Week Twenty: June 6th - 10th
Monday
Today we will begin our study on the Latin Jazz Legend Tito Puente!
Follow the links below to learn more about his life and music.
Follow the links below to learn more about his life and music.
Tuesday
This week's Music in Focus:
PBS MUSIC LINK
- Consonance and dissonance are converse terms and can only be defined in relation to one another. Dissonance is the lack of consonant sounds, and consonance is the lack of dissonant sounds.
- Dissonance: In music theory, composers use the term “dissonance” to explain why certain melodic intervals feel unresolved
- Watch the video below for more details on dynamics and consonance and dissonant sounds!
PBS MUSIC LINK
This week we will also be studying the life and music of guitarist Carlos Santana and saxophonist John Coltrane
Make sure to write detailed notes, complete sentences and a full paragraph for each artist.
Wednesday
- Research and write about the Instrument of the Week. Where did it originate? What about the timbre? What genre of music?
- Practice the song of the week: Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder
Thursday and Friday
- PROJECT: Dynamics, Tempo and note values: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes.
- CLASSWORK: Complete the Science of Sound assignment
- FINISHED EARLY? Click on these two Quizzes: Music Tempo and Music Theory