It's hard to believe that we have finished a month of school. It seems like yesterday that we were out on the lower school field on the first day of the school year. Time flies when you're having fun and we are having fun. This morning we are continuing our work on playing the blues. I am encouraging the group to count off and rehearse themselves as I sit here and listen. There is much stopping and starting and some discussion as to who is not following the chords. The chords are written on the front board and each student is contributing to the rehearsal. Seldon has emerged as the leader and is calling out chords.
All this is preparation for an assembly in late October. The group will perform their blues for the students body and Dale will play a blues solo using the blues scale. Today I will let them know that I put us on the schedule to perform.
Students:
By the way, if you follow this link www.all-guitar-chords.com/ you will find diagrams for all of the chords we are learning. This is a free site and contains songs you can learn. Have fun!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Today the tenth age will be reviewing the notes B, A, G, C, and D on their recorders. We will use these notes to play, "Linus and Lucy" for "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
The sixth grade guitar class will be reviewing whole and half steps. Today we will build the C major scale and extract the three primary chords C, F, and G. We will discuss the circle of fifths and build a scale on G. After building the G, C, and D, chords, we will go back to our guitars and play these chords, then apply them to a familiar song.
The fifth grade is has been learning to use the Yamaha keyboards. Last class we discussed Johann Pachelbel and the "Canon in D." The girls then went to the keyboards and entered the individual string parts of the canon into the Keyboard and we played them back at the end of class. It was quite a concert. Our next goal is to learn "Joyful, Joyful", the theme from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
The sixth grade guitar class will be reviewing whole and half steps. Today we will build the C major scale and extract the three primary chords C, F, and G. We will discuss the circle of fifths and build a scale on G. After building the G, C, and D, chords, we will go back to our guitars and play these chords, then apply them to a familiar song.
The fifth grade is has been learning to use the Yamaha keyboards. Last class we discussed Johann Pachelbel and the "Canon in D." The girls then went to the keyboards and entered the individual string parts of the canon into the Keyboard and we played them back at the end of class. It was quite a concert. Our next goal is to learn "Joyful, Joyful", the theme from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Hello my Calvert Friends,
Welcome to our Calvert Middle School Music class blog. The purpose of this blog is to let you know what we are doing in music classes. At Calvert Middle School we offer a variety of music class options for fifth through eighth grade. In the fifth grade students will have music for one quarter of the year and will be treated to an introduction to music called "Exploring Music." This short exposure to the world of music will give students a bit of music theory, some time on digital keyboard, and a brief period on the guitar.
Students in the sixth grade get to choose between guitar or keyboard class. Seventh and eighth graders then break up into "bands" and some play bass, drums, keyboard or guitar.
On our blog you will see pictures of us in action. Enjoy!
Brent Hardesty
Director of Calvert Middle School Music
Welcome to our Calvert Middle School Music class blog. The purpose of this blog is to let you know what we are doing in music classes. At Calvert Middle School we offer a variety of music class options for fifth through eighth grade. In the fifth grade students will have music for one quarter of the year and will be treated to an introduction to music called "Exploring Music." This short exposure to the world of music will give students a bit of music theory, some time on digital keyboard, and a brief period on the guitar.
Students in the sixth grade get to choose between guitar or keyboard class. Seventh and eighth graders then break up into "bands" and some play bass, drums, keyboard or guitar.
On our blog you will see pictures of us in action. Enjoy!
Brent Hardesty
Director of Calvert Middle School Music
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