Band!! 5B Tuesday/Thursday 1:30 - 2:35pm
This course will be focused on the development, continuation, and expansion of basic. Learning about musical keys, notation, rhythms, beat and format of pieces. By the end of the course student should be able to recognize, understand, and play basic sheet music. |
Link to Google Classroom site:
May 7th - May 11th
Tuesday (May 8th): Sectioning the Song: Bridge
HW due by end of day Thursday (May 10th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Bridge
- Entire Song (0:00 - 3:25)
Thursday (May 10th):
HW due by Tuesday (May 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Entire Song (0:00 - 3:25)
April 30th - May 4th
Tuesday (May 1st): Sectioning the Song: Outro Chorus -> Outro
HW due by end of day Thursday (May 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Outro Chorus and Outro
- Bridge
Thursday (May 3rd): NO SCHOOL - Senior Grad Defense
HW due by Tuesday (May 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Chorus Outro and Outro
- Bridge
April 23rd - April 27th
Tuesday (Apr 24th): Sectioning the Song: Opening -> Verse 1 -> Chorus
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 26th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening -> 2nd Chorus (0:00 - 1:55)
- Bridge, Chorus Outro and Outro
Thursday (Apr 26th): NO CLASS - Junior SBAC Testing
HW due by Tuesday (May 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Bridge, Chorus Outro and Outro
April 16th - April 20th
Tuesday (Apr 17th): Sectioning the Song: Opening -> Verse 1 -> Chorus
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 19th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
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Thursday (Apr 19th): Sectioning the Song:
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 24th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:15)
April 9th - April 13th
Tuesday (Apr 10th): Sectioning the Song: Chorus
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 12th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Chorus: play test
Thursday (Apr 12th): Sectioning the Song: Verse 1
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 17th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening, Verse 1, Chorus (0:00 - 0:50)
- Transition, measure (phrases), & timing
April 2nd - April 6th
Tuesday (Apr 3rd): Sectioning the Song: Opening
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 5th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:30)
- Work on good transition and staying in time
Thursday (Apr 5th): Sectioning the Song: Verse 1
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 10th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Refine Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:30)
- Start learning Chorus
March 26th - March 30th
Tuesday (Mar 27th): Welcome back from Spring break, lets spring into the last quarter
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 29th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 29th): Back in to the Practice Grind
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 3th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:40)
March 19th - March 23th
SPRING BREAK
March 12th - March 16th
Tuesday (Mar 13th):
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 15th): Last Day of Quarter 3 Performance
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 20th): Be prepared for performance tomorrow
Bring anything and everything Purple to wear for performance
March 5th - March 9th
Tuesday (Mar 6th): Decade Dance: T-minus 3 days
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 8th): Dance Tomorrow
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 13th): Practice, Everyone, Practice - Be ready for decade dance
- Attire: all black
February 26th - March 2nd
Tuesday (Feb 27th): NO SCHOOL
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
Going to run through parts of the song
Thursday (Mar 1st): Dance T-minus 3 class days
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 5th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue learning & refining - WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
February 20th - February 23rd
Tuesday (Feb 20th): Switch Out
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 22th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
Thursday (Feb 22th): Shut up and Play...
HW due by Thursday (Mar 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
February 12th - February 16th
Tuesday (Feb 13th): Dance?
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 15th): NO SCHOOL
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 20th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
February 5th - February 9th
Tuesday (Feb 6th): DANCE....dance....
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 8th): Where Ms. DrieAnn....SORRY
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 13th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
January 29th - February 2nd
Tuesday (Jan 30th): Finding 1 Tempo
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 25th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue - Green Day - Brain Stew
Start - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 1st): DANCE, DANCE
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 6th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
January 22nd - January 26th
Tuesday (Jan 23rd): My Not So Great Vocals
Green Day - Brain Stew
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Thursday (Jan 25th): Instrumental Chorus
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 30th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
January 16th - January 19th
Tuesday (Jan 16th): WELCOME BACK!!!!!
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 19th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Green Day - Brain Stew
Thursday (Jan 18th): Brain Stew
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 23rd): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Green Day - Brain Stew
January 8th - January 12th
Tuesday (Jan 9th): WELCOME BACK!!!!!
