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      ST. AGATHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

        Music - Mr. Bornot

              

               Email Address: music@stagathaonline.org  / Voice Mail:  4239

 

  WELCOME!

 

SAS Music Class News

 

MUSIC CLASSROOM RULES

1. We will enter and leave the classroom quietly and in an orderly manner.

2.          We will raise our hands to speak.

3.           We will keep our hands and feet to ourselves.

4.          We will respect personal and school property.

5.  We will respect all others and ourselves.

 

Dear parents and students,

A few minor amendments have been introduced to our Music Class Discipline Plan for the School year 2011-2012 in recent days. They do not substantially modify the original document, but for all pertinent purposes, this reviewed version overrides the previous one.

The amendments in question are:

Under chapter III (Rewards and Incentives), item 5, the word "present" has been replaced by "reward". So now item 5 reads "Small rewards, pins, and/or certificates"

Under chapter V - (Consequences) two items, "completion of additional written assignments" and "referral to another teacher's classroom" have been permanently overruled as disciplinary consequences in music class.

All students will be notified of these changes and instructed to perform the amendments by hand in class. To review and/or obtain a new copy of this updated version of the plan in PDF format, please go to

 Music Class Discipline Plan 2011-2012 Update (Click /Save as... / Print)

MATERIALS

-All grades, please, come to my class with a folder w/pockets -for music class only-, pen, pencils, ruler, eraser.

-From grades 3 to 8, bringing composition book and staff paper is recommended but not mandatory. All needed prints, articles, answering sheets, staff paper, etc.  will be provided by the music

teacher. After checked by the teacher, all student's completed work must be kept in his or her folder. Maintaining the folder up to date with all assigned home & class work (including music history

& composers' research) is the student's sole responsibility and shall determine an important part of the grading percentage at the end of each trimester.

 

SAS MUSIC CURRICULUM GUIDELINES

In Saint Agatha School our main curricular music resources are our Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum and the American National Standards for music education.  While we abide by our own archdiocesan curriculum, valuable elements of the national standards are also incorporated by grade level to complement our school's music program. Keep in mind that these are general guidelines and may differ in some measure from the actual music lessons conducted in our school, both in objective and activities. Obviously, we give great priority in our music class to mass song singing activities. All-round considered, it is safe to state that our children in SAS, since PK4 to 8th Grade, are exposed to a diversity of music objectives and activities, from music theory, classical and popular music history, music appreciation, to vocal and instrumental responses -including coral singing, bells, hand percussion instruments, drum kit, guitar and bass guitar- in order to complete their elementary and middle school education with a "sound" musical background. Go ahead and check out our Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum's Mission Statement, Curriculum Matrix and contents by grade level, as well as the National Standards for Music Education.

 

             Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum:                                National Standards for Music Education:

                Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/Mission Statement                               National Standards for Music Education/K Grade

                Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/Curriculum Matrix                              National Standards for Music Education\1st Grade

                Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/3rd Grade                                            National Standards for Music Education/2nd Grade

                 Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/4th Grade                                            National Standards for Music Education/3rd Grade

                 Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/5th Grade                                            National Standards for Music Education/4th Grade

                 Archdiocese of Miami Music Curriculum/MS-6th, 7th, 8th Grade                       National Standards for Music Education/5th, 6th, 7th. 8ht Grades

 

• 1/3 class participation (PART)

• 1/3 class work or homework (CW/HW)

• 1/3 test and quizzes (TEST/QZ)

♦ All grading activities will be based on 100% maximum possible points.

♦ Under Name on the report you will find keywords describing the type of assignment given to your child, for instance:

Discuss (i.e., discussing the discipline plan), Sing (i.e., singing mass songs), Bells (i.e., playing a piece of music on the glockenspiels)

♦ Under Date on your child's report you will find the date of the assignment (i.e., 08/22/11)

♦ Under Category you will find one of the following keywords describing the kind of evaluation applied:

PART = Class Participation,  CW/HW = Class work/Homework, or TEST/QZ = Test or Quiz

♦ Under Score on the report you may find either a numeric figure, or an equivalent symbol, letter or word representing the score obtained by your child. For instance: numbers 100, 95, 93, 90, 85, 80, 77, 70, 60, 50 (Grade scale 1) / 4, 3, 2, 1 (Grade Scale 2), symbols + +, +, √+, /+, √, /, √-, /-, -, letters O, VG (= A), S , G (=B), P (=Pass), C, I (=D), N, U, F (=Fail), NC, X.

