General Music : Living Musicians Wax Museum

Students have to research a famous musician. Along with a written report, students will present/display their findings as a living wax museum. They should try their best to capture the essences of the musician; 

• What they look like?
• Important facts about their lives
• Music they performed or wrote

Students should go all out to make the most of this assignment. They should dress like their musician and embody their personality. There will be an award for the student who embodies their musician the best. 

REPORT & PRESENTATIONS DUE: In class on October 2nd, 2017 

Exhibit Requirements:

• -  Musicians Name
• -  Date of Birth & Death (if applicable)
• -  Birth Place
• -  A synopsis of the musician's life (see details below)
• -  Music performed or written by that musician (must be audible)
• -  Students must come dressed/look like the musician they have chosen
• -  Students may choose to have a backdrop but, it is not required 

Synopsis of Musicians Life 

Students must research their musicians’ life and present their findings in the form of a synopsis they will display for the Live Wax Museum Presentation. The synopsis must include the following: 

• Musicians Name (birth and pseudonym) 
• Musical Occupation (what do they do?) 
• The instrument(s) played (if any) OR Voice type 
• Style of music they perform, compose, - produce etc.  
• Why they are unique/famous? 
• Musical training/experience, how they were discovered or gained fame 
• Interesting facts about their life (at least 3) 

Written Report Requirements

Title page must include:

1. Musician’s name
2. Photo of musician
3. Student’s name
4. Student’s grade
5. Date 

Report must be:

• Typed
• 12 pt. font
• Time New Roman or Calibri
• 3 Pages in length
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling 

Bibliography Page:

• Must use at least 4 different reputable and credible sources
• Must use at least one internet source, book, and magazine/journal article
• Wikipedia, google search, are not formidable sources 

0. MUSICIANS
1. Women

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Barbara Streisand
3. Bessie Smith 
4. Billie Holiday 
5. Bonnie Raitt 
6. Carly Simon 
7. Dolly Parton 
8. Eartha Kitt 
9. Etta James 
10. Janis Joplin 
11. Lena Horne 
12. Marian Anderson 
13. Mahalia Jackson 
14. Melissa Ethridge 
15. Paula Abdul 
16. Roberta Flack 
17. Shirley Caesar 
18. Yolanda Adams 
19. Alicia Keys 
20. Beyonce 
21. Bjork 
22. Cher 
23. Janet Jackson 
24. Lady Gaga 
25. Diana Ross 
26. Whitney Houston 
27. Toni Braxton 
28. Tina Turner 
29. Queen Latifah 
30. Madonna 
31. Mariah Carey  
32. Missy Elliot 

Men

1. Barry Gordy 
2. B.B. King 
3. Beethoven 
4. Billy Joel 
5. Bob Dylan 
6. Chuck Berry 
7. David Bowie 
8. Elton John 
9. Ice Cube 
10. James Brown 
11. 
    
    John Lennon
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Kirk Franklin
14. Lead Belly
15. Little Richard
16. Louie Armstrong
17. Mick Jagger
18. Mozart
19. Paul McCartney
20. Prince
21. Ray Charles
22. Stevie Wonder
23. Thomas A. Dorsey
24. Vanilla Ice
25. Willie Nelson 
26. Bob Marley
27. Dr. Dre 
28. Elvis 
29. Michael Jackson 

BRUNO MARS

REBECCA SUGAR

ELVIS

MICHAEL JACKSON

PRINCE

BOB MARLEY

Guitar : Strumming Patterns (Lesson 1)

The Ultimate Strum Pattern uses a combination of quarter and 8th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting the strum pattern. It is an incredibly popular pattern to strum on the guitar. It makes a good substitute for other more complex strumming patterns and is also a good `go to`strum pattern that all you guitarists can call on frequently when in doubt.

Songs that use The Ulitmate Strum Pattern

• Van Morrison –  Brown Eyed Girl
• Green Day – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
• The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
• Foo Fighters – Times Like These
• The Fray – How to Save A Life

Pop

Chords used:
G Major, D Major, E minor, C Major

Play-along:
Capo 2nd fret
(G, D, Em, C) x 4

Rock

Chords used:
F5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C5

Play-along:
No Capo
(F5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C5 ) X 4

As you can hear the same strum pattern gives you a very different sound depending on what `sound` you are after. The overall feel is same for both the pop and rock versions but the end result is pretty different.

The Indie rock strumming pattern uses a combination of quarter, 8th and 16th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting this strum pattern. The accents on the 2nd and 4th beats are integral to this pattern. Loads of modern rock songs use this pattern to great effect.

Songs that use The Indie Rock Strum Pattern

• Blur – Country House
• Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
• Shawn Colvin – Sunny Came Home
• Oasis – D’You Know What I Mean?

Pop

Chords used:
A minor, F Major, C Major, G Major

Play-along:
Capo 2th fret
(Am, F, C, G)
Note: All bars in this example are split bars

Rock

Chords used:
F5, Ab5,E5, Bb5, C5

Play-along:
No Capo
F5, Ab5,E5, Bb5, F5, Ab5,E5, C5
Note: All bars in this example are split bars

The Modern Strum Pattern uses a combination of quarter, 8th and 16th notes, so make sure you have a good understanding of these and are comfortable playing them before attempting the strum pattern.

Songs that use The Modern Strum Pattern

• Oasis – Live Forever
• Passenger – Let Her Go
• Bob Dylan – Knockin` on Heavens Door
• Ed Sheeran – Skinny Love
• Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees

Pop

Chords used:
E minor, Cadd9, G, Dsus4/F#

Play-along:
Capo 6th fret
(Em, Cadd9, G, Dsus4/F#) X 4

Rock

Chords used:
Drop D tuning (D5, E5, A5, F5)

Grade 3 : Ukulele

The ukulele is a very good first instrument for children, however, you must think of it as a real instrument and not consider it an introductory instrument that is generally easy to play. Although the ukulele is a fretted string instrument, it is a completely different instrument than the guitar. 

Parts of a Ukulele

Tuning

Chords

You Are My Sunshine

Strumming Patterns