1. Reviewing notes on a staff in standard notation. (Treble and bass cleff.)
a) Placing notes on a staff using mini white-boards and little ghosts and spiders for the "notes". b) Writing with markers on white boards and playing them on a keyboard or xylophone. c) Using technology: reviewing notes with the "Note Identification Trainer" on the ipad with the "Tenuto" app. (Or www.musictheory.net) 2. Preparing music for upcoming performances on the students' instrument of choice. Learning new instrument techniques. (Ex: piano scales and chords, snare drum rudiments, vocal technique.) 3. Drum Circle Activities: a) Warm-up = "Let's all Play our Drum" b) creating a drum piece using improvisation and the "rondo" form. c) Learning the "Sow it on the Mountain" rhythm and singing the song that goes with it. (From Will Schmidt's World Drumming book.) d) Introduction to the "Desert Fire" rhythm in 2-3 parts.
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Ms. Tully
Shea Tully is a graduate of LSU. (BM, BME, and MM) She plays the oboe in the Baton Rouge Symphony. Ms. Tully has lived in England, Ireland, and Wales and has traveled extensively in Western Europe. She incorporates her experience of world music into her teaching. Archives
November 2016
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