This week in Middle School Music:

The Sixth Grade is preparing for their "in-class" concert on March 8th!  Students are working on the following songs:

"Traditional" 12- Bar Blues, a Standard musical FORM that has inspired many genres of music over the past 75 years.

Students will have the opportunity to improvise on their instruments.

7th Grade is working on Sopring Concert music!  They are working on:

Black or White, by Michael Jackson
Turn The Page, by Bob Seger
Livin' On A Prayer, by Bon Jovi
Sabatoge, by The Beastie Boys

8th Grade is working on concert songs and working through new material:

Freewill, by RUSH
All Along The Watchtower, by Bob Dylan (Jimi Hendrix version)
Ethiopia, by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Purple Haze, by Jimi Hendrix
Moby Dick, by Led Zeppelin

Latest and Greatest for February 2017!

Happy Tuesday to all of my Davis families!

Here is what our students have been working on recently:

6th Grade:  The 6th Grade has been learning three songs for their upcoming "in-school" concert on March 8th,

• 12-Bar Blues  (Standard)
• Seven Nation Army (The Black Keys)
• We're Not Gonna Take It  (Twisted Sister)

Students have been learning basic rhythmic and melodic phrases on:

• Guitar
• Bass
• Drums

In addition, they are singing and learning about musical FORM.  We are winding down our 12-week rotation and preparing for our "end of the trimester" concert.

7th Grade is working on Michael Jackson songs, learning different themes and phrases.  In addition, they have split into two groups, each working on a new song.

8th Grade is working on spring concert music as well.  From RUSH, to Jimi Hendrix, to Smashing Pumpkins, the 8th grade is showing how diverse their musical aspirations are!

Have a great week!

- Mr. Michek