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 11th): Songs that you want to perform
Thursday (Jan 11th): Songs.....
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 16th): Think of song you want to play
December 18th - December 22nd
Tuesday (Nov 19th): Jam Out, Chill
HW due by Thursday (Jan 8th): Have a great and relaxing WINTER BREAK!!!!
December 11th - December 15th
Tuesday (Nov 12th): Focus and Fix HW due by Thursday (Dec 14th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Hey Ya!
Thursday (Dec 14th): Play Through and Refine HW due For FRIDAY (Dec 15th): BAND PERFORMANCE!!!!! - Winter Formal
Hey Ya!
Attire - Black and Red
FRIDAY (Dec 15th): BAND PERFORMANCE - Winter Formal
December 4th - December 7th
Tuesday (Nov 5th): Focus and Fix HW due by Thursday (Dec 7th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Dec 7th): Play Through and Refine
HW due For FRIDAY (Dec 8th): BAND TALENT SHOW PERFORMANCE!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
FRIDAY (Dec 8th): BAND TALENT SHOW PERFORMANCE
Tuesday (Nov 28th):
HW due by Thursday (Nov 30th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 30th):
HW due by Tuesday (Dec 5th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
November 13th - November 17th
Tuesday (Nov 14th): OUTKAST
HW due by Thursday (Nov 16th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Hey Ya!
Thursday (Nov 16th): THANKSGIVING - HAVE A GREAT TURKEY DAY!!!
November 6th - November 10th
Tuesday (Nov 7th):
HW due by Thursday (Nov 9th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 9th):
HW due by Tuesday (Nov 14th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
October 30th - November 3rd
Tuesday (Oct 31st): SLC Week - Half-days
HW due by Thursday (Nov 2nd): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 2nd): One Sound, One Band HW due by Tuesday (Nov 7th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
October 23rd - October 27th
Tuesday (Oct 24th): No School
HW due by Thursday (Oct 19th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 26th): Holiday Concert
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 24th) : Guitar, Bass, & Drummer:
- Practice: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Listen to 'Hey Ya!' and 'Where is My Mind'
October 16th - October 20th
Tuesday (Oct 17th): Sectional
HW due by Thursday (Oct 19th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 19th): Holiday Music
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 24th) : Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
October 2nd - October 6th
Tuesday (Oct 3rd): One Song, One Band
HW due by Thursday (Oct 5th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 5th): Holiday Music
HW to do over Fall Break: Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
-Carol of the Bells (Rock version)
September 25th - September 29th
Tuesday (Sept 26th): One Song, One Band
HW due by Thursday (Sept 28th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Arctic Monkey - Do I Wanna Know?
Thursday (Sept 28th):
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 3rd): Guitar, Bass, & Drumset
Practice, Practice, Practice
September 18th - September 22nd
Tuesday (Sept 19th): More Songs
HW due by Thursday (Sept 21st): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer:
Arctic Monkey - Do I Wanna Know?
Thursday (Sept 21st): Songs, Songs, Songs
Practice, Practice, Practice
September 11th - September 15th
Tuesday (Sept 12th): Guitar/Bass: Scales, Bar chords, and Songs -- Drums: Basic Quarter rhythms
Practice Bar Chords
Bass:
Practice Santeria by Sublime
Drummer:
Practice Quarter-Note Rhythm with Bass Drum
Thursday (Sept 14th): Songs
HW due by Tuesday (Sept 19th): Guitar/Bass:
Practice Songs - Santeria and Crazy Train
Drummer:
Eighth-note Rhythms
September 5th - September 8th
Tuesday (Sept 5th): Guitar/Bass: Scales & Fingering exercises -- Drums: Basic Quarter rhythms
Practice Scales and Finger Exercises
Drummer:
Practice Basic Quarter Note Rhythms
Thursday (Sept 7th): Major and Minor Scales
1. Make Fret chart (fret 1 - 10) for all strings on your instrument (Guitar 6 strings; Bass 4 strings). Label the note for each string (6 or 4) and each fret (10)
2. Make a Picking chart for ONE Major and ONE minor scale
-Link for Blank Fret Chart: Guitar.......Bass
Drummer:
Practice New Quarter-Note Rhythm with Bass Drum added
August 28th- September 1st
Tuesday (Aug 29th): Guitar, Bass, and Drums
Keep playing along to Smells Like Teen Spirit
Then either post in the comments or email Me, the fast speed that you could play along with the song.
