How to get the circle of 5ths

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1#

2#

3#

4#

5#

6#/6b

5b

4b

3b

2b

1b

Cdefgabc

gabcdef#g

def#gabc#d

abc#def#g#a

ef#g#abc#d#e

bc#d#ef#g#a#b

f#G#a#bc#d#e#f#

GbAbBbCbDbEbFGb

Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

F G A Bb C D E F

5th degree - gives you next key

6th degree - minor key/Eb instrument transposition

7th degree - changes the key (add sharp each time)

2nd degree - gives you the Bb instrument key

Empty Bowls Fundraiser

Empty Bowls is a fundraiser put on by the visual arts department. They have asked guitar class to provide live music. In order to give everyone in guitar a chance to perform, students will be performing in small groups of 6-8 of their choosing for 20 minutes.

Empty Bowls Details:
Date: December 11
Time: 5pm-7pm
Where: East High
Who: Guitar Class in small groups
How: 20 minute sets

5:00- Group A - Gladys, Jenesse, Carson, Chelsea, Charlotte
5:10 - Group AA - Colleen, Alexis, Emilia, Nancy
5:20 - Group B - Joi, Bri, Sophie, Emma, Pauline
5:40 - Group C -Marcus, Olivia, Sam, Maddie, Bre, Zenon, Zoe, Danny
6:00 - Group D - David, Marjorie, Brenda, Chris, Satchel
6:20 - Group E - Josh C., Preston, Ruben, Romeo, Fred
6:40 - Group F - Xavier, Abe, Jayden, John, Roman, Jason

Guitar Final Jeopardy

Guitar Final Jeopardy

Concert Band and Beginning Band Jeopardy Answers

Music Jeopardy for Final

Play the game at home

Practice for your final. We will play this in class on Friday.

Guitar Study Guide Materials for Final

For your final, you will need to:

1. Label notes on staff

2. Draw chord diagrams (I will draw the frets and lines to match the diagrams below instead of written as a mirror)

3. Compare and contrast recordings

4. Match vocabulary words to their definitions

5. Identify rhythms and their note values

6. Perform an excerpt from the method book (sight-reading)

From http://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/guitar-theory-ear-training-and-reading/how-to-read-sheet-music/

Being able to read music is a great skill that every guitar player should at least try to acquire. Reading on the guitar can be pretty difficult for some players. Many guitar players start trying to learn how to read only to get frustrated and quit. This lesson will cover the very basics of how to start reading music on the guitar. We will mainly cover the names of the lines and spaces on the treble clef. 

Guitar music is written on the treble clef. You can identify a treble clef by looking for the squiggly G looking character at the beginning of each line of music. If you look at a piece of sheet music you will see a series of 5 lines and 4 spaces. The musical alphabet is A B C D E F and G. Each of these lines and spaces correspond to one of the letters in the musical alphabet. The lowest line on the staff is an E. The lowest space on the staff is an F. If you continue up each line and space you will just go through the musical alphabet in order. When you come to a G note just start over on A again for the next note.

Let’s take a look at the names of the lines and spaces separately. The names of just the lines are E G B D and F. You can remember these notes by using the phrase

“Every Good Boy Does Fine”. To remember the names of the spaces just remember the word “FACE”. This is how almost everyone learns to remember the names of the lines and spaces. It may seem a bit difficult to remember the names of each line and space at first, but if you work at it on a regular basis it will start to become second nature.

Play the F note on the 3rd fret of the 4th string of the guitar. This is the F note on the 1st space of the treble clef. You could also play this same F note on the 8th fret of the 5th string or the 13th fret of the 6th string. When you are reading music on the guitar, most notes have multiple places that you could choose to play them. This is one of the things that make reading music on theguitar so difficult.

For this lesson just concentrate on getting familiar with the names of the lines and spaces on the treble clef. Remember “Every Good Boy Does Fine” for the lines and “FACE” for the spaces. Once you are familiar with the lines and spaces, start trying to find those notes on the guitar fretboard.

Once you have learned how to read sheet music, you should learn how to read chord diagrams, how to read guitar rhythms, how to read guitar tabs, and how to read chord charts!

Vocabulary words:

Beat

Rhythm

Tempo

strumming

standard notation

chords

melody

harmony

verse

chorus

Relative minor

Major scale

Transpose

I

IV

V

V7

12-Bar Blues

Arpeggio

For the sight-reading, you will get something similar to the following excerpt. It will have chords and notes, and you should be able to play both.

For comparing and contrasting recordings, practice your skills listening to the jazz charts on the concert band study page.

Dizzy Gillespie

Miles Davis

Concert Band Final Study Materials

• Playing portion:
• Bb Major, G Natural Minor, G harmonic minor (ascending and descending)
• F major, D natural minor, d harmonic minor (staccato quarter notes)
• Eb major, C natural minor, C harmonic minor (ta ti-ti ti-ti ta)
• Sight-read 8 measures (will be a selection from the Standard of Excellence Blue Books)
• Written portion:
• Create a transposing circle of fifths (like the one hanging on the board)
• Match vocabulary terms
• Write a variation on Jingle Bells
• Listening portion:
• Describe the mood, style/era, instruments, rhythms, tempo, dynamics, and what you liked about the performance. Compare/Contrast the 2 performances played by different ensembles.

