Music has been
and continues to be a powerful force in many aspects of our
society. Therefore, students should be taught to understand
the connections between music and other disciplines. The
M.I.P., originally started at John Carroll High School, is
an effort to bring musical knowledge and activities to
classrooms. Mr. Bennett enjoys teaming up with other
teachers to incorporate music into their lesson plans.
Below you will find more information about the projects
attempted so far along with links that may be interesting
to students, teachers, and parents.
____________________________
Color Esperanza (Color of Hope)
Senor Jerolaman's 1st and 5th period Spanish classes
Date: Fall Semester 2007
John Carroll High School
The students performed the song "Color Esperanza" by singer
Diego Torres. We started by listening to the recording,
determining who had previous music experience, and came up
with a game plan. We usually met on 1-5 schedule days. This
piece was performed by a sixty piece ensemble at "John
Carroll in Concert" on November 27, 2007.
www.diegotorres.com--artist
website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCWDrR-g5KA--YouTube
video
Lyrics (Spanish and
English)
_____________________________________
Music and Geometry: Making
Connections
Mrs.
Ageeb's 1st and 5th period Geometry classes
Date: 9/20/07
Miss McDonnell's 5th period Geometry class
Date: 9/27/07
John Carroll High School
The students came to the music room for this presentation.
They learned about steel drum history, the tuning process,
basic design/geometry of the steel pan, and acoustic
properties. The students made some music using phrases such
as "Math-is-so-cool" and "Math-is-good-for-me." We also
took a look at ChordGeometries software.
Music's
inner map revealed, with some help from
geometry--article
ChordGeometries
1.1 Download page--software
Powerpoint Slides
___________________________________
Music
and Poetry: The Rhythm of Words
Ms.
Angell's 1st and 5th period English classes
Date: 10/4/07
John Carroll High School
The students were introduced to the concept of adding music
to text and the concept that words are rhythmic. We played
some "grooves" from Garageband software and experimented
with a Halloween poem. A few students volunteered to record
the poem on top of a pre-existing beat.
Click Here
for
Halloween Party Video
_________________
Faculty
Steel Band
Leads--Morse, Ageeb, N. Hopper, Henderson, Cross, Scotto
Middle Voices--Camber, Angell, Stromak
Basses--Easom, Fitzgerald
Drums--Brennan
The group performed
"Jamaica Farewell" at the concert on 11/27
Click Here
for Video
___________________________
"A John Carroll Christmas" CD
Date: Nov-Dec 2007
John Carroll High School
This was a music technology project that included a good
deal of storytelling. The choir, drumline, and steel band
recorded Christmas tunes; the faculty recorded Christmas
stories from their past; the World/Electronic Music class
recorded the story "Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas" by Mary E.
Wilkins Freeman. Students used Garageband to create the
tracks. The CDs were sold for $6 and approximately 70 were
sold.
Click Here to listen to Jimmy
Scarecrow's Christmas
___________________________
Blues Lyrics Contest
Ms. Angell's and Mr.
Bennett's classes
Date: 1/23/08-2/21/08
John Carroll High School
Music and World Literature students were given an
introduction to the Blues and then had an opportunity to
improvise along with a blues track. The students
participated in a Blues Lyrics writing contest and the
winners had their blues performed at Jazz Night on February
21.
Click Here
for contest
form.
Contest
Winners
Chelsea C.--"The
Drivers Ed Blues"
Excerpt:
Each Saturday morning, I'm learning 'bout right turns
Each Saturday morning, I'm learning 'bout right turns
After two years of drivin', what more've I got to learn?
Andrew H.--"The
Drag Me Down Blues"
Excerpt:
I can't stand these people, they're try'n to play me a fool
I can't stand these people, they're try'n to play me a fool
I don't know whay they're thinkin', but I ain't some kind
of tool.
Honorable
Mention
Zachary K.--"The Sam Blues"
Cody L.--"The Family Blues"
Arthur J.--"The Daisy Died Blues"
Ted M.--"The Broken Leg Blues"
Jennifer J.--"The Sunshine Blues"
Catlin G.--"The Hurricane Blues"
Sabine D.--"The Monday Blues"
Sara M.--"The Crazy People Blues"
___________________________
Drum Circle
Mrs. Cross and Mr. Bennett
Date: 1/28/08 during lunch
John Carroll High School
We decided to hold a drum circle after the Junior Ring
Ceremony. Mrs. Cross brought nearly twenty instruments from
her church and we played in the courtyard. The instruments
include a mix of West African and Native American
instruments along with some shakers, etc.
___________________________
Graphic Animation Music Videos
Mrs. Morse's 5th period
class and Mr. Bennett's classes
Date: March/April 2008
John Carroll High School
Mrs. Morse's students created short animation videos using
Macromedia Flash software. The music students created music
to add to the videos. They used a combination of existing
loops, MIDI, and live recordings in Garageband.
Click Here
for the
final result.
_______________
Other Music Links
Technology
Finale Notepad Free
Download
iTunes Free
Download
SmartMusic
Audio Recording
Tips
Freesound
Project
MIDI
Center
Reference
Musictheory.net
Project
Gutenberg
Children's Music
Web
Naxos Music
Glossary
Happy
Note
Woodwind
Flute
World
Brass
Jazz
Trumpet Solos
Canadian
Brass
Percussion
Drummer
World
Online
Drum Lessons
Drumline
Music
Choir
Jazz
All About
Jazz
Red Hot
Jazz
StudyBass.com
World
Music
National
Geographic World Music
World Music
Central
Music
Education
Music Educators National
Conference
Technology Institute for Music
Educators