Drummer:
Play the drumming patterns that I gave you, play along with a Metronome
Pay attention to your posture and staying in time (on the beat)
Thursday (Aug 31st): Guitar/Bass (Pentatonic & Blues Scales) + Drums (quarter- note rhythms) HW due by Tuesday (Sept 5th): Guitar/Bass People:
Practice the Pentatonic and Blues scales
Drummer:
Practice Quarter-note rhythms
-Quarter-note on Hit-hat, Snare on 1
-Quarter-note on Hit-hat, Snare on 1 and 3
August 21st-25th
Tuesday (Aug 22nd): More Guitar and Bass
However, where there are #(sharps) write down the (b) flat equivalent.
Thursday (Aug 24th): Bass and Bar Chords (Guitar)
- Play along to beginning of the song
- slow down to 0.75, 0.5, or 0.25 speed and practice strumming pattern and chord changes.
August 14th-18th
Tuesday (Aug 15th): Intro to Guitar
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--------Donkeys
--------Grow
--------Big
--------ears (high E)
Thursday (Aug 17th): Guitar Continued
QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY - Guitar
~Part of the Guitar: Need to able to label an image of a Guitar (Acoustic and Electric)
+Head
+Tuning pin/peg
+Neck / Fret-board
+Body
+Sound Hole (Acoustic)
+Pickups (Electrics)
+Bridge
Extra Credit for Labeling more part
~Name of the 6 Strings (in correct order)
~C.A.G.E.D. major , A minor, E minor, and D minor chords
August 7th-11th
Thursday (Aug 8th): Welcome To Band
What can you play? What instrument do you want to learn/get better at? What music do you want to play in Band class?
Thursday (Aug 10th): Introduction to Music Theory and Notation
Notation PDF
HW due by Tuesday (Aug 15th): Assignment 1.1 #1-8, 25-32
1.2 All #1-4
1.6 #5
1.8 #2-5, 7, 9-11
1.9 odds #1, 3, 5
Tuesday (May 8th): Sectioning the Song: Bridge
- "My Own Worst Enemy": Bridge -> Outro Chorus -> Outro
- Bridge
- Playing Test
- Outro Chorus
- Outro
- As a Band
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- Work on transition from Bridge Outro Chorus to Outro
- As a Band
- Bridge
- Staying in time with each other
HW due by end of day Thursday (May 10th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Bridge
- Entire Song (0:00 - 3:25)
Thursday (May 10th):
HW due by Tuesday (May 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Entire Song (0:00 - 3:25)
April 30th - May 4th
Tuesday (May 1st): Sectioning the Song: Outro Chorus -> Outro
- "My Own Worst Enemy":
- Outro Chours
- Outro
- As a Band
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- Work on transition from Outro Chorus to Outro
- As a Band
- Staying in time with each other
HW due by end of day Thursday (May 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Outro Chorus and Outro
- Bridge
Thursday (May 3rd): NO SCHOOL - Senior Grad Defense
HW due by Tuesday (May 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Chorus Outro and Outro
- Bridge
April 23rd - April 27th
Tuesday (Apr 24th): Sectioning the Song: Opening -> Verse 1 -> Chorus
- "My Own Worst Enemy":
- Opening (8 measures)
- Verse 1 (8 measures)
- Chorus (8 measures)
- Interlude (4 measures)
- Verse 2 (8 measures)
- Chorus (8 measures)
- As a Band
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1 to Chorus
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- As a Band
- Staying in time with each other
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 26th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening -> 2nd Chorus (0:00 - 1:55)
- Bridge, Chorus Outro and Outro
Thursday (Apr 26th): NO CLASS - Junior SBAC Testing
HW due by Tuesday (May 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:55)
- Bridge, Chorus Outro and Outro
April 16th - April 20th
Tuesday (Apr 17th): Sectioning the Song: Opening -> Verse 1 -> Chorus
- "My Own Worst Enemy":
- Opening (8 measures)
- Verse 1 (8 measures)
- Chorus (8 Measures)
- As a Band
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1 to Chorus
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- Staying in time with each other
- As a Band
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 19th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
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Thursday (Apr 19th): Sectioning the Song:
- "My Own Worst Enemy":
- Opening (8 measures)
- Verse 1 (8 measures)
- Chorus (8 measures)
- Interlude (4 measures)
- As a Band
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1 to Chorus
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- As a Band
- Staying in time with each other
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 24th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- (0:00 - 1:15)
April 9th - April 13th
Tuesday (Apr 10th): Sectioning the Song: Chorus
- "My Own Worst Enemy": Chorus (8 measures)
