Music Syllabus for Eighth Grade
Music History Class
TUESDAY'S CLASS 2008-2009

Objectives for each time period:

• Identify and understand the music of each time period by listening, researching, discussing, and/or performing the music of each era.
• Become familiar with the major musicians of each era.
• Relate the social, political, art, religious and scientific developments of each era to the music of the time.
• Be able to share information from research about each era by preparing a presentation. Also, note cards will be required for each project with information on the era. (See requirements for each era.)
• Students are to see and over all connection in the development of music through the years

For each project there will have allotted time for lecture/listening and research.  Students should use their time wisely.  All of the following projects must contain all the above objectives.  You will be graded on each objective. Students are required to bring to each class their text book, folder, note cards, and something to write with.

Gothic

• Prepare a poster presentation (1-2mins.) of the music of the era along with pertinent information on important influences of the era.  Each student will be expected to prepare an individual oral presentation along with poster. Use music in your presentation. Due date is September 25, 2008.           

Renaissance

• Study the Romantic Period unit in text books.  
• Answer questions at end of unit in text book and turn in on October 9th .
• There will be a Romantic Peiod presentation by the Drama, Music and Library Teachers during Class time on October 16th.

Baroque

• Prepare a news broadcast of the era. This should include information on the music, important composers and information on the era in general, such as scientific, political, etc.  This will be a group activity (2-3) and will be filmed by video camera.  Due date for presentation and Note Cards is November 20th. 
• If necessary we will continue with presentations on Dec 4th.

Classical

• The Classical era will be studied in class as a group project.  There will be lectures, group discussions, listening projects and vieo information.

Annotated bibliography packets will be handed out and a review of slim line techniques will be January 8th.  These techniques will be used for Romantic Era research. 

Romantic

• Prepare a coffee house skit focusing on a group (2-3 students) of artists from this era. Each skit must contain at least one composer and be only 5mins.  The group could be discussing important musical and political events as well as social conditions of the era.  Skit will be filmed.  Due date is February 19, 2009 for the skit and Annotated Bibliographies.

Earlier 20^th Century or Contemporary Music including Impressionism

• Prepare a power point presentation to be done in conjunction with the computer lab. These will be individual presentations focusing on a composer and their music of the era and including all of the objectives.  Due date for Annotated Bibliographies is  April 30th.  Presentations are due May 14th and will be presented in the library May 14th and 21st. 

In addition to studying the music and surrounding historical events of the last Millenium with Mrs Waddell you will be working with Mrs. Williams in the media center developing library skills and researching information on the musical eras for your presentations. Lecture and listening classes will be held in the music trailer.

Your participation and your projects as well as your research will determine your grade for each period.  Ms. Williams and Mrs. Waddell will work together on the research grades.  In addition to the materials you will need for each project, you should have a pack of index cards and a flash drive with you when you come to class to take notes and for research.   Students who come to class prepared and participate in class activities as well as turn in completed projects on time will receive a 1 for each project. The project grades will be averaged to get the quarterly grades.

 Note: All group projects are graded on the individual content of each student not a group grade.

For weekly class work schedules please refer to the student syllabus that is handed out at the beginning of the year to each student.