1) The class agenda included returning final projects, discussing popular instrumental genres like symphonies, concertos, and sonatas, and providing an overview of the upcoming quarter. 2) Students would learn where they are sitting and about popular instrumental genres like symphonies, concertos, and sonatas. 3) Final projects were graded on a scale and some student projects were prepared on Finale and available digitally if wanted.

1. MUSIC 7/8
Agenda Time
1. Seating Chart 5 min
2. Most Important Question,
Attendance
3 min
3. Q3 Final Project Return 10 min
4. Q4 Quarter Overview 10 min
5. Popular Instrumental
Genres
20 min
6. Exit Ticket 2 min

2. WHAT ARE WE LEARNING TODAY?
 By the end of today’s class, you will know where
you sit for the quarter and a few of the most popular
instrumental genres.
 Benchmarks: 6.1.1.3.1, 6.1.2.3.1, 6.2.1.3.1

3. Q3 FINAL PROJECT RETURN
 The final project was worth 36 points
 Your total points were NOT your grade
 31-36 points: A (36)
 26-30 points: B (33)
 21-25 points: C (30)
 16-20 points: D (27)
 0-15 points: F (18, 21, or 24)
 If I prepared yours on Finale, it will be in the 7th & 8th
Grade Q3 Final Projects folder on the G drive Students
folder
 It will be saved as your initials and class
 They aren’t all there yet, so be patient
 If I did not prepare it but you would like it, give it to me
and give me some time to do it

4. QUARTER OVERVIEW
 Week 1: Seating Charts, Popular Instrumental
Genres
 Week 2: Two-Part Inventions ( )
 Week 3: Invention Work ( & )
 Week 4: Invention Work ( )
 Week 5: Invention Presentations ( )
 Week 6: String Quartets ( & )
 Week 7: String Quartet Work ( )
 Week 8: String Quartet Work ( )
 Week 9: String Quartet Presentations ( )

5. POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL GENRES
 A genre of instrumental music is different than a genre
of popular music
 Pop/rock music genres are more appropriately called
 A musical genre informs the
of a piece of music
 Examples of important instrumental genres include
symphony, concerto, sonata, rhapsody, nocturne,
mazurka, invention, & fugue
 There are literally hundreds

6. POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL GENRES
 A symphony is a (usually) four-movement work for
 Violins, violas, cellos, basses, flutes, oboes, clarinets,
bassoons, trumpets, horns, trombones, tuba, piano,
percussion
 It was invented during the period (1750-
1825)
 It is still very commonly used by composers
 Let’s listen to a symphony by an American
composer

7. POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL GENRES
 A concerto is a (usually) three-movement work for
 The most common concerto instrument is the piano, but
they are written for every instrument
 The orchestra and soloist often play the same
material, but the soloist gets the flashier, more
difficult material
 It was invented during the period (1600-
1750) and is still very common today
 Let’s listen to another living American composer

8. POPULAR INSTRUMENTAL GENRES
 A sonata is a (usually) three- or four-movement
piece for
 The most common instrument is followed by
violin
 It was invented during the period (1600-
1750)
 It is still very common today
 Let’s listen to one by a living American composer