Roots Music

MON 9/29:

1. Singing warm ups
2. Break out sessions for instruments in practice rooms
3. Students without instruments learn about history of guitar
4. Journal reflection

TUE 9/30: 

1. Singing warm ups
2. Break out sessions for instruments in practice rooms
3. Students without instruments sing patriotic songs
4. Journal reflection

WED 10/1

1. American Roots Music DVD
2. Reflect on video

THU 10/2

1. Singing warm ups
2. Break out sessions for instruments in practice rooms
3. Students without instruments sing patriotic songs
4. Journal reflection

FRI 10/3 – No class on Fridays 

LEARNING FOCUS

• Guitar
  1. Revisit Chords: A, D, E, G
  2. New Chords: C, F, B7
  3. Draw chord patterns in journal
  4. Practice boom/chuck and changing chords
  5. Play chords for
     1. You Are My Sunshine  key of C (CFCFCGC)
     2. The Crawdad Song key of A (AEADAEA)
     3. Songs of choice
• Singing
  1. Patriotic Songs
  2. You Are My Sunshine - add second verse to journal (see below); continue harmony practice
  3. The Crawdad Song – tape into journal; continue singing with guitars
  4. Curlew Fight Song - intro to lyrics
  5. Brainstorm Christmas songs
• History of Roots Music
  1. Watch American Roots Music DVD (Wednesday)

DAILY EXPECTATIONS:

1. Participate fully, willingly in singing warm ups
2. Participate in whole-class & small-group instruction
3. Take notes in journal
4. Participate cooperatively in practice sessions

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WEEK AT A GLANCE

• MON: Focus on singing
• TUE: Focus on Instruments – new concepts/skills/etc
• WED: 1) Journaling, 2) Focus on practice groups for singing and instruments
• THU: Combine singing and instruments

LEARNING FOCUS

• Guitar
  1. Revisit Chords: A, D, E, G
  2. New Chords: C, F, B7
  3. Draw chord patterns in journal
  4. Practice boom/chuck and changing chords
  5. Play chords for
     1. You Are My Sunshine  key of C (CFCFCGC)
     2. The Crawdad Song key of A (AEADAEA)
• Singing
  1. You Are My Sunshine - add second verse to journal (see below); continue harmony practice
  2. The Crawdad Song – tape into journal; continue singing with guitars
  3. Curlew Fight Song - intro to lyrics
  4. Brainstorm Christmas songs
• History of Roots Music
  1. Watch American Roots Music DVD (Wednesday)

DAILY EXPECTATIONS:

1. Participate fully, willingly in singing warm ups
2. Participate in whole-class & small-group instruction
3. Take notes in journal
4. Participate in practice sessions

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (as recorded by Johnny Cash)

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.

CHORUS:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away.

I’ll always love you and make you happy,
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave me and love another,
You’ll regret it all some day:

CHORUS

You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between.
But now you’ve left me to love another;
You have shattered all my dreams:

CHORUS

In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains.
So when you come back and make me happy
I’ll forgive you dear, I’ll take all the blame.

CHORUS

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FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK

• Guitar
  1. Chords: A, D, E, G
  2. Draw chord patterns in journal
  3. Practice boom/chuck and changing chords
• Singing
  1. Write You Are My Sunshine in journal
  2. Learn The Crawdad Song
  3. Harmony by ear You Are My Sunshine 
• History of Roots Music
  1. Watch American Roots Music DVD (Wednesday)

DAILY ROUTINE:

1. Singing Warm ups
2. Whole-class & small group lessons – take notes in journal
3. Practice Sessions

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FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK

• Intro to Guitar
  1. Parts of the guitar – draw in your journal
  2. Three chords: A, D, E
  3. Draw chord patterns in journal
• Old and New singing warm ups
  1. Write Ackalacka in journal
  2. Write Balabba in journal
  3. Write Hand Jive in journal
• Brainstorm Christmas Songs

DAILY ROUTINE:

1. Singing Warm up
2. Whole-class & small group lessons – take notes in journal
3. Practice Session
4. Reflection in journal

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MONDAY 9/1 – No School – Labor Day

TUESDAY 9/2 – No Class

Even though it’s the first day of school, there is no class due to an early release for a PUD-scheduled power outage that begins at 10:00 a.m. and has been arranged to last the entire day.

WEDNESDAY 9/3 Orientation

Today you’ll get a course syllabus that needs to be signed by a parent and returned to class, and we’ll play a fun singing game called “Ackalacka.” 

THURSDAY 9/4 More Orientation

Yesterday I found out that quite a few of you are very shy about singing by yourself—that’s okay, because you won’t have to sing by yourself in a performance if you choose not to—you just need to be willing to sing along at the beginning of class each day and to sing privately in front of me.

Today, we’ll warm up with “Ackalacka,” sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” in rounds, and do some reflective writing about music. If we have time we’ll do a five note warm up called “Balabba.”

Next week we’ll begin some basic guitar instruction.

FRIDAY 9/5 – No Class on Fridays.

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