We will be starting this in class this week. Please follow directions so that everyone has their own copy for notes and writing purposes.

Founded in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán in 1975 by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís, after 25 years of absence and marking the end of an era for Mexican popular music, Marco Antonio Solis announced the reunion of Los Bukis at an event broadcast on May 9, 2021.

Do you think you know songs? Take the Bukis Kahoot challenge!

Fundado en Ario de Rosales, Michoacán en 1975 por los primos Marco Antonio Solís y Joel Solís, luego de 25 años de ausencia y marcando el final de una era para la música popular mexicana, Marco Antonio Solis anunció el reencuentro de Los Bukis en un evento de transmisión el dia 9 de Mayo, 2021.

¿Crees que conoces canciones? ¡Acepta el desafío Los Bukis Kahoot!

Enlace y Pin de juego aquí:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/09732504?challenge-id=9675d99c-2113-454a-83be-b46139089365_1622150953320
PIN del juego: 09732504

https://youtu.be/U-ium8CDY_o

Check out the Google Doodle! Have fun!

Hello friends! Send me the names of your favortie artists to be featured in music Kahoots! Ask your siblings, parents and relatives for suggestions!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3Z05YjQigzeqezXSWOWNI2zZY3PRNsU80kkJJKj3I4JOmJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

This exit ticket will be completed when upon completion of Spanish class this week. Please submit when completed. Thank you! 

We will continue talking about Spanish songs and analyzing the spanish lyrics for comprehension. 
Please open the following handout attachment to start or conclude your project 

Here is the link to "Middle School Light Warm Up Cardio." 

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Enter your Incredibox mix link for a chance to participate in the first ever Jovita Idar Incredibox Madness Tournament! The winner will be crowned the first ever Incredibox Champion and will receive a custom made trophy!

Step 1: Record a mix on Incredibox using the version of your choice
Step 2: Copy and paste your link into the google form below for entry

Please read the following questions in the googleform and complete to the best of your ability in Spanish.

Please complete the survey by Monday March 1

After spending a few classes learning and listening to how music is an important aspect of film-making, what did you learn?

We will be watching a short video that talks about the afrolatinos in honor of black history month. We will also be having a discussion in class and the conclude with completion of a google form. I am enclosing the links below.

It is time to send a thank you letter to the generous donors that helped us obtain two class sets of music bells for our classroom this year! The bells will have a lasting impact in the lives of our students!

Below are a few samples to help guide you in your own thank you letter! Be creative, draw pictures, decorate your letter, show how thankful you are!

Things to consider adding to your letter:
1. How will the donations impact our school family and school community?
2. How are the donations going to help you be more successful in music class?
3. Why should donors donate to our school?
4. How are the donations going to help me as the teacher?

When your letter is complete, follow any of the steps below:

1. Take a picture of it and send it to me by email at: [email protected]
2. Take a picture of it and send it to me on remind.
3. Take a picture of it and upload it to google classrooms.
4. Drop it off at school during assigned dates and times.

If you wish to complete your thank you letter differently, please contact me to make arrangements. If you have any questions, please let me know next time we see each other in class or simply send me a message by email, remind or in google classrooms.
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¡Es hora de enviar una carta de agradecimiento a los generosos donantes que nos ayudaron a obtener dos juegos de campanas musicales para nuestra clase este año! ¡Las campanas tendrán un impacto duradero en la vida de nuestros estudiantes!

¡A continuación se muestran algunos ejemplos para ayudarlo a guiarlo en su propia carta de agradecimiento! ¡Sea creativo, haga dibujos, decore su carta, demuestre lo agradecido que está!

Cosas para considerar agregar a su carta:
1. ¿Cómo afectarán las donaciones a nuestra familia escolar y comunidad escolar?
2. ¿Cómo te ayudarán las donaciones a tener más éxito en la clase de música?
3. ¿Por qué los donantes deberían donar a nuestra escuela?
4. ¿Cómo me van a ayudar las donaciones como maestro?

Cuando su carta esté completa, siga cualquiera de los pasos a continuación:

1. Tome una foto y envíemela por correo electrónico a: [email protected]
2. Tome una foto y envíemela por remind.
3. Tome una foto y cárguela en las aulas de Google.
4. Déjelo en la escuela durante las fechas y horas asignadas.

Si desea completar su carta de agradecimiento de otra manera, comuníquese conmigo para hacer los arreglos necesarios. Si tiene alguna pregunta, avíseme la próxima vez que nos veamos en clase o simplemente envíeme un mensaje por correo electrónico, recordatorio o en las aulas de google.

We will be continue and finalize this in class. Rough drafts are due today by the end of class. I am enclosing for your reference. Thank you. Mrs. Contreras

John Williams was born on February 8, 1932. He is a composer, conductor, trombonist and pianist. He is regarded as the best film composer of all-time! He has composed the music to over 150 films!

This evening we will hear the orchestra play incredible movie themes composed by
John Williams, conducted by John Williams!

The problem is, Maestro Williams is lost! Help him find the concert hall by solving the clues!

Please rate the digital music platforms by filling out the attached short survey, due Sunday January 31, 2021. Thank you!

-Mr. Ozuna

Please complete the Google form to show your understanding of ER and IR verbs in the preterite (past) tense.

We will work on this in class.

You will working on this in class today 1.14.2021. Some of the assignement will be whole class and some will be independent. I am forwarding this assignment now. See you soon! :)

Please complete the google form and remember to submit when completed. You will be writing 2 personal goals for 2021. Write in complete sentences in English or Spanish for this assignment.
Por favor de llenar el formulario de Google donde escriben 2 metas personales que tienen para este ano nuevo 2021. Podrás escribir en Ingles o Español en oraciones completas.

