7th Grade

7th Grade General Music

Units of Study

Film Score Composers: Students will learn about the process that goes into composing and recording film scores, while also studying the work of important film score composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, and others. Students will research the work of their assigned composer and prepare an iMovie presentation to share their research with the class.
Composition: Students will study composition, beginning with writing a melody over a chord progression. Using Sibelius, students will compose two different melodies to create a piece of music in ternary form. Students will orchestrate their composition using GarageBand and our iMac MIDI stations.
Musical Theatre: Students will study the history of American musical theatre and will watch a musical in preparation for the annual 7th grade field trip to see a Broadway in Chicago performance. This year, students attended a performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.
Handchimes: Students will continue their study of reading music notation while playing melodies and chords on the handchimes.
Guitar: Students will work individually and in small groups to continue their study of the guitar. Students will play more complex melodies and begin to play chords.