Hi everyone!
I hope our school community had a nice Spring Break! I certainly did!
We will shift units again now after the break, though most groups are finishing up work from March. Here is where we stand in music classes at Armstrong:
Divisions 2, 3 and 5 are finishing guitar work by learning the theory behind what they were playing. Mostly we were playing chords on the guitar. Chords are made up of three pitches and there are specific formulas to find the 3 pitches of a major chord and 3 pitches of a minor chord.
After we finish that up, these groups will be staring the Evolution Project. This project is to research the evolution of an artist, a genre of music, an instrument or some technology around music. They will create a timeline and then a powerpoint presentation to share with the class.
Division 4 is finishing up their Evolution Projects and then they are the next learning group to use the guitars and learn about chords.
Division 6 will be working on a piece using a variety of instruments for the upcoming virtual concert in May.
Divisions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are finishing up the Black History Month research about Black musicians. After that is finished, they will be starting recorders and xylophones. Please see their grade page for the protocols we will follow around using these instruments.
Division 11 will be using the djembe drums this term.
Divisions 12 and 13 are doing a dance unit.
Divisions 14, 15 and 16 are continuing to explore Laban’s Eight Efforts of movement for dance and music articulation.
Divisions 17, 18 and 19 are finishing up work on the xylophones to explore the concepts of high and low and to play a simple melody on the xylophones. Then they will be learning about the other percussion instruments in the music room.
We are set to have a lot of fun in music this month!