Call Me Maybe string rhythm with Beatlab

Grade 7 students,

Recreate ONLY the string rhythm in the chorus of Carly Rae Jepson's 'Call Me Maybe' song in Beatlab. You must know the meter of the song, and you must know the correct rhythm. Then you have to find the most appropriate sound from the 745 string sound choices (hint: search for PIZZ, it's a kind of short form for pizzicato).

This is mine. Notie that I have recreated the RHYTHM, but not the MELODY.

When you're finished, check out this variation.

Mr. Kozak

Grade 7 February 8, 2013

Grade 7 Students,

In your Music Journal, complete the sentence "Beyoncé took out her in-ear monitor because..."

Remember, we talked about Venn diagrams (dogs and cats) and comparing and contrasting for your assignment.

Grade 9 Music February 8, 2013

Grade 9 Students,

Regarding our music and ethics discussions, in your Music Journals, complete these two questions:
1) I would not join AKB-48 because...
2) Beyoncé took out her in-ear monitor because....

Mr. Kozak

Intermediate Band Feb. 5, 2013

Intermediate Band members can practice lines 52, 53, 55, 57, and 58 for our next rehearsal on February 19. Remember, no school Monday and Tuesday, February 11 and 12 because of the mid-winter break.

Mr. Kozak

Grade 8 homework, early February, 2013

Grade 8 homework for early February, 2013

Students must understand the components of music notation and how to write them, including clefs, key signatures, time signatures (meter), notes, dynamic markings, accents, bar lines, expressive descriptions, and ledger lines.

musictheory.net is an excellent resource for lessons and exercises.

Also, write the reasons Beyonce lip-synched at Obama's 2013 inauguration (in your Music Journals, of course).

Memorize FCGDAEB - the order of sharps
Memorize BEADGCF - the order of flats
Find an image of the staff with the order of sharps and flats and put it in your Music Journal.
Find an image of the Circle of 5ths and put in in your Music Journal

Mr. Kozak

Grade 9 Early February HM

Grade 9 Students,

Recreate the mash-up of DJ Kool Herc's original merry-go-round. Put both samples into GarageBand and make the break.

We will continue watching Part one of the Documentary "The Hip Hop Years" with commentary from Afrika Bambaataa.

Mr. Kozak

Grade 7 homework for early February, 2013:

Students must finish basic 5W info research (who, what, when, where, why) in preparation for an essay or presentation comparing the music of a popular group or musician of their choice (Girls' Generation, Nicki Minaj, Daft Punk, etc.) and Robert Johnson.