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20/2/13        CBD? Ostrich? cool lesson ay!  

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20/2/13        CBD? Ostrich? cool lesson ay!  

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20/We looked at settlement models, where house/people are and why.
Keywords: suburb, inner suburb, CBD, ostrich.
HOMEWORK: create a powerpoint quiz with 5 questions. Next week
you will be divided into groups to compete! PRIZE: Ostrich egg!

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This lesson we looked at Settlement: where is the best place to start a settlement? Why?
Homework: do some research on how KL has grown. Write a short piece about it.

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Tubular Bells/Candyman performances

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Practicing for Ternary performance piece.

Assessment: ternary form keyboard piece.

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In this lesson we ripped apart Tubular Bells to see how its constructed. Musical devices such as: phasing, ostinato and others were used. We listened very close to each section and described what we heard.

Homework 3: find a dubstep piece and write down any techniques you can hear.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agUn38onlmM  (dubstep from class)

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Homework 1: due 22/1/13: Look at your own area, where you live. What kind of settlement is it? Describe what you can see.

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Year 8 Lesson 2 & 3: Presentations on minimalism. 

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Year 8 Lesson 2 & 3: Presentations on minimalism. 

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Each group took turns to present their research.
HOMEWORK 1: Write a summary of minimalism (1-3 paragraphs).
HOMEWORK 2: Write a report on a minimalist piece of music. What do you hear?

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Year 8 Lesson 1: Introduction to Minimalism

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Year 8 Lesson 1: Introduction to Minimalism

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We looked at what we know about minimalism. How Art has minimalism and listened to some piano examples of minimalism. We came up with a class definition and decided it is music with limited musical material.

HOMEWORK:  GROUP ASSIGNMENT: in groups of 3-4 you must prepare a presentation on minimalism. You are expected to do your own research. Produce a poster and or powerpoint on minimalism. You will be graded separately.

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We warmed you up with focusing on your 'resilience' to listening real close. Your listening muscle!

Then we listened really close to some piano pieces, and you managed to guess the form! We also listened to some Jimi Hendrix and some BB King and you managed to guess the form once again!

We studied Twinkle Twinkle very closely to see how the melody (tune) and phrases fit into Ternary form.

Can you remember your doughnut? And sandwich? A:B:A  How much jam? How much bread?

HOMEWORK: make a table and mark it A section, B section. Use the learning words to describe each section from Twinkle Twinkle. (Check back in your book for the keywords).

HOMEWORK 2: note reading challenge (2 levels given out)

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We looked at how Binary form works in music. We drew an ice-cream to show the form, scoops of cookie dough and a tasty cone! You can have many scoops and several cones, but it must be A(A) B(B). You were all great at guessing when the B section starts (by raising your hand!).

HOMEWORK 1: make a table and mark it A section, B section. Use the learning words to describe each section from the piece written by me! (Check back in your book for the keywords).

HOMEWORK 2: note reading music worksheet. (2 levels given out)

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We looked at how music has sections, just like chapters in a book! Imagine a book without chapters? CRAZY!
We looked at A and B sections and what makes them different.
HOMEWORK: non set

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Make sure you do your homework. Its important to keep you on target. If unsure ask me, i'm happy to help. Or you can put a question in the class question box (the bright pink one) 

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Make sure you do your homework. Its important to keep you on target. If unsure ask me, i'm happy to help. Or you can put a question in the class question box (the bright pink one) 