Tues, Oct 12

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: None

TODAY'S FOCUS: Ch. 3 unit exam, intro to the history of radio

OPEN NOTE EXAM on chapter 3

Reading of chapter four - history of commercial radio

No class Friday - teacher in-service 

Wed, Oct 7

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Study for your chapter 3 exam next class

FOCUS TODAY: The business of sound recording

Read "The Business of Sound Recording" pgs 102-111 and complete the handout

More sharing of music from various genres

EXAM NEXT CLASS on chapter 3. This will be an OPEN NOTE exam, but you may use HANDWRITTEN NOTES ONLY, no pre-printed handouts. That means if you want to use the information from the handouts, you will need to re-copy them in your own writing.

Mon, Oct 5

DUE TODAY: Nothing

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: None

FOCUS TODAY: Rock music sub-genres

Slide show lecture: Rock Music and Its Sub-Genres

Notes taken in class - ASK A CLASSMATE

Sharing of songs from different time periods/genres in the textbook

A focus on Led Zeppelin - video 

Thu, Oct 1

DUE TODAY: Five homework questions from Internet unit

HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Read "The Business of Sound Recording" pgs 102-111

FOCUS TODAY: Formation of Rock Music

Adding to the five unit questions on the Internet:

On the back of the last page (if you had more than one page) answer these questions:

1. On a scale of one to five, how difficult was it to answer these questions? (1= easy, 5 = impossible)
2. How confident are you in your answers to the questions? Describe and explain in a sentence or two – which are your better answers? Which are not so great?
3. What is the one thing you think is important to have learned about the Internet? Something that is relevant for people who use it.

Reading: 

• "U.S. Popular Music and the Formation of Rock" pgs 82-89 with worksheet

Listening to some of the music we read about

Everyone will sign up for a genre of popular music to investigate. The genres covered in the textbook are:

• British Invasion (Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, etc.)
• Soul (Motown and the Detroit sound)
• Folk (Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, etc.)
• Psychedelic Rock (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix,  etc.)
• Mainstream Rock
• Punk/Grunge/Alternative
• Hip-Hop/Rap

Read about your assigned genre in the textbook, and see what general information you can find online. Perhaps browse the offerings on Amazon. Come next class with some interesting information about your genre, and if possible, bring a sample song from that genre.

HOMEWORK:  

Begin collecting music and information about your assigned music genre