JAGUAR PERCUSSION

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Music 6 (Art History and Practice: Percussion)

This is a Percussion+ Course. Percussion PLUS voice and other instruments.

Composing is prep for formal composition next year.

Quiz from Music textbook by Dr. Mark Ammons

Rubric:

· Approx 10 questions, worth 2 points each

· Assessment is multiple choice/fill in the blank

· Students will be given a study guide two weeks prior

Quiz from Music textbook by Dr. Mark Ammons

Rubric:

· Approx 10 questions, worth 2 points each

· Assessment is multiple choice/fill in the blank

· Students will be given a study guide two weeks prior

Quiz from Music textbook by Dr. Mark Ammons

Rubric:

· Approx 10 questions, worth 2 points each

· Assessment is multiple choice/fill in the blank

· Students will be given a study guide two weeks prior

2 Final Quizzes: Compose an original piece

1st one: 50 points - 8 measures, time and key signature, correct notation, single voice part

2nd one: 50 points - 12 measures, time and key signature, correct notation, dual voice parts

FINAL: Compose an original piece, 250 points: 25 measures, time and key signature, correct notation, dual voice parts (YOU MAY WORK ON THIS BEFORE THE FINAL AND FINISH IN CLASS DAY OF THE FINAL)

UNITS 1-2 COMPOSITIONS RUBRIC (50 points):

*15 measures (10 points)

*Treble clef (10 points)

*Legible notations (10 points)

*Time signatures (10 points)

*Dynamics and articulation (10 points)

PERFORMING ENSEMBLE NAME (for Showcases):

*Grade 6: JAGUAR PERCUSSION is a percussion ensemble that features performances utilizing a variety of percussion instruments including djembe, snare, and of course...more cowbell! We perform selections across the musical timeline and from all over the world! Choral combined with percussion.

*Solos and chairs available.

WEEK-BY WEEK SCHEDULE (HISTORY COURSE OUTLINE):

UNIT 1: PERCUSSION HISTORY AND PERCUSSION/VOICE

Week 1: Introduction

BEGIN 1st TWO SONGS, Daily practice log and music checks

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 2: (working form the text MUSIC by Dr. Mark Ammons)

First composition

Time Line; Practice and Study: Cymbals

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 3:

Music in the Middle Ages; Practice and Study: Snare Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

CHECK

Practice composing

Week 4:

Pope Gregory I and the Dove; Practice and Study: Xylophone

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

QUIZ

Week 5:

Leonin and Perotin Go to School; Practice and Study: Bass Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 6:

Troubadours, Trouvères, and Jongleurs; Practice and Study: Castanets

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 7:

“New Art” vs. “Old Art”; Practice and Study: Timpani

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 8:

Music in the Renaissance; Practice and Study: Triangle

Composition Due

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music, COMPOSITION DUE

UNIT 2: PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE AND VOICE

CONTINUE 1ST 2 SONGS, DAILY PRACTICE LOGS AND MUSIC CHECKS

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

CHECK

Practice composing

Week 9:

Composition 2

Josquin: The Man, the Myth, the Great; Practice and Study: Congas

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

QUIZ

Week 10:

Sacred Music: The Motet and Mass; Practice and Study: Djembe

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 11:

Secular Music: Renaissance “Pop”; Practice and Study: Cajon

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 12:

Palestrina and Gabrieli: The Italians are Coming; Practice and Study: Maracas

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Practice composing

Week 13:

Music in the Baroque Period; Practice and Study: Tambourine

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

CHECK

Practice composing

WINTER SHOWCASE

Week 14:

Claudio Monteverdi: Opera is Cool!; Practice and Study: Claves

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Composing practice is now part of weekly routine

Week 15:

Instruments Can Make Beautiful Music, Too!; Practice and Study: Guiro

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 16:

Bach and Handel: Putting it Together; Practice and Study: Marimba

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 17:

Music in the Classical Period; Practice and Study: Vibraphone

2nd Composition Due

QUIZ

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

UNIT 3: PERCUSSION COMPOSITION

Week 18:

Begin NEXT TWO SONGS

CONTINUE DAILY PRACTICE LOG AND MUSIC CHECKS

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 19:

The War of the Buffoons; Practice and Study: Glockenspiel

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 20:

Franz Joseph Haydn and the Esterhazys; Practice and Study: Gong

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 21:

Amadeus—A Child Prodigy; Practice and Study: Bells

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 22:

Ludwig van Beethoven: A Stormy Life; Practice and Study: Bongos

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 23:

Music in the Romantic Period; Practice and Study: Cabasa

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

CHECK

QUIZ

Week 24:

Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony; Practice and Study: Chimes

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 25:

Franz Liszt: The Piano Terminator; Practice and Study: Crotales

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 26:

Romantic Opera: Bigger Must Be Better; Practice and Study: Tabla

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 27:

Richard Wagner: The Egocentric; Practice and Study: Talking Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 28:

Impressionism and Expressionism; Practice and Study: Ngoma

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 29:

Music in the Twentieth Century; Practice and Study: Tenor Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

QUIZ

Week 30:

Schönberg and Atonality; Practice and Study: Side Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 31:

The Jazz Scene; Practice and Study: Bodhran

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 32:

Rock and Roll and Beyond; Practice and Study: Kick Drum

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

CHECK

Week 33:

Review Questions/SPRING SHOWCASE

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 34: Review/Practice Logs

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Week 35: Review/Practice Logs

*Rehearse, check practice logs and music

Final composition due next week!!

Week 36:

Final