- Guitar riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- Lead and rhythm
- Bass riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- Drum rhythm (1 measure phrase): repeated 8 time
- Guitar riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- As a Band
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1
- Know your riffs/rhythm and counts
- Staying in time with each other - no speeding up, slowing down, or both
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 12th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Chorus: play test
Thursday (Apr 12th): Sectioning the Song: Verse 1
- Play as a band
- Focus on playing together
- Speed: slow, moderate, normal tempo
- Focus on playing together
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 17th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening, Verse 1, Chorus (0:00 - 0:50)
- Transition, measure (phrases), & timing
April 2nd - April 6th
Tuesday (Apr 3rd): Sectioning the Song: Opening
- "My Own Worst Enemy": Opening (8 measures)
- Guitar starts song
- Bass and Drums rest for 4 measure then come in
- Guitar riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- Bass riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 2 times
- Drum rhythm (1 measure phrase): repeated 4 time
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1
- Staying in time - no speeding up, slowing down, or both
HW due by end of day Thursday (Apr 5th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:30)
- Work on good transition and staying in time
Thursday (Apr 5th): Sectioning the Song: Verse 1
- "My Own Worst Enemy": Verse 1 (8 measures)
- Guitar riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- Bass riff (2 measure phrase): repeated 4 times
- Drum rhythm (1 measure phrase): repeated 8 time
- Work on transition from Opening to Verse 1
- Staying in time - no speeding up, slowing down, or both
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 10th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Refine Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:30)
- Start learning Chorus
March 26th - March 30th
Tuesday (Mar 27th): Welcome back from Spring break, lets spring into the last quarter
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 29th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 29th): Back in to the Practice Grind
- Continue to learn "My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit
HW due by Tuesday (Apr 3th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
- Opening and Verse 1 (0:00 - 0:40)
March 19th - March 23th
SPRING BREAK
March 12th - March 16th
Tuesday (Mar 13th):
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 15th): Last Day of Quarter 3 Performance
- Run through Brain Stew - Green Day
- Stage set-up
- Stage Entrance
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 20th): Be prepared for performance tomorrow
Bring anything and everything Purple to wear for performance
March 5th - March 9th
Tuesday (Mar 6th): Decade Dance: T-minus 3 days
- Run through "Brain Stew" - Green Day
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Thursday (Mar 8th): Dance Tomorrow
- Play through "Brain Stew" - Green Day
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 13th): Practice, Everyone, Practice - Be ready for decade dance
- Attire: all black
February 26th - March 2nd
Tuesday (Feb 27th): NO SCHOOL
- 11th graders taking ACT, no band class
- Practice at Home
HW due by end of day Thursday (Mar 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
Going to run through parts of the song
Thursday (Mar 1st): Dance T-minus 3 class days
- Play through part of Shut up and Dance
- Practice and refine
HW due by Tuesday (Mar 5th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue learning & refining - WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
February 20th - February 23rd
Tuesday (Feb 20th): Switch Out
- Shut up and Dance
- Guitar
- Bass
- Drums - Chorus & Rest of song
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 22th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
Thursday (Feb 22th): Shut up and Play...
- Keep practicing and learning, Shut up and Dance
HW due by Thursday (Mar 1st): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - WALK THE MOON - Shut up and Dance
February 12th - February 16th
Tuesday (Feb 13th): Dance?
- Keep practicing and learning Dance, Dance
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 15th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 15th): NO SCHOOL
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 20th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
February 5th - February 9th
Tuesday (Feb 6th): DANCE....dance....
