MAR 10 was Mario Day - Represent your favorite Mario character with a costume or other accessories
Review Music for Spring
Worksheet - Evard Grieg
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - March 11
Assignments due March 18
March payment due
Registration is open for next year!
Spirit Week - March 18 - MAR 10 was Mario Day - Represent your favorite Mario character with a costume or other accessories
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 8 Short Stories
Journal #19- Which instrument(s) would you select to play the main theme of your favorite movie instead of the original?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Optional work session next Tuesday - 12:30-1:20 - Bring your laptop
Elementary Assignment - March 4
Assignments due March 11
March payment due
Spirit Week - March 18
Complete Lesson 20 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 18 "Instruments Are Fun!"
Music
Students will demonstrate mastery of body percussion by arranging a four-beat rhythm for body percussion.
Students will demonstrate mastery of orchestral instruments and families by matching names of instruments in the orchestra to their pictures.
Students will have an introductory experience with head voice and chest voice by identifying what instruments in the orchestra play in upper and lower pitch registers.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will identify what instruments in the orchestra play in upper and lower pitch registers.
Students will use responsible decision-making skills when problem-solving during the arrangement process.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Life's What You Make It
Middle School Assignment -March 4
Assignments due March 11
March payment due
Spirit Week - March 18
Review Music for Spring
Worksheet - "Find Bingo's Bone"
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - March 4
Assignments due March 11
March payment due
Spirit Week - March 18
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 7 Film Scoring
Journal #18 - What did you find challenging about the Film Scoring unit?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Do Page 4
Elementary Assignment - February 18
Assignments due February 25
Spirit Week - March 4
Complete Lesson 19 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 18 "Our Ensemble"
Music
Students will demonstrate mastery of barred percussion and pitched percussion instruments by creating a repeating pattern with barred instruments.
Students will be introduced to a marching band ensemble by marking time, marching, and dressing left to a marching band ensemble piece.
Students will be introduced to a concert band ensemble by moving to a piece played by a concert band.
Students will be introduced to a jazz ensemble by moving to a piece played by a jazz ensemble.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use relationship skills when working in small groups to create music.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - I Want It That Way; Beyond the Sea
Middle School Assignment - February 18
Assignments due February 25
Spirit Week - March 4
Review Music for Spring
Worksheet - Schumann
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - February 18
Assignments due February 25
Spirit Week - March 4
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 7 Film Scoring
Journal #17 - How does your mood affect what music you listen to?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Begin Page 3
Elementary Assignment - February 4
Assignments due February 11
Spirit Week - February 18 - Scientist Day - Dress like a scientist or wear a scientific shirt
Complete Lesson 18 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 18 "Soprano & Alto Voices"
Music
Students will develop world instruments and musical styles by playing a drum pattern to music set to a traditional Hawaiian proverb.
Students will be introduced to soprano voices by moving a shadow puppet at a high level.
Students will be introduced to soprano and alto voices by aurally identifying them in a Scottish folk song.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use self-management to move around the room at high and low levels.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Hot Hot Hot; Aiken Drum; Over the Rainbow; steel drum example
Middle School Assignment - February 11
Assignments due February 18
Spirit Week - February 18 - Scientist Day - Dress like a scientist or wear a scientific shirt
Review Music for Spring
Worksheet - Beethoven
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - February 11
Assignments due February 18
Spirit Week - February 18 - Scientist Day - Dress like a scientist or wear a scientific shirt
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 7 Film Scoring
Journal #16 - Of the music you listen to, what elements do you find most enjoyable?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Complete Page 2
Elementary Assignment - February 4
Assignments due February 11
Spirit Week - February 18
February Payment Due
Complete Lesson 17 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 17 "I Found a Sound!"
Music
Develop found sounds and homemade instruments by creating different timbres in found instruments.
Develop musical styles by listening for information about Jazz music in a Jazz style song.
Develop musical styles by creating body percussion patterns to a song in Jazz style.
Social Emotional Learning
Use social awareness to consider how their actions impact other people who use found instruments outside a musical context.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - We Got the Beat; Rock Around the Clock; What a Wonderful World
Middle School Assignment - February 4
Assignments due February 11
Spirit Week - February 18
February Payment Due
Review Music for Spring
Journal - What is your favorite movement of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons: Spring"? Why?
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - February 4
Assignments due February 11
Spirit Week - February 18
February Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 6
Journal #15 - Why do you prefer one kind of music over another kind?
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April 16; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Complete Page 2
Elementary Assignment - January 28
Assignments due February 4
Spirit Week - February 4 Who loves to read? - Represent your favorite book character with a costume or other accessories
February Payment Due
Complete Lesson 15 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 16 "Music Style Time!"
