Music Exploration
Standard 1 - Singing alone and with others
Students sing independently and in groups, applying good vocal technique and exploring the changing voice. They sing music of various styles and cultures appropriately and expressively. Students sing accompanied and unaccompanied in unison and parts, from memory, and using a musical score.
Students sing independently and in groups, applying good vocal technique and exploring the changing voice. They sing music of various styles and cultures appropriately and expressively. Students sing accompanied and unaccompanied in unison and parts, from memory, and using a musical score.
4-5th Assignment: Start the video at 3:05, and practice singing these parts for memory with tall vowels, consonants, and beautiful singing like in the video: 1. Chorus - everyone singing together "Ezekiel cried, "Dem Dry bones...O hear the word of the Lord". 2. Chorus - 2 part split Part 1 - "Bones, dem bones, Ezekiel....O hear the Word of the Lord" Part 2 - (same chorus as before) 3. Verse 1 - Build the bones UP with a crescendo, body movement, and sing the correct notes with this choir. They perform it exactly how it should be. 4. Chorus 2 - 2 part split with snaps and sway Part 1 - Main melody Part 2 - Harmony (move down and then up) Make your snaps and sways look exactly like these kids do - we will work out the counts on Thursday. Then STOP! Practice these parts for up to 20 minutes or only as much as you need to. When you are finished practicing... copy this practice statement and have your parents sign it. Turn it in at the next Music Exploration class period on March 22nd. If you don't turn in a practice statement, it will be recorded as a 0 for participation points for the day of March 15th. "I have practiced my parts for "Dry Bones" for 20 minutes or as much as I needed to be able to do this for memory." Your name Music Exploration Parent Signature |
6-8th Assignment:
Practice singing the verses for "Man in the Mirror" and "We Are the World" with the given music videos to feel the rhythm of the words with the beat. Then sing through the song with a karaoke version to be sure you can sing your part independently. You should practice each song for 10 minutes and start memorizing them. When you are finished practicing... copy this practice statement and have your parents sign it. Turn it in at the next Music Exploration class period on March 22nd. If you don't turn in a practice statement, it will be recorded as a 0 for participation points for the day of March 15th. "I have practiced both "Man in the Mirror" and "We Are the World" with the given music video and the karaoke version for 10 minutes each or as much as I needed to start memorizing these songs." Your name Music Exploration Parent Signature Note: We are only singing verse 1 and the chorus 2 times for each song. |