SIXTH MUSIC

VALERIE LEONHART SMALKIN

Textbbook:     Bond, Davidson, Goetze, Lawrence and Snyder. Share the Music, Grade 6, Units 1 and 2 New York, NY: MacMillan McdGraw-Hill, 1995. 

                        The Hymnal 1982 New York, NY: The Church Hymnal Corporation, 1982. 

                        Henderson. Thirty Days to Rhythm Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002. 

Course description/overall objective:

Students continue to develop music appreciation and literacy through singing 2 and 3 part songs; reading and performing a variety of rhythmic and melodic notations; identifying and playing differing forms of music; studying keyboard instruments (piano, harpsichord, organ), chord structure, and vocal technique. Students prepare class songs for Grandparent’s Day, Christmas, Celebrate Arts Night and Class Tributes Assembly. Students’ original compositions are often included in drama and language programs.

Concepts covered:

                        Dynamics, orchestral families, tone color, note duration, meter, melodic patterns, form, melodic rhythm, rhythmic patterns, interval identification, key and time signatures, major and minor scales, musical styles, texture, vocal technique, Episcopal hymnody, and performance preparation. 

Grading policy: Effort only 

Homework policy: None 

How best to contact the teacher:  email at vsmalkin@comcast.net 

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