Webb- High School World Percussion-Thursday Assignments

Thank you for taking world percussion this year! I have really enjoyed getting to know all of you. If you borrowed a drum or xylophone from APEX, please return it to the school by Wednesday the 26th. 
Have a fantastic Summer and I hope to see you all again!
Ms. Webb

No new assignment for this week. Please use this time to complete missing assignments. All missing work needs to be turned in by May 21st. Please contact me with any questions.

This week's video is on 3 different styles of world percussion drumming: Caribbean(Afro-Cuban), West African, and Arab(Middle Eastern). Learn everything you can from the video and then fill out the form attached to this assignment.

Virtual kids check in and stay for the class or do the attached assignment:


Watch the Kalani video on building your drum technique. These patterns are tricky and need lots of practice. Spend this week learning them well. Record yourself playing one pattern for me and upload it here.

Watch the video and learn the conga rhythms. Its ok if you don't have a conga, just use different parts of your drum.
Record yourself playing 1 or more of the patterns. I need to see you and your drum in the video. Announce which pattern you are going to play before starting.
Let me know if you have questions.

Virtual High School Students. Clarification on this class:

ALL Virtual Students are required to check in AT 11:30am every Thursday for the rest of the school year. This is how we take attendance now for the High School classes. Use the link to my office hours and wait until I admit you to the classroom. You will have the choice to stay for the entire class and play with us or do the video assignment, but you must check in!
VIDEO ASSIGNMENT:
Watch the Kalani video, learn the pattern, then record yourself playing it so I can see you and your hands, turn in the video here.


Email me with questions.
Ms. Webb

Watch the lesson and learn how to play all 4 drum parts. (they are super easy!)
Next, watch the xylophone video and learn the xylophone part to this song.

Record yourself playing one of the drum patterns to the song with the music playing audibly in the background. The track is found on the padlet here:

https://padlet.com/webb_jennifer/m89f7ihljhdfc4wb

Record yourself playing the xylophone part after you have learned it. (It does not need to be played with the track unless you want to.)

Turn in both assignments here. They are each worth 10 points.
See me in office hours if you are having a difficult time learning any of the parts or if you want to play for me in person instead of turning in a video.

Watch the 5-8 video first. Then learn your final skill in the high school video for this unit. Record yourself playing the "tumbao" pattern when you have it learned and turn it in here.
(It is ok if it isn't perfect)
No form this week

Today we are re-learning the crazy stick pattern from last week's lesson. Please watch the video carefully and play along. You will also be learning about the history of the Caribbean.
2 Assignments:
Record a video of yourself playing the stick pattern without the music. Say the "rhythm words" as you play to make sure you are doing it correctly.
Fill out the Week 20 Form

We review our clave and conga pattern and add a new challenge part in today's lesson. It is super tricky so don't stress out if you don't master it this week. We will do it again next lesson.
After watching the lesson and learning the new part, record yourself playing the new part, without the music, and turn the video in here.
Visit me in office hours for help or email me!

Please watch the video for this week's lesson and assignment. We are wrapping up clave and starting to learn the Conga part on "In Havana."
Your assignment for this week:
Record a video with you playing the Rumba Clave pattern followed by the new Conga pattern we learned today to the "In Havana" track. ( on the padlet) You must have the music playing so that I can hear it in your recording to see if you are playing along with the music correctly. You don't have to play for the entire song, just long enough so that I can observe that you can play each pattern correctly.
Please upload the video here. The video is worth 10 points and will also count as your daily participation points as well.

Watch my lesson video first, then work on your clave rhythms with the Kalani video. You assignment is to keep a steady beat with one or both feet while playing the Rumba Clave Rhythm pattern on your "claves." (whatever you are using for claves)
This will take some practice, so work with the Kalani video several times before recording your video. You will receive 5 participation points and 10 assignment points for the video.
Due by 8:30am the day of your next class session.

You have all worked so hard this semester so here is a fun final lesson!

Watch the following video of The William Tell Overture Finale Play along. (its short)
THEN gather the following items from your home:
Something metal you can hit with a pencil
2 pencils
Your Drum
Play along with the video following this key:
Circle=low hit on drum
X= high (edge) hit on drum
Triangle= hit metal object with pencil
Square= hit the SIDES of your drum with the pencils(one in each hand)
+= Hit the pencils together(like rhythm sticks)

Play along several times until you are an expert then have your family members join you and assign everyone their own symbol or two to play during the song.

HOMEWORK: You may turn in a video of you playing this by yourself or with your family, OR simply fill out the week 15 form. (This is how to earn points this week)
I will be posting your percussion "performance" as soon as I have recordings from everyone.
Have a wonderful break!

