Albert's Music Class

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #13-15

2012-01-12T07:30:00.000-08:00

Review - Answer the following questions:

Homework #13

1. What are the chords in the song, "Mission Impossible"?
2. What are the notes in the first chord?
3. What are the notes in the second chord?
4. What are the notes in the last chord?

Homework #14

1. What is the most popular recording in 5/4 time?
2. What were the instruments used in that recording?
3. What were the order of solos in that song?
4. What Radiohead song is in 5/4 time?

Homework #15

1. What are some of the instruments used in the original recording of Mission Impossible?
2. What years were new episodes of Mission Impossible broadcast on TV?
3. What year was "Take Five" a hit?
4. Has Lalo Schifrin ever acknowledged his debt to Dave Brubeck?

Due Friday Jan 20, 2012

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #10-12

2012-01-05T07:26:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions about the music to Mission Impossible.

Homework #10

1. What time signature is the original Mission Impossible Theme in?
2. How do you count the rhythm of the main riff?
3. How do you count the rhythm of the melody?
4. How many eighth notes are there in a bar of 5/4?

Homework #11

1. What key signature is the original Mission Impossible Theme in?
2. What are the notes in the main rhythm riff?
3. What are the notes of the first part of the melody?
4. What are the notes of the second part of the melody?

Homework #12

1. Who wrote the original Mission Impossible Theme?
2. What are some other scores this person wrote?
3. What nationality was the author?
4. What is the chord structure of the Mission Impossible Theme?

Due Friday Jan 6, 2012 or Friday Jan 13 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #7-9

2011-12-19T05:53:00.000-08:00

Answer the following:

Homework #7

1. What are the 3 most common song structures in modern popular music?
2. What is the major difference between a verse and a chorus?
3. What are two things that make the bridge different from the verse and chorus?
4. What are some other structural elements used in popular songs?

Homework #8

1. How can you import a mp3 file into Garageband?
2. What two tools can you use to adjust the tempo of your imported file?
3. How can you cut a file into sections?
4. How can you change an imported file to an Apple loop?

Homework #9

1. What is the name of your song?
2. What is the structure you are going to use?
3. What song is similar to your song?
4. What makes your song different?

Due Friday, Dec 23 or Friday January 6, 2012 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #4-6

2011-12-12T08:51:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4

1. How do you put loops into your favorites folder?
2. Why can't you drag a blue loop into a green track?
3. How do you erase something in Garageband?
4. How can you erase an entire track in Garageband?

Homework #5

1. How can you fix the timing in your track?
2. How can you hear yourself if you're recording a vocal?
3. How do you get the t-pain effect on your vocal?
4. Why is the key of your track important?

Homework #6

1. How can you play and rewind your track in Garageband without using the transport controls?
2. What does the cycle button look like?
3. What can you do with the Master Track?
4. What is the Arrangement Track for?

Due Friday Dec 16 or Friday Dec 23 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C3 #1-3

2011-12-08T07:13:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #1
1. When you create a new track in Garageband what is the first thing you must do?
2. In Garageband where are the transport controls located?
3. What's that clicking sound I hear when I'm trying to record?
4. How can you edit a track?

Homework #2
1. After you've created a track how can you change the tempo?
2. What does the solo icon look like?
3. What do you have to do to play the keyboard with your computer keys?
4. How do you save your track in iTunes?

Homework #3
1. How can you add a vocal track in Garageband?
2. Where is the zoom control located?
3. How do you get the loop cursor for a single track?
4. What is feedback in Garageband?

Due Friday Dec 9 or Friday Dec 16 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #13-15

2011-11-28T05:34:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #13

1. When were drum rudiments invented?
2. Who invented them?
3. What was their purpose?
4. How many rudiments are there?

Homework #14

1. What is a flam?
2. What does it look like?
3. What is the sticking for a 5 stroke roll?
4. How is it written?

Homework #15

1. What is a ruff?
2. What is another name for it?
3. How is a ruff written?
4. What is a paradiddle?

Due Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #10-12

2011-11-17T07:05:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #10

1. What are the two chords the A section of Fur Elise is based around?
2. What does the left hand do during the second chord?
3. What is one difference in the two endings of the A section?

Homework #11

1. What beat does the melody of the A section start on?
2. What does it mean to swell a phrase?
3. What does it mean when there is a slur over a phrase?

Homework # 12

1. What key does the B section of Fur Elise briefly go to?
2. What piano technique is used to play the first four notes of the B section?
3. How is the left hand part in the B section similar to the left hand in the A section?

Due Friday Nov 18 or Wednesday Nov 23 by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #7-9

2011-11-09T07:31:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #7
1. What was the original title of Fur Elise?
2. What notes are in an A minor chord?
3. How many beats per bar are in 3/8 time?
4. What is the 5th (so) of the key of A minor?

