Students will sing, alone and with others,
a varied repertoire of songs.
Singing the melodies of the themes in the Call Charts
Singing the Blues (individual project)
Singing in the hallway as they leave class (it does happen!)
Students will play, alone and with others, a varied
repertoire of instrumental music.
Playing harmonica daily allows students to develop a sense of pitch
Playing harmonica daily develops the self discipline of practicing
Giving weekly benchmarks keeps students moving forward
Playing the harmonica gives the opportunity for lifelong music learning.
Styles studied
Blues
Rock
Traditional
Free improvisation
Students will improvise melodies, variations and accompaniments.
Playing harmonica
Theme and variations (Mary Had A Little Lamb)
Blues riff background for individual project (Da,Da,Da,Da)
Students will compose and arrange music.
Singin‘ The Blues (individual project)
Compose song about Jazz or Rock(individual project)
Advanced students(performance group experience) make combo arrangements
for final project backgrounds
Students will read and notate music.
Students start harmonica by reading tab.
Advanced students are directed to reading standard notation.
Students will listen to, describe and analyze music.
Call Charts (40% of classroom activities)
Call Chart critiques ( individual project)
Comparative essay ( individual project)
Discuss the similarities and differences between artists and their music
of the same era
Discuss the similarities and differences between artists and their music
of different eras (Which era used more pink? Which era had symmetrical
song patterns? Why do some songs use more multi layered functions?)
Students will evaluate music and music performances.
Singin’ the Blues (Individual projects)
Follow rubric (in student workbook) to evaluate performance
Compare individual song themes
Discussion of styles of improvisation ( pattern development, repetitive,
free)
Students will make connections between music, other
disciplines and daily life.
Cuttin’ a Rug (group project)
Learn steps
Plan choreography
Practice routine
Perform with class assessment following rubric (student workbook)
Broadcast sponsor ( making a commercial for the radio broadcast)
Choosing the proper background to create the right impression
Creating a jingle for the product
Students will understand music in relation to history
and culture.
Unit Powerpoint presentations ( By Era)
Identifies stylistic elements in relation to cultural diversities.
Identifies stylistic elements in relation to national and world events.
Call Charts give visual examples of
Styles of arrangements by period
Styles of instrumentation by period
Styles of improvisation by period