6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.08
Objectives: -Students will receive Baroque quiz and project grades
-Students will begin discussing the Jazz unit
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Understanding relationships between music, other arts, & disciplines
outside the arts
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Hand back the quizzes and projects from the previous unit
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Begin discussing the jazz unit
o Go over the Jazz Overview PowerPoint and tell the kids we’ll talk about all
of this in more detail as we go through the week.
o Listen to a few examples of jazz music
o Take any questions the kids may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.11
Objectives: -Students will listen to historical jazz music
-Students will learn how jazz became a musical genre
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Louis Armstrong
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Begin History of Jazz powerpoint
o Listen to examples of early jazz and have the students explain what they
thought about them
o Discuss the difference between spirituals and work songs
o Students will have handouts to fill out during the presentation
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Ask students if they have any questions about anything we talked about
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.12
Objectives: -Students will listen to historical jazz music
-Students will learn how jazz became a musical genre
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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James P. Johnson
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continue History of Jazz powerpoint
o Listen to examples of early jazz and have the students explain what they
thought about them
o Discuss the difference between spirituals and work songs
o Students will have handouts to fill out during the presentation
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Ask students if they have any questions about anything we talked about
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.13
Objectives: -Students will listen to historical jazz music
-Students will learn how jazz became a musical genre
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Duke Ellington
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finish History of Jazz powerpoint
o Listen to examples of early jazz and have the students explain what they
thought about them
o Discuss the difference between spirituals and work songs
o Students will have handouts to fill out during the presentation
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Ask students if they have any questions about anything we talked about
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.14
Objectives: -Students will listen to different styles of jazz
-Students will learn the basics about the 4 major styles of jazz
-Students will write about the different styles of jazz
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Count Basie
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Play video “Silhouettes of Jazz” as an introduction
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begin Styles of Jazz powerpoint
o Students will have handouts to fill out
o Students will listen to the different styles of jazz and comment on how
they feel/if they like it or not
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.15
Objectives: -Students will listen to different styles of jazz
-Students will learn the basics about the 4 major styles of jazz
-Students will write about the different styles of jazz
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Benny Goodman
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continue Styles of Jazz powerpoint
o Students will have handouts to fill out
o Students will listen to the different styles of jazz and comment on how
they feel/if they like it or not
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.18
Objectives: -Students will listen to different styles of jazz
-Students will learn the basics about the 4 major styles of jazz
-Students will write about the different styles of jazz
Standards: -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
-Evaluating music and music performances
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Play video “Silhouettes of Jazz” as an introduction
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finish Styles of Jazz powerpoint
o Students will have handouts to fill out
o Students will listen to the different styles of jazz and comment on how
they feel/if they like it or not
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Before the students leave for class, they will answer the following question:
o “What style of jazz is your favorite? Why?”
o They will write their answer on a piece of paper and hand it in at the end
of class
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.19
Objectives: -Students will receive their graded assignments from yesterday
-Students will know different jazz musicians and their background
-Students will listen to music by numerous famous jazz musicians
Standards: -Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
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Take attendance
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Billie Holiday
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Hand back the graded assignments and give them a handout for the day
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New Orleans
o handout
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.20
Objectives: -Students will receive their graded assignments from yesterday
-Students will know different jazz musicians and their background
-Students will listen to music by numerous famous jazz musicians
Standards: -Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
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Take attendance
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Charlie Parker
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Hand back the graded assignments from Wednesday and give them a handout for
the day
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New York City
o handout
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.21
Objectives: -Students will receive their graded assignments from yesterday
-Students will know different jazz musicians and their background
-Students will listen to music by numerous famous jazz musicians
Standards: -Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
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Take attendance
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Hand out the rubrics for the next project and go over them as a class
o Questions?
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Review note values on the board
o Whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes
o Arranging different note values into 4/4 measures
o Practice clapping different rhythms
o Pick one of the topics from the rubric and put words to some of the music
we created as a class and practice clapping and saying the lyrics together
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Try to get through 2 different examples of work songs to prepare them for their
project over the next week
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.22
Objectives: -Students will receive and go over the rubrics for the next project
-Students will review note values and how to arrange music
-Students will practice writing work songs as a class
Standards: -Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Composing and arranging music
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Take attendance and announcements
o You will have work days Mon-Thurs next week and present on Friday
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Thelonius Monk
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Students will get into their groups and go to different spots around the room to
work
o Students will not walk around the room or yell across the room to other
groups
o Students can ask me any questions they may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.25
Objectives: -Students will receive and go over the rubrics for the next project
-Students will review note values and how to arrange music
-Students will practice writing work songs as a class
Standards: -Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Composing and arranging music
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Take attendance and announcements
o You will have work days Mon-Thurs and present on Friday
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Mile Davis
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Students will get into their groups and go to different spots around the room to
work
o Students will not walk around the room or yell across the room to other
groups
o Students can ask me any questions they may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.26
Objectives: -Students will receive and go over the rubrics for the next project
-Students will review note values and how to arrange music
-Students will practice writing work songs as a class
Standards: -Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Composing and arranging music
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Take attendance and announcements
o You will have work days Tues-Thurs and present on Friday
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Clifford Brown
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Students will get into their groups and go to different spots around the room to
work
o Students will not walk around the room or yell across the room to other
groups
o Students can ask me any questions they may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.27
Objectives: -Students will receive and go over the rubrics for the next project
-Students will review note values and how to arrange music
-Students will practice writing work songs as a class
Standards: -Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Composing and arranging music
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Take attendance and announcements
o You will have work days Wed-Thurs and present on Friday
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John Coltrane
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Students will get into their groups and go to different spots around the room to
work
o Students will not walk around the room or yell across the room to other
groups
o Students can ask me any questions they may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 1.28
Objectives: -Students will receive and go over the rubrics for the next project
-Students will review note values and how to arrange music
-Students will practice writing work songs as a class
Standards: -Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
-Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines
outside the arts
-Composing and arranging music
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Take attendance and announcements
o You will have work days today and present tomorrow
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Charles Mingus
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Students will get into their groups and go to different spots around the room to
work
o Students will not walk around the room or yell across the room to other
groups
o Students can ask me any questions they may have
6th Grade Music Appreciation – 10.29
Objectives:
-Students will present their work song projects in groups
-Students will grade their group members for the project
-Students will take their Jazz unit quiz
Standards:
music
-Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of
-Reading and notating music
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture
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Take attendance
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Herbie Hancock
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Students will have 5 minutes to get together with their group members and
practice their work songs for the presentation
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Each group will present their work song in front of the class
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After presentations, each group will fill out the form grading their group
members
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As each group grades their group members, they will begin the end of unit quiz
o Spread the students around the room to prevent cheating