April Lesson Plans (Music)
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
Donnie Bell, General Music
Week XXXIII: 04.03.17 - 04.07.17
Standard(s)
117.209. 1(A)(B)(C), 2(A)(B)(C)(D)(E), 3(B)(C)(F)(G), 4(A)(B)(C), 5(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)
Assessment(s)
Group Discussion, Group Assignment, Individual Assignment, Think-Pair-Share, Game
Content
Instrument – Xylophone, Asia
◦ Super Mario Theme (2013) – Narn Odell
Genre – Xoomii, Tuva
◦ Grassland In The Wilderness (2009), Bayin & The Haya Band
◦ Ötüken (2013), Saydaş Monguş
Composer –Xenakis, Greece
◦ Metastasis (1955), Iannis Xenakis
Theory – Harmonic Series
◦ Harmonic Series (1973), Leonard Bernstein
Vocabulary
◦ Fundamental – The initial/lowest frequency of a soundwave.
◦ Harmonic Series – The sequence of tones triggered by the fundamental.
◦ Overtone Singing – A style of singing which involves executing more than one pitch simultaneously by reinforcing the overtone(s) of the fundamental.
◦ Animism – The belief that non-human entities—such as animals, plants, and inanimate objects—possess consciousness.
Trivia
◦ Overtone singing stems from Tuvans mimicking the sounds of nature.
◦ Mamma Mia!, a musical based on the songs of Swedish pop group AᗺBA, premiered in 1999.
◦ Koji Kondo composed one of the most memorable themes in the video game industry for which NES game?
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
Donnie Bell, General Music
Week XXXIV: 04.10.17 - 04.14.17
Standard(s)
117.209. 1(A)(B)(C), 2(A)(B)(C)(D)(E), 3(B)(C)(F)(G), 4(A)(B)(C), 5(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)
Assessment(s)
Group Discussion, Group Assignment, Individual Assignment, Think-Pair-Share, Game
Content
Instrument – Yangqin, China
◦ Dragon Boat (2014), Zhang Zhewei
Genre – Yayue, China
◦ Confucian Ritual Dance (2015), Taipei Confucius Temple
◦ Ancient Chinese Civilization Explained (2016), Keith Hughes
Composer – Yamaoka, Japan
◦ Silent Hill (1999), Akira Yamaoka
Vocabulary
◦ Zhou Dynasty – A sequence of rulers from the Ji family that ruled 1046–256 BCE. ( 周is pronounced like "Joe".)
◦ Confucius – A Chinese philosopher during the Zhou Dynasty who focused on setting educational standards and creating ethical models of family and public interaction, such as the Golden Rule.
Trivia
◦ The earliest and largest collection of prehistoric musical instruments come from China and dates back to 7000–6600 BCE.
◦ The Japanese band Maximum the Hormone (マキシマムザホルモン) got their name from a style of BBQ where many of the typically discarded internal organs are grilled in bite sized pieces and eaten.
◦ Why did Fred bring a ladder to the concert?... The music teacher told him to sing higher.
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
Donnie Bell, General Music
Week XXXV: 04.17.17 - 04.21.17
Standard(s)
117.209. 1(A)(B)(C), 2(A)(B)(C)(D)(E), 3(B)(C)(F)(G), 4(A)(B)(C), 5(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)
Assessment(s)
Group Discussion, Group Assignment, Individual Assignment, Think-Pair-Share, Game
Content
Instrument – Zither, China
◦ Guanglingsan (2012), Huang Yongming
Genre – Zydeco, Louisiana, USA
◦ Zydeco Two Step (1965), Clifton Chenier
◦ Allons A Boucherie (1997), Buckwheat Zydeco
Composer – Zorn, New York, USA
◦ Shallow Grave (1990), John Zorn
Vocabulary
◦ Creole – A descendent of French settlers in colonial La Louisiane before it became part of the USA in 1803.
◦ Code Noir – Issued by Louis XV in 1724, a set of regulations concerning holidays, marriage, religious instruction, burial, clothing, and punishment of slaves in Louisiana.
Trivia
◦ In 1947, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong starred in the feature length film New Orleans.
◦ Naked City’s second album Torture Garden features 42 tracks with a total runtime of 22’28”.
◦ Japanese vocalist Tetsurō Yamatsuka (山塚徹郎) has changed his stage name numerous times: From Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye. He also sometimes calls himself eYe or
EYƎ and DJs under the name DJ 光光光 or DJ Pica Pica Pica (bright/shiny).
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy
Donnie Bell, General Music
Week XXXVI: 04.24.17 - 04.28.17
Standard(s)
117.209. 1(A)(B)(C)(D)(E), 2(A)(B)(C)(D)(E), 3(A)(B)(C)(D)(F)(G), 4(A)(B)(C)(D), 5(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)
Assessment(s)
Group Discussion, Individual Assignment, Game, Reviewsheet
Content
Review/Testing – I-XXXV
Trivia
◦ A common misconception is that there is no sound in space. Although space is a virtual vacuum, this does not mean that sound does not exist there, because sound still exists as electromagnetic vibrations.
◦ Guns N' Roses’ lead singer Axl Rose gained attention for the extensive and sometimes bizarre requirements outlined in his rider document: Dressing room be all black and decorated with red and white roses, a cubic melon, seven types of cheese, six lamps, a rug, and two bear shaped pots of honey.
◦ In the song Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead, "Dallas, got a soft machine..." is a reference to a club in Dallas back in the late 1960s to early 1970s called the Soft Machine.