HW due by end of day Thursday (Feb 8th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 8th): Where Ms. DrieAnn....SORRY
- Run through Brain Stew- Green Day
- Keep practicing and learning Dance, Dance
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 13th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue refining - Green Day - Brain Stew
Continue learning - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
January 29th - February 2nd
Tuesday (Jan 30th): Finding 1 Tempo
- Brain Stew play-through
- Work on staying in-time with each other
- Chorus work
- Spring Dance Song (March 9th)
- Slow: Forever Young - Alphaville
- Hype: Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
- March 15th performace
- Brain Stew - Green Day
- ? Upside Down - Jack Johnson
- ? Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
- ? We Are Going to Be Friends - White Stripes
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 25th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Continue - Green Day - Brain Stew
Start - Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Thursday (Feb 1st): DANCE, DANCE
HW due by Tuesday (Feb 6th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
January 22nd - January 26th
Tuesday (Jan 23rd): My Not So Great Vocals
- Brain Stew play-through
- with vocals
Green Day - Brain Stew
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Thursday (Jan 25th): Instrumental Chorus
- Brain Stew play-through
- instrumental chorus/bridge
- Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
- Learn and practice
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 30th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
January 16th - January 19th
Tuesday (Jan 16th): WELCOME BACK!!!!!
- More song brainstorming
- Green Day
- Brain Stew
- Slow Song
- Hype Song
- Green Day
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 19th): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Green Day - Brain Stew
Thursday (Jan 18th): Brain Stew
- More Song Ideas
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 23rd): Practice, Everyone, Practice
Green Day - Brain Stew
January 8th - January 12th
Tuesday (Jan 9th): WELCOME BACK!!!!!
- Equipment Inventory
- Instruments - What you can play? What you want to learn?
HW due by end of day Thursday (Jan 11th): Songs that you want to perform
Thursday (Jan 11th): Songs.....
- Brainstorming songs
- Green Day
- Arctic Monkeys
- Nirvana
HW due by Tuesday (Jan 16th): Think of song you want to play
December 18th - December 22nd
Tuesday (Nov 19th): Jam Out, Chill
HW due by Thursday (Jan 8th): Have a great and relaxing WINTER BREAK!!!!
December 11th - December 15th
Tuesday (Nov 12th): Focus and Fix HW due by Thursday (Dec 14th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Hey Ya!
Thursday (Dec 14th): Play Through and Refine HW due For FRIDAY (Dec 15th): BAND PERFORMANCE!!!!! - Winter Formal
Hey Ya!
Attire - Black and Red
FRIDAY (Dec 15th): BAND PERFORMANCE - Winter Formal
- Hey Ya by Outcast
- Proper Attire - Black and Red + Santa Hats
December 4th - December 7th
Tuesday (Nov 5th): Focus and Fix HW due by Thursday (Dec 7th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Dec 7th): Play Through and Refine
HW due For FRIDAY (Dec 8th): BAND TALENT SHOW PERFORMANCE!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
FRIDAY (Dec 8th): BAND TALENT SHOW PERFORMANCE
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Where is My Mind
Tuesday (Nov 28th):
HW due by Thursday (Nov 30th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 30th):
- Select songs for Talent Show Performance (Friday December 8th)
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Where Is My Mind
HW due by Tuesday (Dec 5th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
November 13th - November 17th
Tuesday (Nov 14th): OUTKAST
- Start learning 'Hey Ya'
- Tabs - Guitar/Bass
- Guitar Cords
- w/ capo on 1st Fret: G C D Em
- w/out capo: G# C# D# Fm
- Bass Chords: G# C# D# F
- Guitar Cords
- Drumset rhythm
- Tabs - Guitar/Bass
HW due by Thursday (Nov 16th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Hey Ya!
Thursday (Nov 16th): THANKSGIVING - HAVE A GREAT TURKEY DAY!!!
