General Music Course Description
The textbook for this standards based course is Making Music by Silver Burdett Ginn.
Students will need a recorder which can be purchased from the student store for $5.
The major emphasis of this course is to provide students with a variety of musical
experiences and activities. The course develops the following skills: singing, listening, reading and writing music, and playing classroom instruments according to what is available. The course provides opportunities for growth in understanding the following musical elements: rhythm, melody, form or design, tempo, dynamics, timbre or tone color, harmony, and style. The course also develops discrimination and critical judgment in music that is heard or produced, and encourages interest in music from diverse cultures and historical periods. May be repeated for credit
Chorus Course Description
The major emphasis of this course is on singing activities and vocal production. This standards based course develops the skills necessary for ensemble singing of choral literture appropriately arranged for middle school voices, and in reading music notation.
The course also provides opportunities for growth in the understanding of musical elements (rhythm, melody, form, harmony, expressive elements, and style) as applied to the music performed. Students will learn to enjoy participating in vocal music; work cooperatively with other students in the musical organization and serve the school by participating in selected performances. May be repeated for credit.
The Daniel Webster Middle School Chorus
Winter Concert December 2008
Ms. K. Daniel, Director/Accompanist
Singers rock!!!
Awesome, expressive 6th & 8th grade singers
performing double duty as narrators for the medley.
8th grader also assistant choreographer for the medley.
6th grade General Music student piano soloist
wowing the audience.
The Daniel Webster Chorus and special guest
vocalists from the General Music class performing the
moving finale.
February 2009 African American History Assembly
Students performed a choral speech (rap) composed
by the 6th grade General Music piano soloist
pictured above. The choral speech assignment
was a part of a General Music lesson about the
history of rap. How exciting to perform a piece
created by one of the students.
General Music Period 1
trying to be serious.
General Music Period 1
playing around which is
the preferred mode.
General Music Period 5 (wheel)
Hope to see all the students who
were on the elective wheel in either
Chorus or General Music next year.
General Music Period 5 there's
more to come!
The Daniel Webster Middle School Chorus
Periods 3 and Period 6. Making music.
Making friends.
The Daniel Webster Middle School
Chorus Periods 3 and 6. Singers
4 life!
General Music Period 2
check out the beginning guitar
student.
General Music Period 2 doing what they
do best.
Participants of the 6th Annual 2009 LAUSD MS Honor
Chorus from the Daniel Webster MS Chorus. These
gentlemen performed with 130 other vocalists at
the Nokia Theatre on May 3. See them on
television when it airs. For six years vocalists
have auditioned and participated. Way to go.
Keep the tradition alive. Next year, it could be you.
Contact:
Phone: 310-235-4600
Fax: 310- 477-0146
11330 W. Graham Place
Los Angeles, CA 90064
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