Music
Students will be introduced to musical styles by noticing differences between Latin, Swing, and Rock styles.
Students will show mastery of unpitched percussion by:
identifying the percussion instruments used in three musical styles.
playing instruments to a song in a Polka style.
Social Emotional Learning
Students will use self-awareness to notice their emotions when taking turns with classroom instruments.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - We Got the Beat; The Rainbow Connection (Muppets); Clarinet Polka
Middle School Assignment - January 28
Assignments due February 4
Spirit Week - February 4 Who loves to read? - Represent your favorite book character with a costume or other accessories
February Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Worksheets - complete rhythm worksheets; clap and count the rhythms
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - January 28
Assignments due February 4
Spirit Week - February 4 Who loves to read? - Represent your favorite book character with a costume or other accessories
February Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 6
Journal #14 - Watch the folly artist video we made in class on the "HS Music" page and write a critique
Worksheet - None
2nd semester project - Due April; grading requirements are in the google classroom
Elementary Assignment - January 21
Assignments due January 28
Spirit Week - February 4
January Payment Due
Complete Lesson 15 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 15 "Sing Sol La Mi with Me"
Music
develop chords I and V by singing chord roots I and V to a song in Twi (African language of Ghana).
demonstrate mastery of low-middle-high by analyzing an unknown song for high, middle, and low phrases.
develop two-part harmony by singing in a round.
demonstrate mastery of simple solfège patterns (sol-mi and sol-mi-la) by sight-singing sol, la, and mi with solfège hand signs.
demonstrate mastery of simple solfège patterns (sol-mi and sol-mi-la) by creating and performing musical ideas with sol, la, and mi using words and solfège.
Social Emotional Learning
use self-management to sing appropriate reactions to emotions
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Nanuma
Middle School Assignment - January 21
Assignments due January 28
Spirit Week - February 4
January Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Worksheets - Illustrate a Winter Scene
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - January 21
Assignments due January 28
Spirit Week - February 4
January Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 5
Journal - none
Worksheet - Complete Unit 5 p.5-8 with provided videos in Google Classroom. Bring items to demonstrate your assigned video in class
Complete Unit 5 Page 9 - This counts as a "Unit Review" grade
2nd semester project - Due April; more information coming soon!
High School Assignment - January 14
Assignments due January 21
Spirit Week -January 21 - Patriotic Day - Wear your best red, white, & blue
January Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 5 Page 2
Journal #13 - Watch the Foley Artist Video & Write 5 facts that you learned from the video
Worksheet - Watch your assigned film in the Google Classroom and prepare the sound effects to present in class. (Your assigned film is listed under description)
2nd semester project - Reply to Mrs. Threlkeld's email naming film composer
Due April; more information coming soon!
Elementary Assignment - January 7
Assignments due January 21
Spirit Week -January 21 - Patriotic Day - Wear your best red, white, & blue
January Payment Due
Complete Lesson 14 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 14 "Chords, of Course!"
Music
develop solfege octaves (sol, la, do) by playing on barred instruments
develop develop two part harmony by playing a melodic ostinato with a new song
be introduced to chords by playing chord roots on barred instruments
Social Emotional Learning
plan responsible decisions to use in class that will keep instruments and peers safe
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Get on Board, Threw it Out the Window, Try Everything (from Zootopia)
Middle School Assignment - January 7
Assignments due January 21
Spirit Week - January 21 - Patriotic Day - Wear your best red, white, & blue
January Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Worksheets - None
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - January 7
Assignments due January 14
Spirit Week - January 21
January Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 5 Page 2
Journal #12 - How did you feel about your experience as a Foley artist?
Worksheet - Complete Unit 5 p.3 with provided videos in Google Classroom. Bring items to demonstrate one of the videos in class
2nd semester project - Due April; more information coming soon!
All Classes Assignment - December 7
Assignments due January 7
Spirit Week - January 07 - Wacky Day - Who can look the wackiest today? Hair? Socks? Mismatching clothes?
January Payment Due
No Homework - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Elementary Assignment - December 10
Assignments due December 17
Spirit Week - Christmas Party & Games
December Payment Due
Complete Lesson 13 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 12 "Sailing High, Medium, and Low"
Music
sing an octave using low la, low sol, and do in a singing game as an introductory experience with solfège octaves
develop major pentatonic solfège (do, re, mi, sol, la) by singing on solfège syllables.
develop low, middle, and high pitches by moving to low, middle, and high.
Social Emotional Learning
use social awareness to imagine the perspectives and emotions of classmates when learning a new game.