November 6th - November 10th
Tuesday (Nov 7th):
HW due by Thursday (Nov 9th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 9th):
HW due by Tuesday (Nov 14th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
October 30th - November 3rd
Tuesday (Oct 31st): SLC Week - Half-days
- The Pixies - Where Is My Mind
- Tabs - Guitar and Bass
- Drumset Sheet music
HW due by Thursday (Nov 2nd): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
Thursday (Nov 2nd): One Sound, One Band HW due by Tuesday (Nov 7th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Where is My Mind
October 23rd - October 27th
Tuesday (Oct 24th): No School
- Power Outage = No School
HW due by Thursday (Oct 19th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 26th): Holiday Concert
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Brainstormed songs to learn for Holiday Concert (December 8th)
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 24th) : Guitar, Bass, & Drummer:
- Practice: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Listen to 'Hey Ya!' and 'Where is My Mind'
October 16th - October 20th
Tuesday (Oct 17th): Sectional
- Brainstormed songs to learn for Holiday Concert
- Continue Learning 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'
HW due by Thursday (Oct 19th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 19th): Holiday Music
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 24th) : Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
October 2nd - October 6th
Tuesday (Oct 3rd): One Song, One Band
- Brainstormed songs to learn for Holiday Concert
- Started to Learn 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'
HW due by Thursday (Oct 5th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Thursday (Oct 5th): Holiday Music
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Carol of the Bells (Rock version)
HW to do over Fall Break: Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
-Carol of the Bells (Rock version)
September 25th - September 29th
Tuesday (Sept 26th): One Song, One Band
- Guitar/Bass
- Drumset
HW due by Thursday (Sept 28th): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer: Practice!!!!!
Arctic Monkey - Do I Wanna Know?
Thursday (Sept 28th):
HW due by Tuesday (Oct 3rd): Guitar, Bass, & Drumset
Practice, Practice, Practice
September 18th - September 22nd
Tuesday (Sept 19th): More Songs
- Guitar/Bass
- Sublime - Santeria
- Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
- Drumset
HW due by Thursday (Sept 21st): Guitar, Bass, & Drummer:
Arctic Monkey - Do I Wanna Know?
Thursday (Sept 21st): Songs, Songs, Songs
- Arctic Monkey - Do I Wanna Know?
- Sublime - Santeria
Practice, Practice, Practice
September 11th - September 15th
Tuesday (Sept 12th): Guitar/Bass: Scales, Bar chords, and Songs -- Drums: Basic Quarter rhythms
- Guitar/Bass:
- Circle of Fifths (Major Scales)
- Guitar -
- Bar chords
- Bass -
- Sublime - Santeria
- Drumset:
- Adding Bass drum to Quarter Note Rhythm
- Hit- hat straight quarter notes (all 4 beats of the measure)
- Bass Drum (Kick drum) on 2 (2nd beat of the measure)
- Snare Drum on 4 (4th beat of the measure)
- Adding Bass drum to Quarter Note Rhythm
Practice Bar Chords
Bass:
Practice Santeria by Sublime
Drummer:
Practice Quarter-Note Rhythm with Bass Drum
Thursday (Sept 14th): Songs
HW due by Tuesday (Sept 19th): Guitar/Bass:
Practice Songs - Santeria and Crazy Train
Drummer:
Eighth-note Rhythms
September 5th - September 8th
Tuesday (Sept 5th): Guitar/Bass: Scales & Fingering exercises -- Drums: Basic Quarter rhythms
- Guitar/Bass
- Reviewed Pentatonic & Blues Scale
- Major Scales Pattern/Shape
- Whole step, Whole step, Half step, Whole step, Whole step, Whole step, Half step (WWHWWWH)
- Bb and C Major Scale
- Drums:
- Worked on more Basic Quarter Note Rhythms
- Hit-hat straight quarter notes, Snare on 1 and 3; repeat rhythm
- Hit-hat straight quarter notes, Snare on 1 and 4; repeat rhythm
- Worked on more Basic Quarter Note Rhythms
Practice Scales and Finger Exercises
Drummer:
Practice Basic Quarter Note Rhythms
Thursday (Sept 7th): Major and Minor Scales
- Guitar/Bass:
- Review Bb Major scale
- Major Scales
- Pattern and Shape
- Whole step, Whole step, half step, Whole step, Whole step, Whole step, half step (WWhWWWh)
- Pattern and Shape
- minor scales
- Pattern and Shape
- Whole step, half step, Whole step, Whole step, half step, Whole step, Whole step (WhWWhWW)
- Pattern and Shape
- Drumset:
- Adding Bass drum to Quarter Note Rhythm
- Hit- hat straight quarter notes
- Bass Drum (Kick drum) on 2
- Snare Drum on 4
- Adding Bass drum to Quarter Note Rhythm
1. Make Fret chart (fret 1 - 10) for all strings on your instrument (Guitar 6 strings; Bass 4 strings). Label the note for each string (6 or 4) and each fret (10)
2. Make a Picking chart for ONE Major and ONE minor scale
-Link for Blank Fret Chart: Guitar.......Bass
Drummer:
Practice New Quarter-Note Rhythm with Bass Drum added
August 28th- September 1st
Tuesday (Aug 29th): Guitar, Bass, and Drums
- Checked on Bar Chords for Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Introduced to Scratching
- Keeping the previous chord shape with finger, but removing the pressure on the strings
- Used to shift/transition between chords
- Filler sound
Keep playing along to Smells Like Teen Spirit
Then either post in the comments or email Me, the fast speed that you could play along with the song.