In addition to this circle of fifths, the Bb transposition will need to be on another inner circle. Relative Minor key/Eb instruments are the inner circle on the diagram above.

To find the Bb key, add 2 sharps to the concert key, and raise the note 1 whole step. C becomes D, G becomes A, D becomes E, A becomes E, E becomes F#, B becomes C#/Db, Gb/F# becomes Ab, Db becomes Eb, Ab becomes Bb, Eb becomes F, Bb becomes C, and F becomes G.

The sight-reading will include accidentals and various rhythms.

This is the version of Jingle Bells you will be asked to alter to create your own variation. You can practice at home to make sure you can do this well on the test. Think of interesting rhythms, changing the style, adding rests, changing the key, or adding some more interesting notes in the melody.

For the listening section, test your skills at home on the following recordings:

Dizzy Gillespie

Miles Davis

1. mood -

2. style/era -

3. instruments -

4. rhythms -

5. tempo, -

6. dynamics -

7.What did you enjoy about the performance? 

Compare/Contrast the 2 performances played by different ensembles. Which did you like better and why?

Find the definition for the following words

1. Syncopation
2. Staccato
3. Articulation
4. Antonin Dvorak - a Romantic era composer who wrote the New World Symphony while visiting American in the 1890s.
5. Circle of Fifths
6. Major Scale
7. Relative Minor
8. Parallel Minor
9. Natural Minor scale
10. Harmonic Minor scale
11. Melodic Minor scale
12. Mode
13. Rhythm
14. Movements
15. Variation
16. Tempo
17. Beat
18. Composer
19. Transposition
20. Key Signature
21. Time Signature
22. Legato
23. Accidentals
24. Melody
25. Harmony
26. Countermelody

Finals Schedule

2014-2015 Finals Schedule- Semester 1
Monday, December 15th,
Period 1 – 8:00-9:10
Period 2 – 9:20-10:30
Period 3 – 10:40-11:50
Lunch – 12:00-12:45
Tutoring – 12:45-1:45
Bus pickup- 1:50

Tuesday, December 16th,
Period 4 – 8:00-9:10
Period 6 – 9:20-10:30
Period 7 – 10:40-11:50
Lunch – 12:00-12:45
Tutoring 12:45-1:45
Bus Pickup- 1:50

Wednesday, December 17th,
Period 8 - 8:00-9:10
Final Make-ups:9:20
(No Lunch Served)
Bus pickup- 11:30

Thursday, December 18th,
Final Make-ups: 7:30 to 11:30
(No busses provided)
Friday, December 19st
Teacher Finals Grading Day

Citywide Honor Band

DATES

EVENT	DAY	DATE	TIMES	LOCATION
CW Band Auditions		Dec 1-5 & 8-12	To be determined by teacher	at student's school
CW Band Sectionals (high school)	Wednesday		4 PM - 6 PM
CW Band Rehearsal (elementary & middle school)	Saturday		9 AM -12 PM
CW Band Sectionals (high school)	Wednesday		4 PM - 6 PM
CW Band Rehearsal	Friday	February 20, 2015	10 AM - 4:00 PM
CW Band Rehearsal	Saturday	February 21, 2015	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
CW Band Performance	Saturday	February 21,2015	3:00 PM
Mid.Schl. List of Performers
Mid.Schl. Congratulations Letter
High Schl. List of Performers
High Schl. Congratulations Letter Students, This email was sent to all DPS High School Band Directors. I have signed East High up for 1pm to 3pm on Wednesday, December 10. Mike Snell will be at our school at that time to audition. If you are interested in auditioning but absolutely can not make that time, please let me know and I will see if there is an alternative. If you are not in my 8th hour class and can be excused for a few minutes from your 8th hour class that day to audition, I will be happy to write a pass for you. Concert Band, 1st hour, you will receive practice minute credit if you audition, and you will get extra credit toward your final grade if you are selected to participate in this event.

Permission Slip for 12/4 - Email me your permission

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

East High School

To Parents and Guardians:

An excursion to the Fred N. Thomas Career Education Center (2650 Eliot St.) is planned for

___________12/4________________

Transportation will be via School Bus

(Date)

I request that _________________________ be allowed to take this trip and

I understand and agree that the school district and community agency and their respective agents

and employees shall not be liable in the event an accident should occur in connection with such

Name of Student

__________________________ ________________________________________________



On December 4: the 1st hour Concert Band, 2/3 Beginning Band, and 6/7 Guitar (Ms. Pino-Lamp’s group) (10 am to 1 pm) will be recording at the studio. Students will leave by bus at 9:15am be back at school by 1:15pm.

Email Permission to dorothypino@gmail.com