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - My Town, My World
Middle School Assignment - December 10
Assignments due December 17
Spirit Week - Christmas Party & Musical Games
December Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Complete Debussy Worksheet
Slideshow is in Google Classroom
High School Assignment - December 10
Assignments due December 17
Spirit Week - Christmas Party & Musical Games
December Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 5 Page 1
Journal - None
Worksheet - None
1st Semester Project - Due Dec 17
Elementary Assignment - December 3
Assignments due December 10
Spirit Week - Christmas Ugly Sweater - Wear your tackiest Christmas gear!
December Payment Due
Complete Lesson 12 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 12 "You and Me in Harmony"
Music
develop simple major pentatonic solfege (do, re, me, sol, la) by singing and signing solfege syllables on the five-line staff
develop mastery of melodic contour by creating movement to show melodic contour
begin introductory experiences with harmony by singing a melodic ostinato
Social Emotional Learning
demonstrate how musicians show relationship skills by helping each other with musical challenges like staying together as a group and singing without the teacher
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - The Green Grass Grew All Around, It's a Small World
Middle School Assignment - December 3
Assignments due December 10
Spirit Week - Christmas Ugly Sweater - Wear your tackiest Christmas gear!
December Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Complete Prokofiev & Winter Mystery Worksheet; Follow Along Worksheet
Slideshow is in Google Classroom; must be in
High School Assignment - December 3
Assignments due December 10
Spirit Week - Christmas Ugly Sweater - Wear your tackiest Christmas gear!
December Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 4 Pages 8-17
Journal #11 - Was finding the correct instrumentation for a film easy or difficult? Why?
Worksheet - Unit 4 pages 18-19
1st Semester Project - Due Dec 17
Elementary Assignment - November 19
Assignments due December 3
Spirit Week - Dec 10
December Payment Due
Complete Lesson 11 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 11 "Line, Spaces, and Smiles on Our Faces"
Music
develop simple solfege patterns by aurally indentifying sol-la-mi in a new song
develop simple solfege patterns by moving to the melodic contour of sol-la-mi
demonstrate mastery of staff lines and spaces by pointing to lines and spaces on the hand staff
Social Emotional Learning
show self-awareness by identifying musical situations that feel easy or challenging
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - On a Log, Music Makes Me Happy
Middle School Assignment - November 19
Assignments due December 3
Spirit Week - Dec 10
December Payment Due
Review Music for Winter
Complete Purcell & Winter Mystery Worksheet
High School Assignment - November 19
Assignments due December 3
Spirit Week - Dec 10
December Payment Due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 4 Pages 6-9
Journal - None
Worksheet - None
1st Semester Project - Due Dec 17
Elementary Assignment - November 12
Assignments due November 19
Spirit Week - November 19 - Happy Thanksgiving - Wear Thanksgiving themed clothing and/or accessories
Complete Lesson 10 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 10 "Let's Work Together"
Music -demonstrate understanding of strong and weak beats by creating rhythmic patterns and conducting in multiple time signatures
Music - sing, create body percussion, and play a game in a meter that has compound groupings
Social Emotional Learning -use responsible decision-making process to work with a partner to solve a problem
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Come to the Harvest Jamboree
Middle School Assignment - November 12
Assignments due November 19
Spirit Week - November 19 - Happy Thanksgiving - Wear Thanksgiving themed clothing and/or accessories
Review Music for Winter
Complete Sibelius Worksheets
High School Assignment - November 12
Assignments due November 19
Spirit Week - November 19 - Happy Thanksgiving - Wear Thanksgiving themed clothing and/or accessories
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 4 Pages 1-5
Journal - None
Worksheet - Instrumental Families (In google classroom)
1st Semester Project - Complete your 2nd paragraph
Elementary Assignment - November 5
Assignments due November 12
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 19
Complete Lesson 9 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 9 "Two by Two"
Music -demonstrate understanding of cut time by singing, conducting, playing instruments, and creating body percussion
Music - perform using compound groupings
Social Emotional Learning -brainstorm ideas on how to become more self-aware and to respect the planet
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Imo Gal; Lift Every Voice and Sing: Big Beautiful Planet
Check out this week's Google Classroom for a special surprise video!
Middle School Assignment - November 5
Assignments due November 12
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 19
Review Music for Winter
Complete Vivaldi worksheet
High School Assignment - November 5
Assignments due November 12
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 19
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - none
Journal #10 - What did you learn from the Unit 3 Skit Project; it doesn't have to be music related. (Put the journal number at the top of the page. Write 5 complete sentences minimum)
1st Semester Project
Select the film for your essay
Start working on your opening paragraph
Elementary Assignment - October 29
Assignments due November 5
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 5 - It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Month - Represent your favorite Disney animated character with a costume or other accessories
Complete Lesson 8 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 8 "Broadway Bound!"
