Learning in the Class Unit MUSIC

SUBJECT GROUP – Middle School

SUBJECT – MUSIC

GRADE - 8
UNIT TITLE
·         Continue previous learning
·         Teach yourself play, perform,record,assess,evaluate,re-create,record (Guitar; Keyboard;Piano;Drums; Violin; Vocals)
·         Publish music and recordings on You tube
·         Notations reading and writing music
·         Song writing skills linked to the Unit of Inquiry
·         Music and Technology
UNIT DURATION – August ,Sept -Oct –Nov-Dec (2017)

LEARNING  OBJECTIVES
(of the whole unit)
·         The Students will learn – To play rhythmic patterns when they are exposed to different instruments and melodic or vocal expressions as Listeners
·         Tuning the instruments Stringed and Rhythmic
·         Playing Position on the instruments they are interested to perform on
·         Musical Symbols will help in making them understand the music signs and abbreviations to read and write music
·         Note Speller Book One will help the student to practice on traced music notation for further composing songs
·         Recording one particular song with vocals, adding instrument tracks, rhythm tracks and percussion tracks
·         Converting YouTube songs to MP3 formats,wav to Mp3 to create and re-arrange the given track
·         Publishing the song on the social networks

Learning Outcomes
·         The Students will learn – How to  play rhythmic patterns when they are exposed to different instruments  and melodic or vocal expressions as Listeners
·         How to tune the stringed and rhythm based instruments
·         How to perform while sitting, standing, moving , jumping and also dancing
·         How to glance at a given song and be ready to perform instantly
·         How to write and create their own song
·         How to publish a song on social networks



  1. Use of resources
a.       Recommended readings



b.      Audio  aid
           
c.       Video aid
d.       ICT 
Web links
Guitar Book         Guitar Method Book 1 (HAL LEONARD)
Keyboard Book  Electronic Keyboards(Alfred’s   Basic approach 
Drums Book       Fast Track Drums 1 (HAL Leonard)
Violin Primer:  by Frank Zucco (MEL BAY’s)
Note Speller Book One by John W Schaum –(Notations
Voice: Vocal exercises and Solo voice and choral voice harmonies with help of YouTube audio/visuals.
(INTERNET)Practical  will be conducted without the internet



Speakers for Music Listening skill; Earphones compulsory for Keyboard, Electric Guitar players so that they do not disturb the other instrument players.


You tube videos based on the Unit lesson plans for the Grade 8 class by the Home room teacher

Audacity Software; Reaper software to create the songs on the laptop
Muse Software to compose and write the notations with the help of laptop

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