GRADE 7_MUSIC
7th Grade starts the year learning to play the Handbells in order to be ready for the Christmas program. They will also explore the world of ballet using Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Ballet" as a prime example of classical ballet. In contrast to that, they will look at the world of contemporary or modern ballet with the music of Aaron Copland and the ballet "Rodeo".
The second half of the year they study Afro-Caribbean percussion learning to play marimba music from Latin America and drumming in the West African tradition.
Prior to their Williamsburg trip they learn about music in Colonial America and its historical significance as a springboard for American Roots Music.