All Miles River Middle School students participate in General Music in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
Mission:
All students will have the opportunity to express themselves through composing and performing music. All students also have the opportunity to learn about several music genres including Western-Art, blues, jazz, popular, rock, folk and world music. They also learn about music instruments from other countries, composers from past and present and how all this has influenced music they hear now.
In each grade students focus on elements of music literacy (reading, writing and performing) through music composition. Students compose for percussive and barred instruments using traditional notation. They also compose using music technology advancing their skills in each grade.
Students also focus on music literacy by playing guitar and ukulele.
Mission:
All students will have the opportunity to express themselves through composing and performing music. All students also have the opportunity to learn about several music genres including Western-Art, blues, jazz, popular, rock, folk and world music. They also learn about music instruments from other countries, composers from past and present and how all this has influenced music they hear now.
In each grade students focus on elements of music literacy (reading, writing and performing) through music composition. Students compose for percussive and barred instruments using traditional notation. They also compose using music technology advancing their skills in each grade.
Students also focus on music literacy by playing guitar and ukulele.
6th GradeStudents learn about World Music, Western-European Composers, Opera 101, Beginning Guitar, Ukulele and Music Composition
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7th GradeStudents learn about Opera Literacy, American Composers, American Music Forms: Jazz and Blues, Music Composition and advance their skills on the Guitar and Ukulele
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8th GradeStudents study Music Technology,
American Popular Music including Rock-n-Roll and Civil Rights songs and advance their Guitar and Ukulele skills |