 Symbol, letter or word equivalences for grading purposes have been customarily adjusted this school year in music class to:

                  + + = 100%

                        + =  99% 

                      O = 98%

                     √+ = 95%

                                        A, VG or  /+ = 93% = 4 (1st & 2nd grade)

                S or √ = 90%

                                     B, G, Pass or / = 85% = 3 (1st & 2nd grade)

                       √- = 80%

                                                  C or /- = 77% = 2 (1st & 2nd grade)

                 I or  - = 76%

                                                       D or N = 70% (Minimum Passing Score)

                                                           U = 60% = 1 (1st & 2nd grade)

                      Fail = 50%

                               F or NC = 0% (No Credit)

                                                                     X or ** = Exempt (won't modify student's average)

♦ Under Max you will always find a 100 figure representing the maximum possible points to be earned in any evaluation.

♦ Under % on the report you will find the exact numeric equivalence of  the grade earned by your child in the evaluation regardless the input method on the Score column (number, symbol or letter).

Note: In order to achieve a high class participation evaluation (PART), students must come to music class ready to work with all the necessary materials, and actively participate in the assigned task. Composer/Artist researches and projects assigned in music class to be completed at home will fall under the category of Class work/Homework (CW/HW). Testing activities (TEST/QZ) in music may include not only a variety of knowledge based written assignments (i.e., music history/music appreciation/music theory quizzes, note ID/music dictation, composing rhythm or melodic patterns, etc.), but also performing activities assessing vocal responses -VR- or instrumental responses -IR- (i.e., mass song singing, chanting rhythms, intonation -"solfeggio"- exercises, playing bells, percussion hand instruments, etc.)

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Parents, if you have any question regarding your child's music evaluation in Gradequick, do not hesitate to contact me -preferably via email:

music@stagathaonline.org

 

Many Blessings - Mr. Bornot

 

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TEN YEARS AGO...

On November 29, 2001, passed away at age 58 in Los Angeles, CA, Sir George Harrison (OBE), former lead guitar of the most beloved British rock band of all time, THE BEATLES. George will be remembered not only for his great contributions to the rock music history as a guitarist, singer and composer, but also for his social activism and participation in many charitable causes, among them, the famous  Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 1971. The concert raised US $243,418.51 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF...

 

ALSO, FIFTY YEARS AGO...

THE BEATLES...

The band founded by John Lennon in 1957 in Liverpool, England, was already on its way to become one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Originally known as The Quarrymen, the group destined to change forever the course of pop and rock music was later renamed as The Beatles, having as front men John Lennon (band leader, guitar and vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar and vocals) and George Harrison (lead guitar and vocals). Previous members of the band on its beginnings were Stuart Sutcliffe (bass guitar) and Pete Best (drums). Also talented artist and painter, Sutcliffe died on 1962 at age 21 due to a cerebral aneurysm. He is credited together with John Lennon with the band's name change for The Beatles. It was also his fiancée, German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, the one who suggested the hair style that became one of the band's trademarks. Pete Best was replaced at the drums in 1962 by Ringo Starr who became the fourth Beatle and remained with the band through all the "Beatlemania" era until the end of its legendary -yet "winding"- ten years long career (1960-1970). Take a tour on the bands origins and main accomplishments by reading the play "Get Back".

 

Week of Jan. 23-Jan. 27

What is happening in music class this week?

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

Depending on your computer speed, memory and settings you might be able to see a sample online of

our choir's video clip singing the national anthem. Just click on the picture below, good luck and...enjoy!

 

 

 

NOTE

Status of Probation or Suspension from mass performance means that a student's choir membership is being reviewed or restricted due to one or  more of the  following:

- attendance problems (student has reached 4 absences and /or tardiness to choir practices and events during a trimester)

- behavioral problems (i.e., lack of interest, poor attention and participation, talkative, off task, eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages without permission)

- performance problems (i.e., poor singing skills development, not resolved intonation or voice projection difficulties, lack of  ability to learn new songs at due pace)

        As much as we regret it, failure to respond in a positive way after any of the previous conditions had been individually addressed may and will cause permanent

withdrawal from the choir, no exceptions.

 

 

FAMOUS CHILDREN CHOIRS...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                

         The Vienna Boy's Choir                                                                  Boys Choir of Harlem   

                                                                                                                                                  

                            

                      Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir

 

                                                                                                

         All-American Boys Chorus                                                Los Angeles Children Choir

                                                                                      

   Boston Children's Chorus

 

OTHER CHILDREN choir Organizations Websites

ACDA Directory of Boychoirs                                                                                                                                                                                          King's College Choir (University of Cambridge)

African Children's Choir                                                                                                                                                                                                   Maryland State Boychoir
Amabile Boys Choir                                                                                                                                                                                                          Milwaukee Children's Choir  

Amarillo Boy Choir                                                                                                                                                                                                           Oregon Children's Choir

American Boychoir School                                                                                                                                                                                                Raleigh Boychoir

Boychoir and Soloists Directory                                                                                                                                                                                      San Diego Children's Choir  

