Chorus Attendance/Binders Attendance/Binders Warm-ups Warm-ups Sight Reading: Go over rules Sight Reading: Go over rules Pick your partners- Two or Three in a group! Pick your partners- Two or Three in a group! I will pick your example tomorrow at the quiz! I will pick your example tomorrow at the quiz! Finish Sectionals Finish Sectionals “Coming Home” “Coming Home”

Journal for Wednesday March 3, 2010 Answer the following question in four sentences or more: Imagine you are a record producer. You have a potential client perform for you. Write a description of what you look for in a performer, the performer’s music, and in the performance of the music. Remember you must keep in mind what kind of performances people enjoy today.

Music Appreciation Journal Journal A closer look at dynamics: looking at two songs: “The Last Words of David” and “Seasons of Love” Look at the dynamics and how they change in the sound of the song and how it looks. A closer look at dynamics: looking at two songs: “The Last Words of David” and “Seasons of Love” Look at the dynamics and how they change in the sound of the song and how it looks. Vocabulary for Chapter 2 Vocabulary for Chapter 2 Start Reading Chapter 2 Start Reading Chapter 2 PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR LAPTOP TOMORROW! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR LAPTOP TOMORROW!

Vocabulary for Chapter 2 Timbre: the quality of sound Timbre: the quality of sound Ethnomusicologists: professional who study the music of different cultural groups. Ethnomusicologists: professional who study the music of different cultural groups. Anthropologists: scientists who study the physical and cultural characteristics and social customs of a group of people. Anthropologists: scientists who study the physical and cultural characteristics and social customs of a group of people. Empathy: the ability to look at the world from another person’s perspective. Empathy: the ability to look at the world from another person’s perspective.

Continued Lali: a warrior dance that the Bamileke people perform. Lali: a warrior dance that the Bamileke people perform. Mestizo: A spanish term for “mixed culture” Mestizo: A spanish term for “mixed culture” Arpa: a 35-stringed harp that plays both melody and bass. Arpa: a 35-stringed harp that plays both melody and bass. Requinto jarocho: a four-string guitar that provides melody Requinto jarocho: a four-string guitar that provides melody Jarana: a thin guitar that provides rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment Jarana: a thin guitar that provides rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment

Last one! Mariachi: a musical group with several violins, two trumpets, a bass guitar called “guitarron,” a short five-string rhythm guitar called “vihuela,” and a six- string guitar. Mariachi: a musical group with several violins, two trumpets, a bass guitar called “guitarron,” a short five-string rhythm guitar called “vihuela,” and a six- string guitar. Peking opera: an art form that combines an orchestra with speaking, singing, acrobatic martial arts, and pantomine. Peking opera: an art form that combines an orchestra with speaking, singing, acrobatic martial arts, and pantomine. Heterophony: musical texture that occurs when performers sing or play the same melody, but each in its own appropriate way, according to voice or instrument. Heterophony: musical texture that occurs when performers sing or play the same melody, but each in its own appropriate way, according to voice or instrument.