Homework #8
1. Why was Beethoven an important classical composer?
2. What does it mean when there is a star after the abbreviation Ped. in piano music?
3. How many sections are there in Fur Elise and how can they be described?
4. When was Fur Elise written?

Homework #9
1. Who is the "Elise" in "Fur Elise" rumored to be?
2. What are the first 6 notes of the left hand part of Fur Elise?
3. What is the first chord in the B section of Fur Elise?
4. What is the last note of the B section of Fur Elise?

Due Monday Nov 14th or Friday Nov 18 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #4-6

2011-11-01T07:36:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4
1. How are accents written in drum music?
2. What does bpm stand for?
3. What does this symbol (./.)stand for?
4. How do you count triplets?

Homework #5
1. What does it mean when a note has dot after it?
2. What does cresc. mean?
3. What is the symbol for loud?
4. What does a 16th rest look like?

Homework #6
1. How many REGULAR 16th notes does 16th note TRIPLETS take the place of?
2. What are the multi-drum drumline players called?
3. What kind of beaters are these drums played with?
4. What is the ratio of cymbal players to snare drummers in an average drum line?

Due Monday, November 7, 2011 or Monday, November 14, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com).

Homework 2011-2012 C2 #1-3

2011-10-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #1
1. What are the names of two kinds grips for drumsticks?
2. What are three kinds of rolls you can play on the drums?
3. How can you play a roll?
4. If a roll isn't coming out right what can you do to improve?

Homework #2
1. What is Nick Cannon's character, Devon's biggest problem in the movie Drumline?
2. What is Dr. Lee's problem in the same movie?
3. What is Devon's girlfriend, Lila's problem?
4. How are each of these problems solved?

Homework #3
1. How do you count eighth notes?
2. How do you count sixteenths?
3. In drum music what staff is it written on?
4. Where are the snare drum notes written?

Due Monday, October 31, 2011 or Monday, November 7, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com).

Homework 2011-2012 C1 #13-15

2011-10-11T07:32:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #13
1. If you are having trouble fretting a note on the guitar, what are some things you can do to make it sound clearer?
2. How many notes make up a power chord?
3. What are the letter names of the strings in standard guitar tuning?
4. What is palm muting?

Homework #14

1. What is the fingering (which fingers on which strings) for the D chord in GB lesson#3?
2. What is an alternative fingering for the above chord?
3. What is a chord diagram?
4. What does it mean when there is an x in a chord diagram?

Homework #15

1. In a 12 bar blues in A, how many bars do you hold on each chord?
2. What is the difference between an E minor chord and an E major chord on the guitar?
3. What chord shape does the A minor chord have on the guitar?
4. What is a capo?

Due Tuesday October 18, 2011

Homework 2011-2012 C1 #10-12

2011-10-03T05:46:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #10

1. What are the 6 main parts of the guitar?
2. In the string numbering system of the guitar, what number is the thickest string?
3. What frets usually have markers on the guitar?
4. What is a plectrum?
5. What are some uses for the thumb when playing guitar?

Homework #11

1. How does the sound come out of an acoustic guitar?
2. What anchors the strings to the body of any guitar?
3. What are the metal strips set into the fingerboard of a guitar called?
4. How do tuning pegs work?
5. What are the main differences between and electric and acoustic guitar?

Homework #12

1. On the guitar, if the fingering for a G chord is:
6th string - 3rd fret,
5th string - 2nd fret,
1st string - 3rd fret
and the rest open, what is the fingering for a C chord?
2. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an E chord?
3. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an A chord?
4. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a D chord?
5. Which chords do you need to play the blues in GarageBand guitar lesson 3?
6. What kind of rhythm do you use for the blues in GB guitar lesson 3?

Due Friday Oct 7, 2011 or Friday October 14th if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C1 #7-9

2011-09-26T07:12:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #7

1. Where is middle C located on the staff?
2. In piano music. what is it called when the bass staff and the treble staff are connected together?
3. What notes make up an A minor chord?
4. What chords are used in Garageband piano lesson #3?

Homework #8

1. What does a quarter note look like and how many beats does it get?
2. What do you call the notation that indicates a space where no note is being played?
3. What does a half note rest look like?
4. What do the top and bottom numbers in a time signature mean?

Homework #9

1. What do sharps look like? What do flats look like?
2. How do you know if a black key is a sharp or a flat?
3. How many half steps are in a whole step?
4. What is the pattern of whole steps and half steps in the major scale?

Due Monday Oct 3, 2011 or Friday Oct 7, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C1 #4-6

2011-09-19T05:47:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #4

1. Where is the C key located on the piano?
2. How should your arms be when playing the piano?
3. How should your fingers be when playing the piano?
4. What fingers do you use to play a root position chord?

Homework #5

1. How are the fingers numbered when playing the piano?
2. What does tempo mean?
3. What is a chord progression?
4. Name some techniques for getting around on the piano without looking at the keys.