Boychoir Music : Past, Present and Future                                                                                                                                                                     Sydney Children's Choir

Charlotte Children's Choir                                                                                                                                                                                               St. Thomas Boys' Choir at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany  

Chicago Children's Choir                                                                                                                                                                                                 The Boychoir of Ann Arbor (Michigan)

Columbus Children's Choir                                                                                                                                                                                               The World of Treble Voices
Contra Costa Children's Chorus                                                                                                                                                                                      Treble Voices Recording Collectors
Drakensburg Boychoir School                                                                                                                                                                                         Triangle Sings! (Raleigh/Durham area choirs)

Fort Bend Boys Choir                                                                                                                                                                                                       Wilmington Boys Choir

Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus                                                                                                                                                                                             World Children's Choir Index Page

Indianapolis Children's Choir

 

 

 

 

                    Find almost any instrumental or choral sheet music you may need at...

                                                                                

                 8notes.com / MidiNotate             or...     Choral Public Domain Library          

    OR..!

Go ahead and download FREE basic versions of professional music notation software

         Scorch by Sibelius Software                             Finale 2008 Notepad                  NoteWorthy Composer Viewer

 

 

Links:

 

A formidable San Francisco production of 'The Sound Of Music' by Broadway By-the-Bay .   Movie's Official Website  . The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson  

. Choral Music Shareware  . Sacred Music CANTUS Gregorian Chant Database  .  Sacred Music resources  . Today's Christian Music  . http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/ 

. Early Childhood Special Research on Music  .  Music Education National Conference (MENC)  . Harvard University Press  . Network Communities Contests 

. The International Found Music Research  .  The Juilliard School of Music  . Tams Witmark Music Library, Inc. . Universal Studios . Music Theatre International  . Musical Games 

. Contests . How to Hold Drumsticks - Mahalo  . Drum Stick Guide . 40 Essential Rudiments .  Drums online player. virtual online drums for fun 

 . http--www.flashmusicgames.com-music-flashdrums.swf . The Parts of a Drum Kit Quiz . Drum Test Trivia 1 drum and general music quiz . Quiz - Modern Rudimental Drumming

. Drum Basics Part 3 quiz -- free game . Drum Basics Part 1 quiz -- free game  . Drums Basics Part 2 quiz -- free game . HigherPraise Official Site - Praise And Worship Lyrics, Christian ...

 

 

Biographies, History and Works of the Great Composers:

. Aaron Copland Collection From the Library of Congress

. HyperMusic--History of Classical Music Database

. Classical Composer Biographies Includes biographical data and downloadable portraits

. The Classical Music Navigator Biographies cross-referenced by works, location, &  genre

. John Philip Sousa American composer, conductor and patriot

. Classical Composers Archive A very large listing of world composers!

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THE VALUE OF MUSIC

..."It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery of Theory of Relativity was the result of musical perception.”….. Albert Einstein

...The 3- to 5-year olds who received six months of piano (or string) lessons improved significantly in spatial-temporal reasoning, … (the effect is) more pronounced in older kids. Research of Univ. Calif.-Riverside

...Participation in instrumental music correlates with significantly higher SAT scores... College Board Data

The Mr.Holland's Opus Foundation | Your Role - hollands holland's opus, mhop music instruments, student donations schola.

                

 

Students at Alabama Institute For Deaf And Blind in Talladega-AL pose with their new instruments donated by Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF)

National System of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela

“The Orchestra is a community whose essence is collaboration. It requires teamwork, rigor and discipline”, “When you are training good musicians, you are training good citizens”...

"Music saves children"...Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu 60 Minutes, 11/19/00. Dr. Abreu started the first Venezuelan Youth Orchestra over 30 years ago aiming to change the life of poor and disable

children as well as those abused, abandoned or in trouble with the law. Today his after school  orchestra program involves every day over 110, 000 children almost  everywhere across

Venezuela -including rehabilitation and  detention centers- and has been regarded by the United Nations as a model for the rest of the world. In 1998 Dr. Abreu was appointed UNESCO

Goodwill Ambassador for Music and for Peace by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In 2001 he received the Right Livelihood alternative

Nobel Prize in recognition for his extraordinary achievements in his native country, Venezuela.

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Information on organizations that accept musical instrument donations

Information on non-MENC grants and other financial aid

Information on Caitlin Merie Hurrey Scholarship

 

                                                                                                                   

 

ATTENTION PARENTS:

While all links on this site connect to appropriate music related materials for all ages, we are not responsible for ulterior web surfing your children might want to perform from

this page at home. So, please, make sure they abide by the SAS Internet Safety agreement. Additionally, never leave minors surf the World Wide Web unsupervised,

use reliable Internet security software to protect your computer against offensive contents, and be aware of your children's email, instant and text messaging activities.

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