10/17 - 10/21

Monday:
We will be working on the boys' Youth in Harmony Music "Cabaret" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue working on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Tuesday:
We will be working on the girls' Youth in Harmony Music "Give My Regards To Broadway" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue to work on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Wednesday:
Sight-reading:
There will be a sight reading activity (for the 5th Hr class, there will be an example on the board in G maj; for 8th hr, they will complete the worksheet that they weren't given on Friday).
Warm-ups
Singing:
Review everything we have learned up to this point:
"African Noel"
"In the Bleak Midwinter"
"Carols Around"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Thursday:

We will be working on the boys' Youth in Harmony Music "Yes, Indeed" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue working on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Friday:

We will be working on the girls' Youth in Harmony Music "Yesterday" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue to work on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

10/11 - 10/14

Sorry this is late, but here's what he DID this week:

Mon:
No School, IMEA auditions in Effingham

Tues:
Sight-reading:
Handout of "circle of fifths" for key signature identification
Sing short example in F major
Warm-Ups:
Singing:
Continue work on "In the Bleak Midwinter"

Wed:
Sight-reading:
Short example in D major
Warm-Ups:
Singing:
Finish "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Begin "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Thurs:
Shortened schedule, substitute teacher
Study Hall

Fri:
Shortened schedule, substitute teacher
Key Signature/Rhythm worksheet completed in class (students may use the handout given to them at the beginning of the week)

10/3 - 10/6

Mon:
IMEA practice for those auditioning
Study Hall for the Rest
REMINDER auditions are one week from today- BE PRACTICING

Tues:
Sight-reading:
Sing a 2 measure example in a melodic minor, with a 3/4 time signature
Warm-Ups:
Maj/Min (natural, melodic, harmonic) scales
maj/min/aug/dim triads
Singing:
"In the Bleak Midwinter" pp 7 and 8
announce auditions for solos on Thursday

Wed:
Sight-Reading:
Sing an 2 measure example in a harminoc minor, with a 4/4 time signature.
Warm-Ups:
Same
Singing:
Finish "Bleak"
Revisit "African Noel"

Thurs:
Sight-Reading:
Sing a 2 measure example in a melodic minor, with a 2/2 time signature
Warm-Ups:
Students' Choice
Singing:
"Bleak" solo tyrouts
Revisit "Carols"

Fri:
INSTITUTE DAY NO SCHOOL

9/26 - 9/30

Mon:
Sight-Reading: (10 min)
Learn the Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished triads
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing: (rest of class)
"Carols Around" pp 9 - 10

Tues:
Sight-Reading: (10 min)
Practice the above mentioned triads within a CM example
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing: (20-25 min)
Finish "Carols Around" all pages, adding dynamics
Assignment: Optional writing assignment given at the end of class

Wed:
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Sing Maj, Min, Aug, and Dim triads on different starting pitches
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing: (rest of class)
Continue to learn "In the Bleak MidWinter" pp1-5
Review "Carols", if time

Thurs:
Sight-Reading: (10 min)
Learn what a harmonic minor sounds like and use it in an example in am
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing: (rest of class)
Continue "Bleak" pp5-7 (8 if time)

Fri:
Sight-Reading: (10 min)
4 measures of a harmonic m
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing: (rest of class)
"Bleak" all

9/17-9/21

Mon:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Short solfege example in 2/4 time, C Maj
Singing: (rest of class)
All of African Noel in preparation for test on Wed.

Tues:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (10 min)
Short solfege example in 4/4 time, in corporating natural m, am
Singing: (rest of class)
"African Noel" all
"Carols Around (and a Round)" pp 1-5

Wed.:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (none)
Singing: (rest if class)
"African Noel" Test
"Carols", if time pp 1-5

Thurs:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
2/4, am (nat)
Singing: (rest of class)
 "Carols" pp 1-5
"Bleak" pp 1-3

Fri.:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (12 min)
Group game -  students will be seperated into 3 groups, each group will be assigned a sight-reading example. The groups will confere with each other on how the melodies should be sung, and when they are ready will stand and sing the examples as a group. If they sing the example 100%  correctly on the first try, they will recieve 3 extra credit points. If they singing it correctly on the second try, 2. If they sing it correctly on the third try, 1, and if they cannot sing it correctly until the fourth try, they recieve no extra points for the game.
Singing: (rest of class)
"Carols" pp 1-7 (8 if time)

9/12 - 9/16

Mon:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-reading: (10 min)
Short example including rhythm and solfege syllables
Singing: (rest if class)
"African Noel" rest of song (pp 8-11)
Announce Singing Test for "African Noel" on Monday

Tues:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Same
Singing: (rest of class)
"African Noel" all

Wed:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Same
Singing: (rest of class)
"In The Bleak Midwinter" pp 4-5

Thurs:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Same
Singing: (rest of class)
"African Noel" all
"In the Bleak Midwinter" pp 4-5
Pre-auditions for "High School Idol" during class

Fri:
I will be out of class for a workshop, and will have a substitute teacher
There will be a worksheet for the students to complete individually or in groups.
This will be collected at the end of the class.
When students are finished with their worksheets, they may have a study hall.

Week Of 9/6 - 9/9

Since I was sick last week some, a few of the assignments and activities have been moved. Here is this week's schedule

Mon:
Sight-reading: (8 min)
Identifying note names and correlating them to a solfege syllable, then singing some solfege examples from verbal cues.
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing:
Alleluia Pg 4 (review all, if time)

Tues:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-reading: (8 min)
Sing an entire two measure example with correct solfege syllables and rhythm.
Singing:
Alleluia pp 1-4 (sing through only 1 or 2 times)
African Noel pp 1-6

Wed:
Sight Reading:
Students will sing all of an example with correct solfege and rhythm
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Singing:
African Noel pp 1-8

Thurs:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight-Reading: (8 min)
Worksheet on note names and solfege syllables for 20 points
Singing:
African Noel pp9 and 10

Fri:
Warm-Ups: (5 min)
Sight Reading: (rest of class)
New song, "Fum, Fum, Fum"