HW for Monday, 12/20

Go to this website, READ IT CAREFULLY, and then write 5 quiz questions.

Be sure to listen to each of the following musical pieces!

La Boheme

Ionisation

Four Sea Interludes

War Requiem

http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/twen/

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 12/20

Go to this website (you know it well!) and do any of the activities that interest you!

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

HW for Friday, 12/17

The 20th Century!

Read packet 20 and write 5 quiz questions.

HW for Monday, 12/13

Read packet packet 18 about Francisco Goya and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 12/13

Explore this website:

http://www.shoshone.k12.id.us/romantic/art.htm

As you do so, take notes on a separate sheet of paper -- you may type these, if you wish.

Pay attention to the Romantic characteristics -- you will be asked to know those for the quiz later this week. Be sure to also click on the links to paintings.

HW for Friday, 12/10

Read packet 17 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 12/10

Go online and watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ahlWR23vWk

Then do some research on Monet. Log in and write 10 facts in the comment section.

HW for Tuesday, 12/7

Study for tomorrow's quiz on the Classical period.

Please review:

Packet 13

Packet 14

Packet 15

HW/website from 12/6 (see blog)

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra notes (be able to recognize the instruments of the orchestra) (#26)

Classical Music Notes (#27)

We'll take the quiz during the 2nd hour of class, so you'll also be expected to know some facts about symphonies and Beethoven.

The quiz will be open binder.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 12/7

Tomorrow we're going to play a game!

Here's what you have to do to get ready for it:

1. Research "symphony" and "Beethoven".

(When researching "symphony", look for general information about symphonies, not specific information about particular symphonies).

2. Write down as many interesting facts about your two topics as possible . . .

Here's the catch: when we play the game, you will only get credit for sharing facts that nobody else has written down. So! Work hard to find some less obvious information! Make sure to indicate where you found your information (the name of the website will suffice).

3. Another catch! Now, you get to make up some facts! At least 5 of them. Can you sneak some "false facts" into your list of true ones and trip us up?

We'll review the rules of the game in more detail tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 12/6

Explore this website, produced by our very own National Gallery of Art!

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

HW for Monday, 12/6

Explore this website. Click on both "Instruments of the Orchestra" and "The Music Lab".

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1

Now, write 5 quiz questions (on a separate sheet of paper) based on what you learned on this website.

HW for Friday, 12/3

Read packet 15 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 12/3

Go to this page and play the Orchestration Station game:

http://www.sphinxkids.org/Orchestration_Station.html

During the Classical period, instruments like the violin began to evolve, leading to the development of the orchestra as we know it today.

Can you recognize the different instruments?

If you finish early, try some of the activities on this page:

http://www.sphinxkids.org/

HW for Thursday, 12/2

Read packet 14 and write 5 quiz questions.

HW for Wednesday, 12/1

We're moving on to the classical period!

Read packet 13 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 11/30

In class today . . .

1. Go to this web page:

http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/bar/

2. read through it, and click on the links for:

“Zefiro turna”

“Lauda Jerusalem”

“Concerto in F 'Autumn'”

“The mysterious barricades” (for this one, just be able to identify the dominant instrument)

3. TAKE NOTES! LABEL THOSE NOTES "BAROQUE MUSIC NOTES." THEY WILL BE #22 IN YOUR INDEX. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO RECOGNIZE AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY EACH OF THESE PIECES OF MUSIC FOR YOUR BAROQUE QUIZ

For the first three, you will need to know:

THE NAME OF THE PIECE, and

THE COMPOSER

And . . .

4. Write 5 quiz questions based on the reading!

HW for Tuesday, 11/30

Review the following handouts for tomorrow's quiz:

Packet 9 (#15)

Packet 10 (#16)

Baroque Art and Music Notes (#17)

Packet 11 (#19)

Packet 12 (#20)

Rembrant's J'accuse Notes (#21)

and the music from today's warm up - your notes (#22).

The quiz will be open notebook and we will spend time in class, before the quiz, reviewing the material.

HW for Monday, 11/29

Read packet 12 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm up for Monday, 11/29

Explore this website. See if you can find references to his painting "Night Watch".

http://www.rembrandthuis.nl/cms_pages/index_main.html

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 11/24

Go to this website and create your own still life!

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm

HW for Wednesday, 11/24 and the long weekend

Read packet 11 and write 5 quiz questions.

HW for Wednesday, 11/23

Read packet 9 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 11/23

Go to this website and explore!

http://www.baroquemusic.org/

In the comment section below, write 10 facts about Baroque music.

HW for Monday, 11/22

Baroque!

Read packet 9 and write 5 quiz questions.

HW for Friday, 11/19

For Monday's quiz, please review . . .

Packet 7 (Da Vinci and Michelangelo)

Packet 8 (Bruegel and Anguissola)

Renaissance Art Notes (#11)

Medici Notes (#12)

Renaissance Music (see blog post from 11/18)

Be able to recognize the following pieces of art:

HW for Thursday, 11/18

Read packet 8 and write 5 quiz questions.