Homework #6
1. What is it called when music is written down?
2. What are the names of the white notes on the piano keyboard?
3. What does it mean when notes are stacked on top of each other?
4. What is the phrase to help remember the lines on the treble staff?
5. What do the spaces on the treble staff spell?
6. How should your fingers be positioned when you play Ode to Joy in GB piano lesson 2?

Due Friday Sept 23, 2011 or Monday Oct 3, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2011-2012 C1 #1-3

2011-09-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

Homework #1

Answer the following questions:

1. What was Pythagoras' contribution to music?
2. What was the problem with it?
3. How might he have made these discoveries?

Homework #2

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the strongest overtone in the harmonic series?
2. What is the emotional impact of that overtone?
3. How many notes are in the western diatonic scale?

Homework #3

Answer the following questions:

1. What would you call a scale with just one note in it?
2. Name two other popular scales?
3. What are notes not in the scale called?

Due Monday, September 19, 2011

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #12

2011-04-11T06:33:00.000-07:00

Using all the notes in your outline write a first draft of your research paper. Do not worry about making it five pages. It can be as long or short as it needs to be, as long as it contains all of the elements that you have provided in your outline. In class on Thursday I would like you to print out a copy of your outline and your first draft of the research paper.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #11

2011-04-11T06:31:00.000-07:00

For each of the three ideas that you've written in homework # 10 find three supporting statements or sources and organize them in terms of week, strong and strongest. Then put them in your outline.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #10

2011-04-11T06:26:00.000-07:00

For tonight's homework you are to rewrite the body of your outline. I would like you to organize the A, B and C points in the following order; weak, strong and strongest. You may not need to rewrite everything because you can cut-and-paste or you can fold homework number 9 into this assignment. Tomorrow in computer lab we will expand upon this idea.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #9

2011-04-05T08:02:00.000-07:00

Organize your 12 arguments like this.

1. Weakest argument
A. Weakest supporting argument
B. Stronger supporting argument
C. Strongest supporting argument

2. Stronger argument
A. Weakest supporting argument
B. Stronger supporting argument
C. Strongest supporting argument

3. Strongest argument
A. Weakest supporting argument
B. Stronger supporting argument
C. Strongest supporting argument

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #8

2011-04-05T07:58:00.000-07:00

Find three arguments or statements that support your thesis statement in your paper. Rate your arguments in order of strength. Find three arguments that support each of these arguments and rate them in order of strength. You should have a total of 12 arguments.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #7

2011-03-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

Write a one page introduction to your paper.

Start by answering the question - Why did you choose this topic?
Then - What did you know about the topic before you started the research?
Then - What did you find out that you didn't know when you started?
And finally - What kind of paper are you going to write: Compare and contrast, analysis of problem, factual report or review?
Then put your thesis statement.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #6

2011-03-29T07:33:00.001-07:00

Write a tentative outline for your research paper.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #5

2011-03-29T07:32:00.000-07:00

Find 5 more sources for information you might use in your research paper.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #4

2011-03-29T07:25:00.000-07:00

After reading the material you selected in HW#3, write your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should not be in the form of a question. It should be what you believe is the answer to that question. You do not need to have proof yet.

Guidelines for Music Research Paper

2011-03-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

1. The topic must be something relating to music.
2. Any source quoted directly must be notated in the end notes on the last page.
3. The final paper must be typewritten.
4. The paper should be approximately 5 pages in MS Word, using 12 point, Times font, double spaced, including the endnotes.
5. The endnotes should be in the MLA format with the notes in order of appearance with the number in superscript AFTER the citation in the text and BEFORE the source in the endnotes. You can get superscript by clicking the superscript button in the Formatting Palette in MS word.

A good source for information on the format for the research paper is here: http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #3

2011-03-23T06:28:00.002-07:00

List five sources of credible information that you might use to develop your research paper.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #2

2011-03-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

List 5 questions you may have about your research topic.

Homework 2010-2011 C5 #1

2011-03-22T06:49:00.000-07:00

Your class project is a research paper that focuses on some aspect of music. For your first homework of this cycle decide on a research topic for you class project.

Homework 2011 C4 #9-12

2011-03-07T07:50:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework #12

What is the fifth (so) of the following chords?
1. C
2. A
3. G
4. F
5. Bb
6. Eb
7. F#

Homework #11

For the drum kit:
1. What is the downbeat?
2. What is the backbeat?
3. What is a high hat?
4. What was it originally called? Why?
5. Who invented the drum kit?
6. What is swing feel?
7. Where do you usually play a ride pattern?

Homework #10

1. In the standard rock beat, on what beats does the bass drum play?
2. How is a rim shot played?
3. Name one difference between a ride cymbal and a crash cymbal.
4. What is syncopation?
5. What is the difference between a shuffle and swing?
6. How do drummers play a closed roll?
7. What fingers are used to grip a drumstick?

