Distance Learning Instructions Period 6 – Men’s Chorus

Week 3 – April 20-24th

If you have questions about your assignments, please look in the previous week’s instructions before reaching out to Mrs. Shanker. Check the Heritage website, the new website, the google drive, ask a friend, THEN email or send a Remind text to Shanker. Try to reduce the number of emails by submitting your work through the google forms on the new website and uploading files to the google drive folder with your name on it. Mrs. Shanker is eternally grateful for your efforts in this!!! Composer Worksheet: This week you will learn about Johann Sebastian Bach.

- Turn In: o The best way to answer the questions is to go to the new website and type your

answers directly into the google form. o https://sites.google.com/view/hhschoir-vocalmusic o There are also videos on the new website of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

performed by Celtic Woman and his “Ave Maria” performed by Kathleen Battle. Listen and enjoy!

Practice Log:

§ Keep up the same 30 minute Practice Log as the last two weeks. § If you practice more than 30 minutes, you can log your extra time too. It’s nice to see you

singing more often. FIRST YEARS - Notation Unit 3: Lesson 1 – Bass Clef Note Names

- There is an instructional video that is on the new website. It walks you through how the names of the notes are assigned and structured on the bass clef. Please watch it and read through the lesson page and take notes. If you get stuck, please reach out for help.

o Here is the video link if you want to type it: https://youtu.be/Z40fcNNvu0E - You will need to complete the review pages 32 and 33 as well as Quiz 24 and the Acronym

page by physically writing on the page. Then take a picture or scan to turn in and upload them into your personal google drive turn in folder “P2 – Your Name”.

- The Acronym page is your chance to write down acronyms that you make up yourself so you will be more likely to remember them.

o Please remember that you have to start your acronym with the bottom note/letter. So in treble clef lines the bottom line is “E”. The standard acronym is “Every Good Boy Does Fine”. If you already use this or another acronym you can use it on this page.

o If this is new to you, or you want to have fun with it, come up with your own version. BUT, don’t use more than the five words you are allowed. It gets confusing if you add an extra word to make it make sense.

o You don’t need an acronym for the treble spaces because they already form the word “FACE”. If you want to write an acronym, you can, but you won’t lose points for skipping the treble spaces section.

o Some standards and some of my favorites from students are: § Elephants Give Baby Dolphins Flowers (Treble Lines) § Every Good Burger Deserves Fries (Treble Lines) § Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips (Treble Lines) § Every Girl Buys Diamonds Forever (Treble Lines) § Good Burgers Deserve Fresh Avocado (Bass Lines) § Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always (Bass Lines) § All Cows Eat Grass (Bass Spaces) § Always Challenge Evil Ghosts (Bass Spaces)

SECOND YEARS – Sight Reading Factory (Aidan, Brian, Ivan, Michael, Sharvin, Ysaach)

- There are several assignments up from last quarter that Shanker has finished grading. A perfect score is 8 points (one point for each measure). If you did not receive 8 points on a completed rhythm assignment, click into it to see Shanker’s feedback and listen to the recording to learn from your mistakes.

- Everyone will be completing one rhythm assignment per week. Sort the assignments by name and go in order. You can’t do Level 2 until you pass Level 1 with a perfect score. That means if you didn’t pass, you will need to have Shanker reset the level so you can try again. Make sure you read the feedback, then text Shanker in remind with which level you need reset.

- Shanker is working towards having instructional videos on the new website to help prepare you for each level. Until those go up, feel free to ask for help!

Sound Trap:

- Pick one “How to” help section from the following linked page: o https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/categories/200918062-The-Studio

- Try out the help on your Circle project. Play with it and see what it does. - Fill out the google form on the new website with a short paragraph about what you tried,

what effect it had on your project, and what you learned from the experience.

- Here are some ideas of general “How to” help that you might choose: o How to record vocals on a smart phone.

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205507112-How-to-record-vocals-on-smartphone

o How to copy or remove a section of a song. § https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/209355889-How-to-copy-or-

remove-a-section-of-a-song o How to merge tracks.