We will be listening to this song in Spanish class and continue to practice the AR verbs in the past. I am uploading for today's class 12.10.

We will be using this handout in class to practice our conjugations in the past tense for -AR verbs.

Learning Goal: Discover various kinds of traditional African-American music styles. Be able to explain how these styles have reflected the black experiences since the time of slavery.

New Orleans’ geographical location and French influence create a unique environment in the American South. Weekly gatherings at Congo Square allowed slaves and their descendants a chance to celebrate their African roots and paved the way for a sound that would become known as jazz. The New Orleans jazz musicians absorbed the brass band and ragtime traditions and added a loose, more spontaneous approach in the form of improvisation.

At its essence, ragtime is a combination of Sousa-style marching music played with a syncopated sense of swing that is African-American in origin. Ragtime evolved in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, primarily in urban settings like bars, dance halls, and “houses of ill repute,” as these were the only kinds of places in which African-American musicians were generally allowed to perform. When played on piano, ragtime is characterized by a steady march-like pulse in the left hand and a “ragged” (or syncopated) feel in the right hand. A ragged feel is created by grouping the notes in such a way as to allow the stress to bounce back and forth between the dominant beats (1, 2, 3, 4) and weak beats (the “ands”). The “back and forth” of the ragged feel made it very danceable. Ragtime’s eventual rise to mainstream popularity was an early example of how the blend of European-American and African-American cultures would be defining characteristic of American popular music.

This unit allows you to share the rich heritage of American brass band music with your students. More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, average Americans continue to actively participate in marching and community bands, even though the music itself is no longer in fashion. Such participation offers us the opportunity to learn an instrument and to proudly participate in the civil life of our communities.

We will be watching this video in class and then proceed with the google form completion to assess your understanding of comparisons in Spanish. This will be done in class. Russia and Qatar will complete in class this week.
Those classes I do not see on Wednesday (Chile, Switzerland) - please watch video and complete the Googleform by Friday 11/13/2020. Sweden - you will completed on Thursday in class.

We will read this handout in class. I am sending this ahead for you to start looking it over.
All work will also be completed in class. If not finished, then it will be homework.

Record a 3 minute mix on incredibox using Alpha, Little Miss, Sunrise or The Love. Follow the steps below.

1. The first minute of your recording is the introduction (60 seconds)
2. The second minute is your body of the mix (60 seconds)
3. The final minute of the recording is your closing and ending (60 seconds)
4. Save your mix link
5. Type in your dj name, mix title, and song dedication
6. Copy your mix link
7. Go the attached google form titled (incredibox mix) and paste your link on the space, submit

WE WILL BE DOING THIS IN CLASS!
We will be watching this powerpoint in class and also doing some in class activities to address el Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead. You will be responsible for completing the exit ticket at the end of class and also creating your own virtual Día de Los Muertos Ofrenda.
Vamos a mirar una presentacion acerca de la celebracion del Dia de Los Muertos para entender un poco de su origin y el por que se celebra. Usted tiene que llenar el formulario de Google Form y Construir su propia ofrenda (altar) virtual.
ESTO LO HAREMOS EN CLASE.

Student instructions: Watch the video and answer the questions in the Google Form below.

Summary: Hello Student! One of the primary goals of From Ragtime to Rock is to introduce you to the subject of American Popular Music in a fun, user-friendly way. This introductory unit is designed to help you “connect the dots” between the sounds of the past and the music you enjoy today. The two have a lot more in common than you think. Enjoy!

Learning Goal: Define the term “American Popular Music.” Identify some common threads between the sounds of the past and today’s rock and pop.

Video Length: 5:43

You will be doing this in class today 10.29.2020.
Please follow instructions and complete all assignments.
Video should be watched up to 25:00 mins only!
Student Altar (Optional)

We will be discussing how to compare things in Spanish. How do we do this? What's the rule?
Once completed we will be doing an exit ticket to show our understanding of comparisons in Spanish.
Exit ticket will be done at the end of class.
Feel free to skim over the notes and explanations prior to class - I will elaborate more in class.
Vamos a hablar de las comparaciones in clase - les mando apuntes para que revisen con tiempo. Yo les presentare el tema en clase y tendrán que hacer un cuestionario al final de la clase.

Use this graphic organizer to do research - What are schools like in my spanish speaking country?

Please re-read the story from today's class. You are to answer the questions pertaining to your school - Jovita Idar. This is will one of the first writing assignments we do.
Por favor de leer de nuevo el cuento de la clase hoy - Mi instituto. Contesta las preguntas de tu escuela - Jovita Idar. Esto sera el primer ensayo que escribamos.

Step #1 Watch the video
Step #2 Respond a few questions on google forms
Step #3 Submit your responses on google forms

Just liked we practiced in music class, your assignment is to create a song with steady beats, rhythms and patterns. Remember to build your song from the bottom of the grid going up. When you have your song ready, click save and copy the link. Post the link in the attached google form.

Step 1. Go to the Chrome Music Lab: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
Step 2. Create your song
Step 3. Save your song
Step 4. Copy link
Step 5. Paste your link in the form

Students will create their own personal reflection poster or Googleslide following the attached handout. Be prepared to present at the next class.
Please email your google slides when completed to [email protected] or show your poster in the next class meet.
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Los estudiantes crearán su propio cartel de reflexión personal o Googleslide siguiendo el folleto adjunto. Esté preparado para presentar en la próxima clase.
Envíe su presentación de Google por correo electrónico a [email protected] o muestre su póster en la próxima reunión de la clase.

Please start to look over and read the Spanish GuideLines Booklet. We will be talking about this in class. When finished there is another handout to look over and also complete the Google Form Survey. This survey is not due until next week so no worries. See you all soon. - Ms. Contreras