Homework #9

1. What is the difference between an E minor chord and and E major chord?
2. What fingering shape does an A minor chord have?
3. Do you usually say major when talking about an E major chord?
4. What does a capo do?
5. What do you call making the same shapes on the guitar sound higher?
6. How many eighth notes per beat are there in 12/8 time?
7. What are the new chords in this GB Basic guitar lesson #4?

Due Monday, March 14, or Monday March 21, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com).

Guidelines for the Cycle 4 class project song

2011-03-03T11:39:00.000-08:00

1. The song must be created in school.

2. The song can have up to 3 collaborators. The collaborators must be current students in the music class.

3. The song must have a chord progression.

4. The song must have 3 distinct sections. Two of the sections must repeat at least twice.

5. If the song does not have lyrics then it must have a melody line played on a solo instrument.

6. The song must be submitted before March 18, 2011.

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #5-8

2011-02-14T06:37:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #5

1. What is the line that middle C is written on called?
2. In piano music when the bass and treble staffs are connected together, what is it called?
3. How many different notes (with different names) are there on all pianos?
4. How many beats does a half note get?
5. What is a metronome?
6. Where is C located on the piano in relation to the black notes?
7. Where is G located on the piano in relation to the black notes?

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #6
1. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a G chord?
2. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a C chord?
3. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an E chord?
4. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an A chord?
5. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a D chord?
6. What chords do you need to play the blues in GB guitar lesson 3?
7. What kind of rhythm do you use for the blues in GB guitar lesson 3?

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #7

1. How do you erase something in Garageband?
2. How can you erase an entire track in Garageband?
3. How can you fix the timing in your track?
4. How can you hear yourself if you're recording a vocal?
5. How do you get the t-pain effect on your vocal?
6. Why doesn't the loop I recorded sound right when I loop it?
7. What's that clicking sound I hear when I'm trying to record?

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #8

1. How can you add a vocal track in Garageband?
2. Where is the zoom control located?
3. What is the difference between the loop button in the transport section and the loop cursor?
4. What is feedback in Garageband?
5. What are the hot keys to bring up the musical typing keyboard?
6. Why can't you drag a blue loop into a green track?
7. What does the mute icon look like?

Due Monday, February 28th or Monday, March 7, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2010-2011 C4 #1 through 4

2011-02-07T06:19:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

C4 HW#1

1. Where is the C key located on the piano?
2. How should your arms be when playing the piano?
3. How should your fingers be when playing the piano?
4. What number finger is your pinkie?
5. What fingers do you use to play a root position chord?
6. What does tempo mean?
7. What is a chord progression?

C4 HW#2

1. How does the sound come out of an acoustic guitar?
2. What anchors the strings to the body of any guitar?
3. What are the metal strips set into the fingerboard of a guitar called?
4. Where are the tuning pegs located?
5. What is the number of the thickest string on a guitar?
6. How do tuning pegs work?
7. What are the main differences between and electric and acoustic guitar?

C4 HW#3

1. In Garageband where are the transport controls located?
2. What does the loop icon look like?
3. How can you edit a track?
4. After you've created a track how can you change the tempo?
5. What does the solo icon look like?
6. What do you have to do to play the keyboard with your computer keys?
7. How do you save your track in iTunes?

C4 HW#4

1. What is it called when music is written down?
2. What are the names of the white notes on the piano keyboard?
3. What does it mean when notes are stacked on top of each other?
4. What note is on the bottom line of the treble clef staff?
5. What do the spaces on the treble staff spell?
6. What is the phrase to help remember the lines on the treble staff?
7. How should your fingers be positioned when you play Ode to Joy in GB piano lesson 2?

Due Monday Feb 14, 2011 or Monday Feb 28, 2011 if by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #16

2010-11-17T05:27:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. In the standard rock beat, on what beats does the bass drum play?
2. How is a rim shot played?
3. Name one difference between a ride cymbal and a crash cymbal.
4. What is syncopation?
5. What is the difference between a shuffle and swing?
6. How do drummers play a closed roll?
7. What fingers are used to grip a drumstick?

Due Tuesday November 23

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #15

2010-11-16T09:18:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions about GB guitar lesson #4:

1. What is the difference between an E minor chord and and E major chord?
2. What fingering shape does an A minor chord have?
3. Do you usually say major when talking about an E major chord?
4. What does a capo do?
5. What do you call making the same shapes on the guitar sound higher?
6. How many eighth notes per beat are there in 12/8 time?
7. What are the new chords in this lesson?

Due Tuesday November 23

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #14

2010-11-16T06:27:00.001-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. When two keys are right next to each other on the piano what is the distance between them called?
2. How many half steps are there between C and C?
3. When you put two half steps together what is it called?
4. What notes in the C major scale are half steps?
5. Where are key signatures usually located on the staff?
6. What is an arpeggio?
7. What direction does the arpeggio in GB piano lesson #5 go?

