Notes for April 21, 2017 Classes Hall Monitors: 8:45-11:00 Mary McMillen, Emily Huff, Danell Poisel 11:00-1:00 Terri Anderson, Kara Kaufman 12:45-2:45 Lisa Jarvis 1:45-3:45 Alice Talmage Dinner for Sinn […]
Hello All, Just a reminder that no PSHP music classes will meet this Friday, April 14 due to Easter Break. Please enjoy your well deserved break, after the long day […]
Please check over the times for the next two Fridays very carefully, as both of these Fridays have adjusted schedules. All 24 performing ensembles are preparing music to perform as […]
March 3, 2017 Notes Hall Monitors 8:45-11:00 Tracy Berry, Amanda Gann, Mandie Funk 11:00-1:00 Angela Wheeler 12:45-2:45 Sonya Gorman 1:45-3:45 Teresa Pellegrino PSHP Board Member: Carol Cameron, Shelly Burks […]
This week we experimented with adding harmony to a melody written by someone else. Consequently, we also experimented with what it was like to have someone else write harmony for […]
This Friday, composition students have the opportunity to perform one piece on the student holiday recital. If you have not yet, please send me your title and performers (including what […]
Music Composition Class from 11.21.16 Composition students will have the opportunity to perform a composition of their choice at the student recital the morning of Friday, December 9th. If you […]
Music Composition from 11.4.16 This past week concluded our walk through music history and all the experimenting that has gone with it. I’ve been impressed with your work so far, […]
Music Composition Assignment from 10.28.16 This week we discussed Romanticism and the rise of the vocal song (Lieder in German, sounds like “leader”). This period is roughly from 1825-1900. Some […]
Assignment from October 7th We discussed Baroque era musical characteristics (1600 AD-1750) in class on Friday. One important aspect of Baroque music is the idea of fortespinnung, which basically means […]
We discussed the Renaissance period this week, roughly from 1400-1600 AD. The philosophical characteristic of the time was humanism, or a focus on the individual. That is reflected in the […]
Staff Paper The following link will take you to a website where you can print free staff paper in just about whatever form you could want: Staff Paper If you […]
Music Composition Assignment 9.16.16 1. This week your assignment is to take the melody you wrote for this week and change it to one of the forms of the minor […]
1. Your assignment this week is to use the rhythm you composed in class on Friday as the starting point to compose a melody in a call and response/question and […]