Grade+8


 * GRADE 8**

The grade 8 music course will consist of two major components: Musicianship and Music History. Musicianship will be weighted more in the final evaluation, but both will occur simultaneously throughout the year. Here is what can be expected.

Grade 8 Musicianship. Grade eights can expect the following skills to develop by the end of May. Students are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to continue playing the instrument they began in grade 7. By the end of May, students should be prepared to join a grade 9 advanced music class. Continuing with the skills learned last year is the best way to meet this goal. There is a course offered in grade 9 for those interested in playing a new instrument. Regular practice at home is the best way to develop musicianship throughout the year. Each grade will be given a day to exclusively take home their instruments, creating a chance for routine practice.

Grade 8 Music History. Throughout the year grade 8s will be learning about where music in western culture comes from. The fall will explore the development of Western Classical Music. Over the winter and spring, we will explore the development of Western Popular Music. Lectures will be guided with powerpoint presentations where students will take notes. Keep those notes organized for assessment will happen through quizzes and culminating assignments. The presentations will be attached to this wiki. I hope to use this wiki to preview upcoming topics, and attach links to buttress the subject material of our course.

Course Outline for Fall term. (subject to change) **ALL History related lessons cover C3.1, 3.2 of curriculum** **ALL playing related lessons cover C1.1,1.2,1.4,1.5 of curriculum** **ALL composition Projects cover 1.3** **C.1.1,1.2,1.3 are covered in both of areas of study. All music created, practiced, and listened to in class is analyzed, reflected on.**

Sept 12 -The Dark Ages and Renaissance -Baroque Sept 19 Classical and Mozart -Beethoven and the bridge

Sept 26 -Instrumentation tweaks, back in shape with longtones #88 in Red Book - songs in Bb, Eb major and songs in Eb.

Oct 4 -,Romantic Genre F concert major scale Oct 12-work on dotted quarter, "All through the night, Allouette" work the three major scales

-Impressionism

Oct 19 work pg 26,27. Get the Clarinets over break, dotted quarter in 3\4 time. ANNOUNCE QUIZ!!! All three scales, a song with a dotted quarter. Allow trios, creatively display their mastery of the scales. November 3&4

Oct 26 -Modernism AND announce quiz November 4&7 -practice day

Nov 3 -PERFORM DAY (kids waiting can work on cheat sheets) -HISTORY QUIZ

Nov 10 MAY have "Great Canadian Music Class Project" interuption -will also introduce 16th notes, Get Clarinets over break

Nov 24 Introduce Genres Revisited Project Next Day is work day one.

Dec 2 both days devoted to project preparations

Dec 9 first day is last day to prepare, Dec 9 through 15 to finish all presentations.

Dec 16 FINISH all leftover presentations.

Jan 9-Get our embouchure back in shape, scale review, synchopated rhythms -Begin our exploration of western popular music with "Slavery, Planting the Seeds for Jazz, Blues, and Soul"
 * BEGINNING OF TERM 2**

Jan 16-Swing Low Sweet Chariot Duet and more syncopated rhythms -introduce 16th notes, play in scales with some syncopation Jan 23 -Jazz is Criminalized -16th notes syncopated, start chromatic

Jan 31 -16th notes synchopated, finish chromatic scale,

Feb 6 -Big Band Swing -syncopated 16ths, to all our scales, 9 note swing scale, Just Fine



Feb 13 -intro rhythm assignment and dates. 3 options, Conduct, Tech, Slides. perform, -Work day!

Feb 16 - Birth of the BLues on Feb 18 UKULELE BLUES DAY!!!

Feb 24 -rhythm based assignments -Blues to Chicago

Mar 1 more rhythm assignments if necessary Birth of RocknRoll

Mar 7 And 8 - History Quiz

March 22 Finish Swing 8ths. Birth of Rock'n'Roll

March 31 Swing 8ths, Just Fine -Jazz, Blues Rock Quiz

April 7 -Day one, jazz improv, I,IV,V 12 Bar pattern, roots, 135s Bebop and Beyond

-April 14 Blues Jam The Beatles

April 21 Announce Scale Quiz NEW OPTION, record yourself playing ALL, or live in the room method Ricochet Rock -Motown &Stax

April 29-

SCALE QUIZ - Peace Movement
 * May 6s**

May 17 8B work day one (peace Movement 8D period 2)
 * May 13** Intro final Evaluation Options to 8B and 7\8 (7s last rehearsal, 8s intro to proj)

Intro Final Evaluation C and D during period 3. May 19 8C work day 1

HISTORY "MusicoloPalooza!" "You left Me Out List" Presentation is audio visual through Ipads, Chrome Books etc: Genre Project 2.0 redo for arts night. Take the original concept, and modernize it by adding an influene of popular music to your classically derived project.
 * Evaluation Options:** PERFORM Ricochet, Just Fine, Choral, or Grant Us Peace

May 24--78 work day 2 for the 8s (7s present or have musicology lecture), May 25 8D work day 1, 8B Canadiana, 8C work day 2 May 27 8C & 8D Canadiana period 6???
 * May 20** -8B Work Day 2, 78 work day 1 while 7s present

May 31 Split 8s present to class. 8D work day 2 June 1 8B presents, 8C and D LAST work Day,
 * May 30** Last work day for 8B, and split 8s,

**June 7** (6th and 7th nulled due to Wonderland and Stratford) June 8 RnR expansion split 8s, 8D present June 9 8b RnR expansion 8C present, finish 8D

June 13 Finish 8C if still here, then Ottawa trip.
 * June 14 **



June 21 8B 78 Funk to Disco June 22 8D Funk to Disco, split 8s 80s June 23 8B 80s, D&C 80s and 90s June 27 8C and 8D Now! June 28 pd 1 8B and 8 split 90s, pd 3 same group NOW June 29 write off for last day of the year....
 * June 20** 8C&D RnR expansion