Due Tuesday November 23

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #13

2010-11-15T10:04:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. How can you play and rewind your track in Garageband without using the transport controls?
2. Why is the key of your track important?
3. What preferences can you change in the My Info window?
4. How do you put loops into your favorites folder?
5. What is the Arrangement Track for?
6. What can you do with the Master Track?
7. Where is the Vocal Transformer located?

Due Tuesday, November 23.

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #12

2010-11-15T06:52:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. What does a quarter note look like and how many beats does it get?
2. What kind of note gets 2 beats and what does it look like?
3. What is the name for the area between two bar lines on a staff?
4. What do each of the numbers in a time signature stand for?
5. What is the most common time signature?
6. How many beats does a whole note take?
7. In 4/4 time how many quarter notes are there in a measure?

Due Tuesday November 23.

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #11

2010-11-10T09:27:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the numbering system for each of your hands for piano?
2. What is the numbering system for the left hand for guitar (if you're right handed)?
3. What are the notes of an A minor chord?
4. What does the sustain pedal do?
5. What note is on the bottom line of the bass staff?
6. What note is on the top line of the bass staff?
7. What is an octave?

Due Friday November 19.

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #10

2010-11-10T05:50:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. How can you add a vocal track in Garageband?
2. Where is the zoom control located?
3. What is the difference between the loop button in the transport section and the loop cursor?
4. What is feedback in Garageband?
5. What are the hot keys to bring up the musical typing keyboard?
6. Why can't you drag a blue loop into a green track?
7. What does the mute icon look like?

Due Friday, November 19.

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #9

2010-11-09T06:48:00.000-08:00

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the line that middle C is written on called?
2. In piano music when the bass and treble staffs are connected together, what is it called?
3. What fingers are used in a root position chord?
4. How many beats does a half note get?
5. What is a metronome?
6. Where is C located on the piano in relation to the black notes?
7. Where is G located on the piano in relation to the black notes?

Due Friday November 19, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #8

2010-11-03T06:33:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions?

1. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a G chord?
2. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a C chord?
3. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an E chord?
4. On the guitar, what is the fingering for an A chord?
5. On the guitar, what is the fingering for a D chord?
6. What chords do you need to play the blues in GB guitar lesson 3?
7. What kind of rhythm do you use for the blues in GB guitar lesson 3?

Due Friday, November 12, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #7

2010-11-03T06:26:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

1. How do you erase something in Garageband?
2. How can you erase an entire track in Garageband?
3. How can you fix the timing in your track?
4. How can you hear yourself if you're recording a vocal?
5. How do you get the t-pain effect on your vocal?
6. Why doesn't the loop I recorded sound right when I loop it?
7. What's that clicking sound I hear when I'm trying to record?

Due Friday, November 12, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #6

2010-11-03T06:14:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

1. What is it called when music is written down?
2. What are the names of the white notes on the piano keyboard?
3. What does it mean when notes are stacked on top of each other?
4. What note is on the bottom line of the treble clef staff?
5. What do the spaces on the treble staff spell?
6. What is the phrase to help remember the lines on the treble staff?
7. How should your fingers be positioned when you play Ode to Joy in GB piano lesson 2?

Due Friday, November 12, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #5

2010-11-01T08:51:00.000-07:00

Answer the following questions:

1. In Garageband where are the transport controls located?
2. What does the loop icon look like?
3. How can you edit a track?
4. After you've created a track how can you change the tempo?
5. What does the solo icon look like?
6. What do you have to do to play the keyboard with your computer keys?
7. How do you save your track in iTunes?

Due Monday, November 8, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #4

2010-10-26T06:35:00.000-07:00

1. What line on the staff is used for the bass drum in drum notation?
2. What line on the staff is used for the snare drum in drum notation?
3. What is to be struck when you see a note on the top line of drum notation?
4. What does an x mean in drum notation?
5. What symbol designates a cymbal crash?
6. Where are the notes for the tom toms?
7. In 4/4 time how many sixteenth notes are there in one beat?

Due Monday Monday Nov 1st, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #3

2010-10-25T06:53:00.000-07:00

1. What is the downbeat?
2. What is the backbeat?
3. What is a high hat?
4. What was it originally called?
5. Who invented the drum kit?
6. What is swing?
7. Where do you usually play a ride pattern?

Due Monday Monday Nov 1st, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #2

2010-10-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

1. Where is the C key located on the piano?
2. How should your arms be when playing the piano?
3. How should your fingers be when playing the piano?
4. What number finger is your pinkie?
5. What fingers do you use to play a root position chord?
6. What does tempo mean?
7. What is a chord progression?

