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Week 9!

happy halloween!

i trust you find/have found an appropriate amount of candy to consume.

3rd  Period Kinka Assessment is Wednesday (november 2nd)

4th Period Bass Line Assignment is due Wednesday (november 2nd).  One must have written bass lines for # 48-52.  They may be what we worked on in class or something different – it just has to fit.

check out the energy from this video

in other news, we had our first singing performance in 8th Period and it went very well.  it was a good experience for everyone, the whole class was very professional and supportive.

KEEP VOTING FOR GLEE!!!

homework

hey all!

reminder:

-3rd period: check out this stuff about our special upcoming guest (Rico Sisney).  there will be a binder check and a pop quiz on monday.  8)

-4th period: check out this stuff about our special upcoming guest (Rico Sisney).  print off staff paper for monday.

All grades will be updated by 10 pm sunday night.

have a fantastic day

new things to check out

here are some new clips:

enjoy

This Weekend!

assignments for all classes

vote for glee give a note right here.

3rd – Percussion

• everybody will do this adinkra assignment.  go to Ghana, look at the bottom.  Think of three friends you have in the class and pick a symbol for them.  explain in 5 sentences why you think they fit the specific symbol.
• Kinka Drumming Auditions on MONDAY (10/17) in class.  Paper DUE on monday for anyone that wants to audition.  500 words or less why you feel you are capable and want to.
• IF YOU WANT TO PLAY A DRUM, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SWITCH BETWEEN EVERY PATTERN FLAWLESSLY!!!  ONLY AUDITION ON THE DRUM YOU WANT TO PLAY ON.  YOU MAY AUDITION ON MULTIPLE DRUMS.  e-mail me if you have a question

4th – Harmony

• Solfege identification for every line on the double chorus piece.
• Identify everything you don’t know.

8th – Music Appreciation

• Finish corrections for note name quiz.  Please notate correct note names on a separate sheet of paper.

Update on Homework

Hello All!

If there is ever a question about homework (assignments/due dates) and it is not updated on the blog, THEN E-MAIL MR. FLYGT OR  SEE HIM BEFORE SCHOOL.

Never be satisfied.  Continue to exhaust all options until you cannot do anything else at all.  Please take this and make it a life long skill.  My goal is be updated as much as possible.  I, like you, need to constantly improve.

SAM COOKE – An In Depth Look

visit www.vimeo.com.  in the search bar, type “Sam Cooke Biography.”  watch the clip and notate anything you think that is important.

now, create 2 Musical Madness for the following clips.

follow up question: who is Roy Hargrove?

***If Lane Tech is in First Place with the GLEE competition, then you will all gain 100 extra credit points.

***If you come to school tomorrow (Friday 10/14/11) and respond in the following manner, you will get a treat and 10 pts extra credit.

Manner:  Question asked by Mr. Flygt, “How are you today?”

Answer:  “Fine, why thank you.  May we please sing today?!”

THE ANSWER MUST BE WITH ENTHUSIASM!!!!!!

Wednesday period 1,2,3,8 are cancelled

Hello!

Happy Columbus Day!

Reminder, Music Appreciation assignment on Sam Cooke is due THURSDAY (10/13)

Wednesday is another special schedule for testing.

After school tutoring will not be as long this tuesday.

Extra Credit Opportunity/Enrichment Time

hello!

this goes out to anybody interested in percussion and learning some new things

2 workshops in the future:

Oct. 10th Cabello Workshop 8:30-10 pm $ 15

info here.  Cabello’s website here.

Oct. 15th Simeon Workshop 12-2 pm $ 15

all workshops are at 1757 N. Kimball Ave.  “Kimball Cultural Arts Center.”  Going south on Kimball it is located on the left side just past a train overpass.  e-mail me if you have any questions.

more info on Simeon to come.

100 pts extra credit to any student that makes one.  200 pts for both.

Monday (Long Division) Tuesday (Testing)

hello everyone!!

i trust homecoming went well.  pep rally was a blast.  be sure to check out the highlights from pep rally on the band website right here.

heads up on this week:  long division schedule on monday and special testing on tuesday.

all grades will be updated by 5 pm on monday.

i stumbled across this clip this weekend and wanted to share it with you.

enjoy!!

Esperanza Spalding

hey!

we listened to some of Esperanza’s music in 8th period Music Appreciation and it really got some of us going.  check out her website here.

these are two of my favorite tracks.

enjoy