Assignment:
Now that you are an expert at recording, please record yourself playing your second favorite part of the song assigned to your class (Fire-Pit 5-8 WP and Postal workers HS WP).
If you haven't sent me your recording from last week please do it ASAP!
If I get enough variety in all the parts, this is the last recording you will need to do until December when we will record for the new songs we started.
Next week we will continue learning the new songs.
No form to fill out.
Sending in your recording also counts as your participation grade this week.

Watch the "Wekk" 11 Video First.

If you DO NOT know how to make a recording with Garage Band or another recording App, please watch the video that applies to the device you will be recording on.
If you DO know how to make a recording, please read the homework directions carefully and have fun recording!

Homework Directions:
1) Choose your favorite part to play on either Fire Pit or Postal Workers(depending on your class).
2) Once you understand how to record an audio recording on your device, set up a quite recording area in your home.
3) Open up the track (SLOW VERSION) you are going to play along with on the padlet. Needs to be played on a device other than the one you are recording on(unless you know how to use 1 device to do both).
4) Make sure you are listening to the track with headphones so it won't be picked up in the recording!
5) Tap Record (red circle) in garage band
6) Tap Play on the track on the padlet
7) start playing right after Webb counts you in on the recording- match the speed of the track
8) Listen to your recording and see if it lines up with the one you listened to. You may need to record a few times to get a recording that lines up well!
9) Share the track to your google drive and upload it to this assignment OR share it to Ms. Webb's email
10) DONE!

Please use this week to catch up on any missing assignments for World Percussion. You do not need to do any new recordings for me this week. When we all find out this week whether we will be coming back to in person learning or staying online, I will post a video or some comments in the class stream to let you know what direction we will be taking in World Percussion.
Please watch the two videos. This is a drum teacher named Kalani. He is going to teach you how to play 2 new rhythms. Stop and start the videos as needed to learn the patterns.
5-8 World percussion: you are required to learn Peanut Butter but not the Gotta GO rhythm unless you want the challenge.
High School World Percussion: You are required to learn both patterns.
ALL: Fill out the Week 8 form in the assignments section to earn your participation points for this week.
You may send me a recording to this assignment of these new rhythms if you want but it is not required.

TEST WEEK! This week there is no video from Ms. Webb. YOU get to do all the videos!
Directions for your Playing Test for Postal Workers Rhythms:
1- Video Record yourself playing all 4 patterns we have been learning.
2- Please play them to the Full Performance track (either fast or slow version- you may choose what is best for you)
3- Announce each pattern before you play it so I know which one you are doing
4- You must play at least 30 seconds worth of each pattern
5- Each pattern is worth 10 points and you will be graded on how well you play them and how well they are lined up with the music
6- Upload/submit the video to this assignment
7- Videos are due by 9am on October 15th. I will deduct points for each day this test is late.
Please review any and all videos you need for help OR stop by my office hours. You all are doing well! Keep up the good work!

Watch the video. I give some information on my expectations for recording videos. Some of the homework I am getting from you doesn't include everything I have assigned. Make sure you listen to what I am asking for as well as reading instructions for the assignment each week. This week we are picking up speed and adding the melody line for you to play along to.
The new tracks are all in the padlet. The fast tracks are listed first.
If you play piano and want to learn the melody line on the piano since we don't have xylophones, let me know. I have included the music. If you have a good xylophone at your house and want to learn it, let me know that as well.
Homework: Play two patterns for me paired with a different pattern from what you are playing for me. I should be able to hear the music in the background as you play along. I need to see your hands as you play.
Upload to this assignment. You will earn up to 10 points each per pattern for a total of 20 points. Due Oct. 8th at 9am

Watch Video
Practice the 4 different patterns from the Postal Workers Song- use the tracks on the padlet by clicking the link
Practice playing all 4 parts with a different part on the padlet
When you feel ready record yourself playing 2 different patterns with a pattern from the padlet. You cannot play your 2 patterns with the same track. The tracks need to be different as well.
Upload your videos here. Due October 1st by 9am.

Watch and play along with this week's lesson
Stop and start the video as needed to get the rhythms down
You may not be able to play all rhythms fast this week. Just keep practicing.
assignment:
Record yourself playing three pounds and 4 on the table along to the song, Postal workers canceling stamps
Record yourself improvising a rhythm or playing along with a rhythm you are hearing in the recording that we haven't learned in class
Make sure I can hear the music playing as you play your rhythms
Make sure I can see your hands in your recording
I HAVE CREATED A NEW SECTION FOR ALL TRACKS WE WILL BE USING IN CLASS. PLEASE USE THE LINK TO GET TO THE MUSIC.

Watch the " World Percussion Week 2" Video first.
Watch the "HS World Percussion" video second.
Record yourself playing both new rhythms from Ghana that you learned during this week's lesson. Upload the video to this assignment. Assignment is due BEFORE 9am on Thursday Sept. 10th.
( there is no google slide show....I may have said there was one in the video. please disregard that!)