Due Monday Monday Nov 1st, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C2 #1

2010-10-25T06:44:00.000-07:00

1. How does the sound come out of an acoustic guitar?
2. What anchors the strings to the body of any guitar?
3. What are the metal strips set into the fingerboard of a guitar called?
4. Where are the tuning pegs located?
5. What is the number of the thickest string on a guitar?
6. How do tuning pegs work?
7. What are the main differences between and electric and acoustic guitar?

Due Monday Monday Nov 1st, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C1 #15 through 18

2010-10-05T06:48:00.000-07:00

Music Class
Instructor: Albert
Homework for week of October 11, 2010

15. Monday:

What is the fifth (so) of the following chords?
1. C
2. A
3. G
4. F
5 Bb

16. Tuesday:

A minor chord has 3 half steps between the root and the third. A major chord has 4 half steps between the root and the third. What notes are in the following chords?

1. D minor
2. Eb major
3. Bb minor
4. F major
5. G minor

17. Wednesday:

A major 7th (ti) is one half step below the root. A dominant 7th (ti) is 2 half steps below the root. What is the dominant 7th of the following chords?
1. A
2. B
3. C
What is the major 7th of the following chords?
1. D
2. E
3. F

18. Thursday:

What is the bottom note of the first inversion of the following chords?
1. A
2. B minor
3. C
What is the bottom note of the second inversion of the following chords?
1. D
2. E minor
3. F

Due October 15, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C1 #11 through 14

2010-10-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

Music Class
Instructor: Albert
Homework for week of October 4, 2010

11. Monday:

Write out the following rhythms:

A. 1 e and a 2 and 3 4
B. 1 2 e and a 3 4 e and
C. 1 and 2 and 3 e and 4 and
D. 1 e and a 2 e and a 3 and a 4 e and

12. Tuesday:

Write the symbols for repeat, tied notes, pause and stop

13. Wednesday:

Write the rhythms for four bars of 4/4. It must contain quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes.

14. Thursday:

In 4/4 time how many beats would the following notes get:

A. dotted quarter rest
B. dotted half note
C. a tied quarter note and sixteenth note
D. a dotted sixteenth note

Due October 15, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C1 #7 through 10

2010-09-27T06:48:00.000-07:00

7. Monday:

1. What is the time signature if there are 4 quarter notes in each bar?
2. What is the time signature if there are 12 eighth notes in each bar?
3. What is the time signature if there are two half notes in each bar?
4. What is the time signature if there are 16 sixteenth notes in each bar?
5. What is the time signature if there are 20 sixteenth notes in each bar?
6. How many eight notes are in a bar of 5/4 time?
7. How many quarter notes are in a bar of 3/4 time?
8. How many sixteenth notes are in a bar of 2/4 time?
9. How many whole notes are in a bar of 4/4 time?
10. What is cut time?

8. Tuesday:

Write a half rest, a quarter rest, an eighth rest and a sixteenth rest on your manuscript paper.

9. Wednesday:

On your music paper write some music with eighth note triplets in the first bar, quarter notes in the second bar, quarter notes and sixteenth notes in the third bar and quarter note triplets in the fourth bar.

10. Thursday:

Write out the count for the "21 Guns" hand out.

Due October 8, 2010

Homework 2010-2011 C1 #1 through 6

2010-09-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

1. Write the letter names beside every note on the 21 Guns handout.

2. On the grand staff:
Write every A, F, D, E, B, G, C

3. On the grand staff:
Write every note of the D major scale starting on the middle line of the bass clef. Write every note of the G major scale starting on the bottom line of the bass clef

4. On the grand staff:
Write the key signature for the key of Bb. Practice making the clef signs. Write the key signature for the key of Eb.

5. What are the enharmonic equivalents of they following notes:
Bb
F#
Ab
Db
D#
C#
G#
A#
Gb

6. What are the relative minor keys of following major keys:
C
D
E
F
G
A
B

Due Friday October 1 or Monday October 3, 2010 by email (albertwestside@gmail.com)

Homework C6 #20

2010-06-07T08:06:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. Why, if you born between about 1978 and 1981, would you be likely to be a fan of the band Weezer?
2. Who is Daniel J. Levitin?
3. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
4. In what way is music better than speech?

Due Friday June 11 or Monday June 14, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #19

2010-06-07T06:18:00.001-07:00

Read the following article:

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/09/05/levitin

Homework C6 #18

2010-06-07T06:17:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. melodramatic
2. exhilarating
3. neural
4. encyclopedic
5. analogy
6. oscillate
7. cerebellum
8. mesolimbic

Due Friday June 11 or Monday June 14, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #17

2010-06-07T06:10:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. melodramatic
2. exhilarating
3. neural
4. encyclopedic
5. analogy
6. oscillate
7. cerebellum
8. mesolimbic

Due Friday June 11 or Monday June 14, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #16

2010-06-01T05:40:00.001-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What was the name of the group will.i.am had before the Black Eyed Peas?
2. Who was the female singer going to be and why was she unable to join the Black Eyed Peas before Fergie joined the group?
3. Where did the Black Eyed Peas play the biggest concert ever?
4. What Australian group inspired will.i.am to write the latest Black Eyed Peas album "The E.N.D."

