Eighth Grade Guidelines

Eighth Grade Guidelines

Eighth Grade Notebook Requirements

 

This list includes everything that should be included in your music notebook.  The order of the list is the order in which the papers should be placed in your notebook.

1.           Title page:  Name; next line:  Music – Period __; next line:  HR: ______

2.           Syllabus (Class Requirements) and Sample Assessment Rubrics

3.           PowerPoint Overview Packet (Optional)

4.           Divider labeled “Notes”

5.           The following notes should be included in this section:

1.     Rhythm:  Notes and Rests; Meter; Time Signature

2.     Notation of notes on the staff, symbols on the staff

3.     Tempo; Tempo Markings; Metronome

4.     Melody; Melodic ornaments

5.     Chords; Tuning, Tuner, Intonation

6.     Form: Sonata-Allegro, Improvisation

7.     Opera

8.     Instruments in orchestras; Classical Music, Romantic Music, Twentieth Century Music

9.     Multicultural Music

6.           Divider labeled “Handouts”

7.           The following should be included in the Handout sections in this order:

1.     Rhythm Review Worksheet: completed in class

2.     Rhythm Pre-Test

3.     Activity #3

4.     Activity #2

5.     Listening worksheet #1

6.     Activity #5 (Measures)

7.     Rhythm Assessment #1

8.     Tempo Worksheet

9.     Listening worksheet #2

10. Activity #1

11. Melody Assessment #2

12. Identical Measures

13. Word Spell

14. Review W.S. for Test #1

15. Notebook Midterm Rubric

16. What Do You Hear #9

17. Form Assessment #3

18. Dynamics Worksheet

19. Composer Presentation Guidelines

20. Sample Bibliography for Composer Presentation

21. Assessment #16

22. Opera Project Requirements/School Song

23. “Bizet’s Dream” Worksheet

24. Keyboard song packet

25. Keyboard packet (graded)

26. Beethoven Movie Worksheet

27. Schumann Worksheet

28. Mozart Worksheet

29. Music Terms Worksheet

8.           Divider labeled “Homework”

9.           The following items should be included in the homework section in this order:

1.     24 Rhythm Patterns #1

2.     24 Rhythm Patterns #2

3.     24 Note Words

10.      Divider labeled “Quizzes”

11.       The following should be included in the quiz section in this order:

1.  Rhythm Review Quiz

2.     Rhythm Notation Quiz

3.     Note Quiz

4.     Classical-Romantic Twentieth Century Quiz

12.      Divider labeled “Performance Grades”

13.       The following should be included in the performance section in this order:

1.  Opera Presentation Rubric Grade

2.  Keyboard Performance Rubric Grade

3.  Composer Presentation Rubric Grade

14.      Divider labeled “Tests,” followed by:

1.  Rhythm – Melody Test #1

2.  Oral Final Exam Test

Divider labeled “Extra Credit” followed by any extra credit papers.

           

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