Class Materials
In the Spotlight:
Rockapella (Formed 1986)
Works:
*** Bounce Back (parody)
*** Candyman (cover)
*** Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
*** Sunburnt Sucker
*** Rock Around the Clock/Tell Me
Something Good
Fun Facts:
*** This group got its start when its two founding members met at Brown University while members of their male A Capella group!
*** They signed with the Japanese record label “For Life” when no American record label offers arose and released their first album in 1992!
*** The theme song from “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”, a PBS kid-TV show for which they were the acting band for 295 episodes, is STILL the group's most downloaded song!
*** They released their first album of original songs (Bang) in 2010!
*** They’ve won several awards including the first ever A Cappella Society of America's (CASA) Lifetime Achievement Award!
3rd Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Instrument Families, African Drumming/Djembes, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Orff Instruments, Singing in Rounds/Partner Songs, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings
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December 12th, 2024 @ 7pm, PAC
4th Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Treble Clef, Recorders, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, 12-Bar Blues, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations/Song Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Orff Instruments, Singing in Rounds/Partner Songs, Singing in Harmonies, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings
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April 3rd, 2025 @ 7pm, PAC
5th Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Ledger Lines, Ukuleles, Pianos, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations/Song/Sonata Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Singing in Harmonies, 12-Bar Blues, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Found Sounds, Orff Instruments, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings, Rock and Roll