What's Happening in 7th Grade General Music?
This is a timeline of activities in the 7th Grade General Music Rotation.
Week 1: Welcome to Music, Class Expectations, Getting to Know You activities, Class All About Me Project,
Art Inspired by Music Listening Project.
Week 2: Elements of Music, What to Listen For in Music, and Classroom Playlist Project
Week 3: GarageBand Review
Week 4: GarageBand Project: Using Samples to Create a Found Sound Composition
Weeks 5-6: Music Can Change The World: Latinx, BLM, and LGBTQ+ Unit
Week 7: GarageBand Sound Story Project: Using music composition technology to "tell" the story of a work of art.
Week 8: Musical Study: In the Heights
Week 9: Putting it all together Composition Project: Songwriting, Lyrics, and Musical Parodies
Grading:
Week 1: Welcome to Music, Class Expectations, Getting to Know You activities, Class All About Me Project,
Art Inspired by Music Listening Project.
Week 2: Elements of Music, What to Listen For in Music, and Classroom Playlist Project
Week 3: GarageBand Review
Week 4: GarageBand Project: Using Samples to Create a Found Sound Composition
Weeks 5-6: Music Can Change The World: Latinx, BLM, and LGBTQ+ Unit
Week 7: GarageBand Sound Story Project: Using music composition technology to "tell" the story of a work of art.
Week 8: Musical Study: In the Heights
Week 9: Putting it all together Composition Project: Songwriting, Lyrics, and Musical Parodies
Grading:
- Student performance will be evaluated through mastery based assignments and assessments.
- Charged iPad
- Earbuds or headphones for use with iPad