We are currently working on the following material for the week of January 16th, 2012:

Elementary Level Objectives:

• Students will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and will listen to what spirituals sound like.
• Students will learn about how spirituals were sung by slaves to make their work less tiresome and to express their feelings.
• Students will learn how slaves could also sing in “code” to get messages to each other.
• Students will also hear uneven rhythm on the words “free at last”.

Closure/Summary: Students will be observed on how they use their instruments at the uneven rhythm pattern.  A short friendly verbal quiz will be given at the end of class which will ask who Martin Luther King was and what he stood for.

Daily Assignments: No Homework

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Middle School and High School Level Objectives:

Rooms D-3, M-1 and M-2 will learn about the composer Antonio Vivaldi and his works “The Four Seasons”.

Rooms MIR 1 and MIR 2 will learn about the history of rap music.

Closure/Summary: At the end of the class, we’ll have a short group discussion about these artists, their musical roots and their impact the music scene.

Daily Assignments: No Homework