Drummer:
Play the drumming patterns that I gave you, play along with a Metronome
Pay attention to your posture and staying in time (on the beat)
Thursday (Aug 31st): Guitar/Bass (Pentatonic & Blues Scales) + Drums (quarter- note rhythms) HW due by Tuesday (Sept 5th): Guitar/Bass People:
Practice the Pentatonic and Blues scales
Drummer:
Practice Quarter-note rhythms
-Quarter-note on Hit-hat, Snare on 1
-Quarter-note on Hit-hat, Snare on 1 and 3
August 21st-25th
Tuesday (Aug 22nd): More Guitar and Bass
- Guitar Quiz
- Intro to the Bass guitar
- Completed a Bass Fret chart of E and A strings
- horizontal lines = fret lines
- vertical line = E and A strings
- Completed a Bass Fret chart of E and A strings
However, where there are #(sharps) write down the (b) flat equivalent.
Thursday (Aug 24th): Bass and Bar Chords (Guitar)
- Go over homework: Bass Fret chart for E and A strings
- Bar chord - Guitar
- F Major, Bb Major, G# Major, and C# Major
- Bass:
- F [E string - 1st fret]
- Bb [A string - 1st fret]
- G# [E string - 4th fret]
- C# [A string - 4th fret]
- Smell Like Teen Spirit
- Strum pattern: down, up, down, x,x,x, down, down
- Chords: F -> Bb -> G# -> C# (repeat)
- F and G#; strum down, up, down
- Bb and C#; strum down, down
- Play along to beginning of the song
- slow down to 0.75, 0.5, or 0.25 speed and practice strumming pattern and chord changes.
August 14th-18th
Tuesday (Aug 15th): Intro to Guitar
- Go over question on Thursday's Homework
- Parts of the Guitar
- Top to Bottom; when holding the Guitar Strings
--------And
--------Donkeys
--------Grow
--------Big
--------ears (high E)
Thursday (Aug 17th): Guitar Continued
- Turn-in Music Theory and Notation HW
- Review part of a Guitar
- Playing and getting comfortable with C.A.G.E.D.,A minor, E minor, and D minor Chords
- Learning Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY - Guitar
~Part of the Guitar: Need to able to label an image of a Guitar (Acoustic and Electric)
+Head
+Tuning pin/peg
+Neck / Fret-board
+Body
+Sound Hole (Acoustic)
+Pickups (Electrics)
+Bridge
Extra Credit for Labeling more part
~Name of the 6 Strings (in correct order)
~C.A.G.E.D. major , A minor, E minor, and D minor chords
August 7th-11th
Thursday (Aug 8th): Welcome To Band
What can you play? What instrument do you want to learn/get better at? What music do you want to play in Band class?
Thursday (Aug 10th): Introduction to Music Theory and Notation
Notation PDF
HW due by Tuesday (Aug 15th): Assignment 1.1 #1-8, 25-32
1.2 All #1-4
1.6 #5
1.8 #2-5, 7, 9-11
1.9 odds #1, 3, 5