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/209178685-How-to-merge-tracks

o How do I loop (repeat) regions or loops? § https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205663511-How-do-I-loop-

repeat-regions-or-loops- o Is there a way to make volume/effect changes within a track (an automation tool)?

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205662071-Is-there-a-way-to-make-volume-effect-changes-within-a-track-an-automation-tool-

o What’s the Volume Check and what is it good for? § https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010214454-What-s-the-

Volume-Check-and-what-is-it-good-for- o How can I improve the sound on my computer mic?

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205666301-How-can-I-improve-the-sound-of-my-computer-mic-

o How can I improve the sound of my audio recording? § https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205664441-How-can-I-

improve-the-sound-of-my-audio-recording- o How do I add Auto-Tune to my vocals?

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/208270805-How-do-I-add-Auto-Tune-to-my-vocals-

§ Be careful with this one. It can make you sound unnatural. (robotic!) o How do I add effects?

§ https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205662641-How-do-I-add-effects-

o My voice/instrument has echo/reverb effect, how do I remove it? § https://support.soundtrap.com/hc/en-us/articles/205659701-My-voice-

instrument-has-echo-reverb-effect-how-do-I-remove-it- Turn In Checklist: (All work is due on the following Monday, April 27th.)

- Create a “Week 3” folder within your turn in google drive folder “P6 – Name” and make sure your work is sorted into the correct folder so Mrs. Shanker can find it and grade it easily.

o Please name your files with the name of the assignment and your name. - Composer: Bach Worksheet – Type Answers on Google Form on New Website - Practice Log with at least 30 minutes of practice done. – Put in Google Drive folder. - FIRST YEARS: Notation Unit 3 Lesson 2 pages 32 & 33 and Quiz 23 and the Acronym page –

Put in Google Drive folder. - SECOND YEARS: Submit one rhythm SRF assignment. - Sound Trap: Fill in the Google Form on the new website with your paragraph about your

“How-to” exploration experience. Contact Mrs. Shanker with:

- REMIND - E-MAIL – Best email is: Shankerchoir@gmail.com

o Always include your name first and last and which class you are in.

ALL assignments for each week are due on the following Monday. Week 3 Work is Due Monday, April 27th

Meet the Composers – Johann Sebastian Bach Questions Please answer these questions online by visiting the new choir website at:

www.sites.google.com/view/hhschoir-vocalmusic

1. In 1685, Bach was born in Eisenach, _______________________________.

2. Bach enjoyed happy musical evenings with his family. How many children

did he have? ______________

3. What instruments did Bach play?

______________________________________

______________________________________

4. One of Bach’s best known choral works (choir song) is the

___________________ Oratorio.

5. Bach is considered to be one of the greatest composers of what musical

era? _____________________

6. An organ, a harpsichord, and a clavichord are all instruments in the same

family as the modern and very common instrument: __________________.

7. Bach spent most of his life dedicated and employed by the _____________.

So almost all his compositions are sacred music.

Name:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridaySong Title: April 20th April 21st April 22nd April 23rd April 24th

Brothers, Sing On!

Maiden 'Cross the Meadow

We're the Men

When I Think Upon the Maidens

The Vagabond

Under One Sky

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

New Beginnings

What do you need help to learn? (Include measure numbers)

Parent/Guardian signature that the practice log is honest and accurate:

Practice your choir repertoire (songs) for 30 minutes each week. You should spread out your practice so you work on only a few songs per day. Use the learning tracks in the google drive and make sure you look at the music while you practice. Print this Practice Log and write how many minutes you worked on each piece in the box under the corresponding day that you rehearsed.

Date of Practice: Week 3

What was a difficult section of music that you struggled with?

What song(s) do you consider already perfect?

Name: __________________________________________ Period: ___________ Name the "How to" page that you learned about and experimented with.

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Write a short paragraph about your learning and experimenting process and the final outcome.

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