Warm Up and Class Activity for Thursday, 11/18: Renaissance Music

In class today . . .

1. Go to this web page:

http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/ren/index.htm

2. read through it, and click on the links for:

“La Spagna”

“Missa l’homme arme”

“Pope Marcellus Mass”

“Come, Let’s Begin to Revel’t Out”

3. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO RECOGNIZE AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY EACH OF THESE PIECES OF MUSIC FOR YOUR RENAISSANCE QUIZ

You will need to know:

THE NAME OF THE PIECE,

THE COMPOSER (if noted),

and THE TYPE OF MUSIC IT IS.

And . . .

4. Write 5 quiz questions based on the reading!

HW for Wednesday, 11/17

Think about the Arcimboldo paintings we saw today, and then look at this website:

http://www.sandlotscience.com/EyeonIllusions/Arcimboldo.htm

Write (typed, double-spaced) at least 10 sentences (on a separate sheet of paper!) reacting to Arcimboldo's art. Do you like it? Why or why not? Do you think he fits the ideals of the Renaissance? Explain.

HW for Tuesday, 11/16

Read packet 7 and write 5 quiz questions.

HW for Monday, 11/15

The Renaissance!

Read packet 6 and write 5 quiz questions.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 11/15 and Tuesday, 11/16

Go to this website, and explore!

Take notes in the comment section below -- list at least 5 compelling things you learned.

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/278-renaissance.html

HW for Thursday, 11/11 and the weekend

Write 3 quiz questions based on what we learned on our tour of the National Cathedral, and 3 quiz questions based on "The Secret of Kells."

AND, prepare for Monday's quiz on Medieval art and music. You will be able to use your notes and readings, but should be familiar enough with the material that you won't need to spend much time looking through the packets during the quiz.

HW for Wednesday, 11/10

Finish the Gregorian Chant Research Packet.

Here are some helpful links:

http://www.stanford.edu/~jrdx/medieval.html

http://www.all-art.org/history700_classical_music_2renaissanse.html

http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/medieval/medieval.htm

HW for Tuesday, 11/9

Read packet 5 and write 5 quiz questions (and answers!).

HW for Monday, 11/8

Read packet 4 and write 5 quiz questions (including answers!).

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 11/8 & Tuesday, 11/9

Please go to the site below.

In your blog post below, write down at least 1 interesting fact from each of the areas listed to the right, once you enter. Feel free to explore the site. This will be our warm-up for at least 2 days.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/

HW for Friday, 11/5

We're moving on to medieval times!

Read packet 3, and write 5 quiz questions (think about the types of questions on Friday's quiz to help guide you in choosing what sort of questions to write).

Your Power Point about ancient music should include . . .

(from our class notes)

Pictures

if possible, music

how the instrument originated, materials it's made of

where, specifically?

Who is associated with the development of the music?

Is it linked to any legends or stories?

When was it developed?

What instruments?

This should be AT LEAST 6 slides!

HW for Thursday, 11/4

Go to the following website and watch the 2 videos -- Ancient Melodies and Influence of Greece.

Write 5 quiz questions -- include answers -- based on the 2 videos.

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/series/AudioStories/music-of-greece.aspx

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 11/4

Go to this website. Read what it says, then watch the video.

http://museodealtamira.mcu.es/ingles/cueva_altamira.html

Then go to this site and take the virtual tour.

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/00.xml

Now, write blog post below describing your thoughts about what you saw. How do the drawings in these caves fit in with what we saw yesterday at the Natural History Museum? Why are these drawings so important?

HW for Wednesday, 11/3

Read packet 2 and write 5 quiz questions (with answers).

HW for Tuesday, 11/2 -- A2

Read packet 1.
After you've read the packet, come up with 5 quiz questions that are based on the reading. Write good questions -- not too easy, but not ridiculously hard (and they must be related to the content!). INCLUDE THE ANSWERS! If I use your question on our quiz this week (Friday), you will get extra credit points (also, you'll know the answer!).

Daily Warm Up, 11/2

If you did not finish yesterday's warm up, please do so now. If you did finish yesterday's warm-up, please pick another artist/theme/artwork and follow the same instructions.

HW for 11/1 -- A1

Write 2 paragraphs explaining why art and music are important to you. If they're not important to you, personally, please explain why you think they are important to others and are such a significant part of our culture.

Your 2 paragraphs must be carefully edited, typed, and double-spaced. Each paragraph must be at least five sentences long.

Daily Warm-Up

Click on the link below, which will take you to the National Gallery of Art's website. Pick an artist, an artwork, or a theme, and answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES (by commenting below):

• Who or What? (Which artist/artists, artwork, or theme did you investigate?)
• What time period?
• Where (What places are important to this artist or artwork or theme?)
• Three interesting facts about your artist, artwork, or theme.

Be prepared to share with the class.

National Gallery of Art online tour