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Middle School Music Appreciation
Middle School Music Appreciation
Best suited for 6th-9th Graders
Guided Listening Units
Students will listen to music from a variety of genres and time periods. Along the way they will explore instrument families, composers, and musical notation. Students with or without musical knowledge will benefit from this class. All units will be presented via a slideshow with follow-along worksheets. Students may have some work to complete at home. All presentations will be available via Google Classroom or printed at request. At the end of the school term, students will have a new appreciation for the music around them.
Schedule & Supplies
Schedule & Supplies
Classes run August to May on Tuesdays for 50 minutes. Approximately 33 class meetings.
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church, 49 Varden Dr, Aiken
Cost: $30 one-time material fee, $20 a month ( (payments begins in September, no May fee)
Supplies needed: 1 inch binder, pencil pouch, 2 pencils, color pencils, loose leaf paper
Included in the material fee: Access to classroom instruments & the following curriculum
2025-26 Curriculum C
Music 101 - Intro to Music!
Music Genres
Beginner Music Theory
Music from Around the World
And more!...
Boomwhackers
Classical Genre
Rock 'n Roll
Latin American
2024-25 Curriculum B
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Music for Summer
Music for Fall
Music for Winter
Music for Spring
2023-2024 Curriculum A
Music Theory
Carnival of the Animals
The Planets
The Star Spangled Banner
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Assignments:
(this information will be updated by the end of the day on Wednesdays)
September 9
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music 101
Lesson 4: Instrument Families
Percussion
Review game - Jeopardy
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 16
Assignment
Complete Music 101 Worksheets
Lesson 4 - Music 101 Unit Assessment
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
September 2
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music 101
Lesson 3: Instrument Families
Woodwind
Brass
Strings
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 9
Assignment
Complete Music 101 Worksheets
Lesson 3
Find the Missing Instrument Parts
The Case of the Missing Case
Places, Please
Musical Instrument, Word Search
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
August 26
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music 101
Lesson 2: The Power of Music
Where music can be found
How music affects the brain and body
Music and Marketing
Boomwhakers
Introduction
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
September payment due
Assignments due September 2
Assignment
Complete Music 101 Worksheets
Lesson 2: The Power of Music
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
August 19
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Classroom Rules & Syllabus
Music 101
L.1: Why Music? Traditional vs Non Traditional Instruments; Pitched vs Non-Pitched Instruments
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
Assignments due August 26
Assignment - Complete Music 101 Worksheet - Lesson 1: What is Music?
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
Assignments due August 19
Next Spirit Day: August 19: Hawaiian Day - Wear a Hawaiian or floral shirt
Return signed parent letter
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Get supplies ready for class
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