Music+II

Music II is an advanced music class that is only offered in the 8th grade. Students who excell in the Music I class are invited to take their piano and academic skills to the next level in this class.

Music II challenges students with more difficult music to play and focuses on the history of music rather than on basic musical concepts. Students apply what they learned in Music I to the Music II curriculum.

This year the students will be working to design a [|music history website]for the non-performance part of the class.

Students in music II are given copies of the piano music for practice at home. It is recommended that the students spend at least 15-20 minutes each evening as homework as well as the time they have in class.

Copies of the music are here in downloadable files. If you lose your music you are responsible for printing it from this site.


 * Medieval/Renaissance: [[file:Greensleeves.pdf]] and [[file:Scarborough Fair.pdf]]**


 * Baroque: [[file:Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.pdf]] and [[file:Canon.pdf]]**


 * Classical: [[file:Fur Elise.pdf]] and [[file:Melody.pdf]]**


 * Romantic: [[file:Morning Song.pdf]] and [[file:Largo.pdf]]**


 * 20th Century: [[file:The Entertainer.pdf]] and [[file:Imperial March.pdf]]**
 * To see videos of the required songs please click on the keyboard. [[image:piano-keys.gif link="Music II Videos"]]**


 * In the videos below, music II students play their recital songs and their own compositions. Enjoy!**

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Composer facebook guidelines

1. Friends: Must be people that lived during the same time period that the person could ACTUALLY have had contact with. Research! Can also be family members (wives, children, etc). Friends can also include other people of the time period as long as, again, the composer could actually have met them.

2. Research and find quotes from the composer and/or others during their lifetime. Use real quotes for the current status.

3. Try to include current events of the time on the page. For example, if you are doing John Williams find out what year he composed the music for Jaws, make comments about that and then comment on other events happening in the world at the same time.

4. Some stuff can be funny but try to keep things in the spirit of the project and not be too silly.

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