Archive for June, 2009

Week of June 22-26

This week students will have music Tuesday and Thursday. We will be learning a new song for the concert and working on the three we have already learned. We need to refocus on posture and breath support and will spend some time this week on those two elements.

Students have been making great progress reading and sight-singing music in tune! We will continue to work on developing this through exercises. 

We will also be learning and singing Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan and having a shared inquiry discussion about the lyrics.

Blowin’ In The Wind

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ‘n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ‘n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

 

Week of June 8-12

This week students have music Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday we will keep working on the two songs we started last week and we will discuss the things we discovered about the 60’s. We will begin talking about social and political events of the time.

Thursday we will learn a new piece and discuss all the details for the showcase and decide how we can divide duties. The girls are hard at work learning and being creative!  

Quarter 4 – Week June 1-5

Welcome to 4th Quarter! It is going to be a busy few months. As much as I want to surprise you all with a fantastic show, I know students will need your help and support this quarter so here it is: we are preparing for an end of the year showcase featuring music from the 1960’s! Students will not only learn and perform 2-part music from this decade but will also plan and implement the event including costumes, artwork, and ambiance.

We will also be studying non-violent protest music from this time influenced by Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. This will include lyric analysis and shared inquiry discussions.

This week we will get the choir back up and singing! We are starting two songs (I will at least try to keep which ones secret!) and students will be doing some independent research on the culture of the 1960’s to prepare themselves for our big adventure.