Music -perform in different meters by singing, conducting, playing instruments, and creating body percussion
Music - whistle and sing in cut time
Social Emotional Learning -identify self-management techniques that assist me when I am afraid
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Give my Regards to George M Cohan; Disney on Broadway; I Whistle a Happy Tune; We Got the Beat
Middle School Assignment - October 29
Assignments due November 5
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 5 - It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Month - Represent your favorite Disney animated character with a costume or other accessories
Review Music for Fall
Complete Music for Fall worksheets
High School Assignment - October 29
Assignments due November 5
November payment due
Spirit Week - November 5 - It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Month - Represent your favorite Disney animated character with a costume or other accessories
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 3 p.5
Unit 3 Project/Review - Work with your partner to prepare your script.
Add at least one prop and one musical vocabulary word.
The 3 musical examples are in the google classroom.
Time will be given in class for finishing touches and to rehearse before final presentations.
1st Semester Project
Select the film for your essay
Start working on your opening paragraph
Elementary Assignment - October 22
Assignments due October 29
Spirit Week - November 5
Complete Lesson 7 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music -conduct, sing, and perform rhythmic patterns in different meters (2/4, 3/4, & 4/4)
Music - identify time signature, barlines, measures, & double bar line
Social Emotional Learning -demonstrate social awareness by asking and answering questions related to feeling and social cues
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Come to the Harvest Jamboree
Middle School Assignment - October 22
Assignments due October 29
Spirit Week - November 5
Review Music for Fall - Copland's Simple Gifts
Complete Copland worksheets
High School Assignment - October 22
Assignments due October 29
Spirit Week - November 5
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 3 p.2-3
Journal #9 - When selecting which music would be most suitable for a scene, we had difference of opinion. What could contribute to these various opinions? (Put the journal number at the top of the page. Write 5 complete sentences minimum)
1st Semester Project
Select the film for your essay
Start brainstorming how music affects this film - no specific format needed
Elementary Assignment - October 15
Assignments due October 22
Spirit Week - October 22 - Art week - wear your most artistic shirt
Complete Lesson 6 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - learn to move to music through square dancing
Music - demonstrate an understanding of time signature, barlines, measures, & double bar line
Social Emotional Learning - Relationship skills - working together while square dancing
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Paw Paw Patch, Come to the Harvest Jamboree
Middle School Assignment - October 15
Assignments due October 22
Spirit Week - October 22 - Art week - wear your most artistic shirt
Review Music for Fall - Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony & Percy Grainger's Harvest Hymn
Complete Beethoven and Grainger worksheets
High School Assignment - October 15
Assignments due October 22
Spirit Week - October 22 - Art week - wear your most artistic shirt
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - Unit 3 p.1
Have parent sign progress report
Journal #7 - What is your favorite movie theme song and why? (Please include at least 5 complete sentences)
Journal #8 - How does music affect your perception about a character? (Please include at least 5 complete sentences)
Elementary Assignment - October 8
Assignments due October 15
October payment due
Spirit Week - October 22
Complete Lesson 5 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - move to different rhythms and dynamics
Music - demonstrate an understanding of two sixteenth notes and one eighth notes, half notes, and whole notes
Self-Awareness - use responsible decision-making when playing a singing game
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) -Canon in D Major; Don't Worry Be Happy
Middle School Assignment - October 8
Assignments due October 15
October payment due
Spirit Week - October 22
Review Music for Fall - Vivaldi's "Four Season's - Autumn"
Complete Vivaldi worksheet
High School Assignment - October 8
Assignments due October 15
October payment due
Spirit Week - October 22
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class, make sure you go back and complete Unit 2 Page 11
Print and complete Unit 2 Worksheet 4 in google classroom
Journal #6 - Describe why you selected each character on the worksheet. 2-3 sentences per character
Elementary Assignment - September 17
Assignments for September 24
Spirit Week - Sept 19 was "Talk Like a Pirate Day" - Dress like a pirate!
Complete Lesson 4 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - experience syncopation by clapping to a Jamaican folksong
Music - demonstrate the effect of tied eighth notes
Self-Awareness - Use relationship skills to communicate about musical performance
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - What a Wonderful World, Hop Old Squirrel, Footloose
Middle School Assignment - September 17
Assignments for September 24
Spirit Week - Sept 19 was "Talk Like a Pirate Day" - Dress like a pirate!