Due Friday June 4 or Friday June 11, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #15

2010-06-01T05:39:00.000-07:00

Read the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas

Homework C6 #14

2010-06-01T05:38:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aesthetic
2. subsequently
3. silhouette
4. embark
5. substantial
6. collaborate
7. conjunction
8. elite

Due Friday June 4 or Friday June 11, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #13

2010-06-01T05:27:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. aesthetic
2. subsequently
3. silhouette
4. embark
5. substantial
6. collaborate
7. conjunction
8. elite

Due Friday June 4 or Friday June 11, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #12

2010-05-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. Who are some of the artists that Kevin Rudolf has worked with before he made his own album?
2. What style do most of the songs on Kevin Rudolf's debut album have?
3. Which songs does the writer think are mellower?
4. What song on his album "In the City" does the writer think is the most original?

Due Friday May 28 or Friday June 4, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #11

2010-05-23T05:06:00.000-07:00

Read the following article:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-album/in-the-city-1003919755.story#/bbcom/reviews-album/in-the-city-1003919755.story

Homework C6 #10

2010-05-23T05:05:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. resident
2. cred
3. aspirant
4. collaboration
5. anthem
6. hew
7. opus
8. chops

Due Friday May 28 or Friday June 4, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #9

2010-05-23T04:58:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. resident
2. cred
3. aspirant
4. collaboration
5. anthem
6. hew
7. opus
8. chops

Due Friday May 28 or Friday June 4, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #8

2010-05-17T05:25:00.000-07:00

After listening the podcast in the previous assignment, answer the following questions:

1. Who feels that illegally downloading music is worse than bank robbery?
2. Why is stealing music different from stealing a car?
3. Why does the ethicist think scalpers are bad?
4. Why is listening to music for free on the radio differently from downloading music illegally that you might not have bought anyway?

Due Friday May 21 or Friday May 28, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #7

2010-05-17T05:23:00.000-07:00

Listen to the first 20 minutes of the podcast below and answer the four questions in the next assignment.

http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2010/may/10/

Homework C6 #6

2010-05-17T05:22:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. ethics
2. thwarted
3. scalping
4. utopia
5. scrutiny
6. dubious
7. analogy
8. rationalizing

Due Friday May 21 or Friday May 28, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #5

2010-05-17T05:21:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. ethics
2. thwarted
3. scalping
4. utopia
5. scrutiny
6. dubious
7. analogy
8. rationalizing

Due Friday May 21 or Friday May 28, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #4

2010-05-10T06:57:00.002-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What were Daddy Yankee's hit songs and when did they come out?
2. What is the dominant sound or reggaeton in 2010?
3. What are some of the moves that Daddy Yankee did to follow up his hits in 2003?
4. What kind of sound is Daddy Yankee going for on his newest recording?

Due Friday May 14 or Friday May 21, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #3

2010-05-10T06:57:00.001-07:00

Read the following article:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-04/music/daddy-yankee-in-space/

Homework C6 #2

2010-05-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. adrenaline
2. omnivorous
3. smirking
4. squelching
5. multifaceted
6. titan
7. explicit
8. hyperactive

Due Friday May 14 or Friday May 21, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C6 #1

2010-05-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. adrenaline
2. omnivorous
3. smirking
4. squelching
5. multifaceted
6. titan
7. explicit
8. hyperactive

Due Friday May 14 or Friday May 21, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Music II Cycle 5 Final Essay

2010-05-05T10:23:00.000-07:00

Write a one page essay. Describe your favorite and least favorite activities in this class. What was the hardest thing? Use one word from the homework in your essay. Describe any other thing you did in the class. What grade do you think you deserve and why?

Homework C5 #20

2010-04-25T07:15:00.002-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. When was the TAMI show film made?
2. Name one famous artist who was fascinated with James Brown's performance?
3. What did TAMI stand for?
4. Why did the Rolling Stones close the show instead of James Brown?

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #19

2010-04-25T07:15:00.001-07:00

Read the following article:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Snapshot+music+scene/2918882/story.html

Homework C5 #18

2010-04-25T07:14:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. unnerve
2. kaleidoscopic
3. shimmer
4. lip-synching
5. acronym
6. falsetto
7. upswept
8. ecstatic

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #17

2010-04-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:
1. unnerve
2. kaleidoscopic
3. shimmer
4. lip-synching
5. acronym
6. falsetto
7. upswept
8. ecstatic

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #16

2010-04-19T08:08:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How would you define an artist "selling out"?
2. Why would selling out be a good thing to do for an artist in 2010?
3. Why did the writer's interest in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes diminish?
4. Answer any one of the last questions in this article.

