The sixth-grade band learned a new piece just to share with you! They only had two short classes to work on it, because of the snow, so it's fun to see how much they learned in such a short amount of time!
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In addition to learning new notes, musical terms, and repertoire, the Middle Learning bands are all learning about 12-bar blues progressions! Last Wednesday, while Mrs. Moore worked with the wind instruments on breathing, tone production, and learning their new piece, the 5th and 6th grade percussionists and bass instrumentalists worked with Ms. Benkeser on learning the B-flat blues progression. This Wednesday, the rest of the class learned to sing the progression while the students who learned it last week applied it to their instruments and then they combined and started adding chords.
Next term, with the help of Ms. Benkeser, we will be restructuring band on Wednesdays and starting a new and exciting unit exploring music theory, composition, and student-led instrument practice. Not every student will need their instrument every Wednesday, but they should still bring them just in case. Stay tuned for more news on this! The 7/8 band is also doing blues! Every Friday, the class plays the progression in the background while every student takes a turn improvising on top of it. We started with B-flat Blues and are now working on F Blues. It is exciting to hear students' ears getting stronger, as they have started listening to the backgrounds and adjusting the notes they are playing to make them work better with the chords! All of our classes have also started doing ear training and playing back notes and rhythms by ear, becoming stronger musicians! |
AuthorErin Moore, Middle and Upper Learning Band Archives
January 2018
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