Complete and color "Variations L-M & The Fugue"
All Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra worksheets should all be completed
Review and complete the fill in the black worksheets, especially Part C
Worksheets and videos are available in the Google Classroom
High School Assignment - September 17
Assignments for September 24
Spirit Week - Sept 19 was "Talk Like a Pirate Day" - Dress like a pirate!
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class, make sure you go back and draw the instruments - coloring gets a bonus ticket
Journal #5 - What are some things that you would consider if you were to write a theme song for a character in a movie? (at least 5 high school level sentences)
Print and complete Unit 2 Worksheet 3 in google classroom
Elementary Assignment - September 10
Assignments for September 17
Complete Lesson 3 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - Speaking using rhythms
Music - Play ostinato patterns
Self-Awareness - Using social awareness to imagine the perspective of others
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Best Day of My Life, God Bless the USA
Middle School Assignment - September 10
Assignments for September 17
Complete and color "Variations G-K" worksheets
worksheets and videos are available in the Google Classroom
High School- September 10
Assignments for September 17
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - coloring gets a bonus ticket
Complete "Script Writing" project
Add illustration and prepare to present
Grading rubric available in Google Classroom
Elementary Assignment - September 3
Assignments for September 10
$20 September payment due
Spirit Week - Football Season Kick Off - Wear your favorite football team gear
Complete Lesson 2 worksheet & color
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - Building rhythms like building LEGOS
Music - Play ostinato patterns
Self-Awareness - Self management & A Time for Dreams
Songs (Shared in Google Classroom) - Footloose; Paw Paw Patch
Middle Assignment - September 3
Assignments for September 10
$20 September payment due
Spirit Week - Football Season Kick Off - Wear your favorite football team gear
Complete and color "Variations B-F" worksheets
worksheets and videos are available in the Google Classroom
High School Assignment - September 3
Assignments for September 10
$20 September payment due
Spirit Week - Football Season Kick Off - Wear your favorite football team gear
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class - coloring gets a bonus ticket
Journal #3 - Using your worksheet pages 5 & 6, "Introduction to Theme Music," on a separate sheet of paper describe what kind of theme music you would expect to hear for the following characters: (At least 3 sentences for each)
#1 Character 1
#3 Character 1
#4 Character 2
Journal #4 - Thinking about worksheet page 8, "The Art of Sound Effects," list household objects (2+) that could be used to recreate sound effects for the following: (A clear list is fine, no paragraph needed)
Horse
Bird
Rain
Food sizzling
Tennis game
Whip (think Indiana Jones)
Elementary Assignment - August 28
Assignments for September 3
$20 September payment due
Complete rhythm worksheet
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music - Reading and using rhythm symbols
Music - Discuss the difference between beat and rhythm
Self-Awareness - the best that I can be
Middle Assignment - August 28
Assignments for September 3
$20 September payment due
Complete Variation A worksheet
to listen again:
Join Google Classroom (email me at sbpiccolo@gmail.com to get the classroom invite code)
Click Classroom
Under Middle School, click "YPG to the Orchestra Instrument Clips" and select flute
Review and color introduction to Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
High School Assignment - August 28
Assignments for September 3
$20 September payment due
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class
Join our Google Classroom and complete assignment
Email me at sbpiccolo@gmail.com to get the classroom invite code
Under High School, click "Unit 1 - How Music Changes a Picture" print and complete the assignment
Journal #2 - How does music change a film? (Write a full high school level paragraph)
Elementary Assignment - August 13
Assignments for August 20
Grace co-op form and church payment due to Mrs. George
Supply payment due
Have a 1 inch binder, pencil pouch, pencils, and crayons ready for class
Review syllabus with parents - parent signature earns bonus ticket!
Review classroom rules with parents
Complete and color "My musical summer" worksheet
Middle Assignment - August 13
Assignments for August 20
Grace co-op form and church payment due to Mrs. George
Supply payment due
Have 1 inch binder, pencil pouch, pencils, and color pencils ready for class
Review syllabus with parents- parent signature earns bonus ticket!
Complete "My musical summer" worksheet
Review and color introduction to Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
High School Assignment - August 13
Assignments for August 20
Grace co-op form and church payment due to Mrs. George
Supply payment due
Have 2 inch binder, pencil pouch, pencils, and color pencils ready for class
Review syllabus with parents- parent signature earns bonus ticket!
Review and complete unit worksheets covered in class
On worksheet provided: Illustrate and explain the purpose of music topic listed on the worksheet (worksheet in google classroom)
Journal #1 - How does music enhance a film versus silence?
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