Due Friday April 30 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #15

2010-04-19T08:07:00.002-07:00

Read the following article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-20002543-27.html

Homework C5 #14

2010-04-19T08:07:00.001-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. explicitly
2. ebb
3. subculture
4. gadfly
5. forthcoming
6. synchronicity
7. diminished
8. irrevocably

Due Friday April 23, 2010 or Friday April 30 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #13

2010-04-19T06:55:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:
1. explicitly
2. ebb
3. subculture
4. gadfly
5. forthcoming
6. synchronicity
7. diminished
8. irrevocably

Due Friday April 23, 2010 or Friday April 30 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Special assignment for Monday April 12th 2010

2010-04-11T17:36:00.000-07:00

Watch the following video:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/kings-of-leon/317671/use-somebody.jhtml

Answer these questions:
1. Where does the first verse seem to take place?
2. How does the scene shift in the chorus?
3. Where does most of the second scene seem to take place?
4. In the wordless bridge section the scene shifts again. Where to this time?
5. The rest of the video mashes all the locations together. What do you think they are trying to say in this video?
6. Do you think this is an effective visual interpretation of this song?
7. If you heard the song before and never saw the video how would you imagine a video for this song?

Homework C5 #12

2010-04-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What were the three Grammys the song, "Use Somebody," got?
2. What do some critics think it's about?
3. How many legal digital downloads has the song received in the United States?
4. When was "Use Somebody" recorded?

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #11

2010-04-11T17:25:00.001-07:00

Read the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Somebody

Homework C5 #10

2010-04-11T17:24:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. consecutive
2. format
3. lusty
4. infectious
5. bluster
6. prior
7. debuted

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday April 23 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #9

2010-04-11T17:16:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:
1. consecutive
2. format
3. lusty
4. infectious
5. bluster
6. prior
7. debuted

Due Friday April 16, 2010 or Friday April 23 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #8

2010-04-07T06:53:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What does Nessun Dorma mean?
2. What is the name of the opera it comes from and who wrote it?
3. What happens at the end of the song?
4. What singer popularized this song?

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #7

2010-04-07T06:52:00.000-07:00

Read the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessun_dorma

Homework C5 #6

2010-04-07T06:51:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aria
2. prospective
3. herald
4. explicitly
5. subsequently
6.Adaptation
7. transcription
8. quavering

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday April 16 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #5

2010-04-07T06:41:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. aria
2. prospective
3. herald
4. explicitly
5. subsequently
6.Adaptation
7. transcription
8. quavering

Due Friday April 9, 2010 or Friday April 16 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #4

2010-03-22T06:16:00.000-07:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What is Ornette Coleman writing in his spiral notebook on his 80th birthday?
2. What is the mistake that the reporter makes when he first sees Mr. Coleman?
3. Why does Coleman think about the notes so much?
4. How does comment about his pool table relate to his discussion of notes?

Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #3

2010-03-22T06:15:00.000-07:00

Read the following article:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/jazzman-turns-80-pondering-musics-metaphysics/

Homework C5 #2

2010-03-22T06:14:00.000-07:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aerie
2. stave
3. matrices
4. resignation
5. pondering
6. logistics
7. metaphysics
8. interject

Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday April 9 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #1

2010-03-22T06:05:00.000-07:00

Define the following words:

1. aerie
2. stave
3. matrices
4. resignation
5. pondering
6. logistics
7. metaphysics
8. interject

Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday April 9 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #20

2010-03-11T12:50:00.000-08:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How does Pomerenke enhance his film?
2. What does Tool's Keenan claim is his thesis about what is music?
3. What is one funny quote from the article?
4. What does Carl Sagan's widow hope the extraterrestrials think about our planet?

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #19

2010-03-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

Read the following article:

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/03/review-heart-is-a-drum-machine/

Homework C4 #18

2010-03-11T12:46:00.000-08:00

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aboriginal
2. prenatal
3. homage
4. mogul
5. eloquent
6. primacy
7. inseparable
8. engaging

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #17

2010-03-11T12:41:00.000-08:00

Define the following words:
1. aboriginal
2. prenatal
3. homage
4. mogul
5. eloquent
6. primacy
7. inseparable
8. engaging

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #16

2010-03-10T06:50:00.000-08:00

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How successful was Benny Goodman's Carnagie Hall concert?
2. Why does the author think that Benny Goodman need to play Carnagie Hall?
3. Who are some of the other famous people in this article who were unsure of their accomplishments?
4. What are some of the reasons the author gives for why such people may lack self conficence?

Due Friday March 12, 2010 or March 16, 2010 if by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #15

2010-03-10T06:49:00.000-08:00

Read the following article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097390662423192.html