September 26th

Hey folks - here are the activities and homework in class for this week.

Music Theory:
M - 8th notes and 8th rests
Tu - Dotted Half Notes
Weds - Ear Training / Notation Review
Thurs - Review and More Ear Training
Fri - Quiz Unit 4

Guitar:
M - Work on Concert Selections
Tu - Study Hall
Wed - Concert in Class
Thur - Learning C chord
Fri - Incorporating C chord into songs with G and D7

Band:
Rehearsal W 3-5 and Thurs 3-530
Here at 5:00pm Friday Game @Marian - Return roughly 9:30pm
No comp this weekend - enjoy - last weekend off until November :)


MT

Welcome Back - 9/6/11

Students and Parents:

Welcome back to another exciting school year. Here you will find useful information pertaining to topics discussed in class and any assignments that maybe assigned.

Band:
After school practices will be on Wednesday from 3-6pm and Thursday from 3-5pm. Friday report time for this week will be at 4:30 in the band room.

Music Theory:
Wednesday: Lesson 8 and 9 in workbook
Thursday: Ear Training / Review
Friday: Quiz on Rhythm and Discussion of Top 25 Artistically Significant Artists

Advanced Music Theory / Independent Study:
Wednesday: Begin work on Chapter 3 - Scales
Thursday: Continue Reading and Discussing Chapter 3 - Scales
Friday: Worksheet on Scales - Discussion of Top 25 Artistically Significant Artists

Guitar:
Wednesday: Treble Clef and E String
Thursday: E String Melodies
Friday: Treble Clef Worksheet, E string melodies, and Discussion of Top 25 Artistically Significant Songs

Band Lessons:
Wednesday: Group 1 - Period 1, Group 2 - Period 3, Group 3 - Period 6
Thursday: Groups 4 - Period 1, Group 5 - Period 3, Group 6 - Period 6 and Group 7 - Period 7
Friday: Group 8 - Period1, Group 9 - Period 3, Group 10 - Period 6

Make up Lessons will be offered Wednesday and Thursday during the after-school activity period.


Have a great week! MT

Week of May 9th

Band:

There is rehearsal Monday after school from 3-5pm. Attendance is mandatory as our concert is this Wednesday. The concert starts at 7pm Wednesday evening, I would like you there to warm up and hit some spots for 6pm.

Music 8:

M - Beethoven Notes pt. 1

T - Beethoven Notes pt. 2

Wed - Review Game

Tr - Quiz on Mozart and Beethoven

Fri - Beethoven vs Mozart listening / ven diagram

Guitar:

M - Quiz on D String (2nd Period) / Chord practice (5th Period)

Tu - Chords

Weds - Chords

Tr - Quiz on Chords from this week

Fri - Own material

Have a nice week!

MT

Week of April 26th

Hello folks:

Here is what's happening this week in class.

Band:

Rehearsal Thursday after school until 4:30

Friendly's Family Fun Night from 5-8pm - Friendly's Fairlane Village Mall, Pottsville

Music 8:

Watching the movie - Amadeus all week in class. There will be a quiz on Monday - Keep good notes, and follow the discussion at the end of the period.

Guitar:

We will be working on the "D" String this week. There will be a quiz on Friday on Melodies featuring the "D" String.

Have a nice week!

MT

Week of April 18th

Hello folks:

Here are the assignments/in-class activities for Mr. Tenaglia's classroom for the week of April 18th. Have a nice "Spring Break" at the conclusion of this week.

Band:

Rehearsal Monday and Thursday after school until 5:00pm

Marching Band / Colorguard Sign-ups Tuesday - Thursday.

Music 8:

M - Review

Tu - Quiz #1 (Classical, Haydn, 7th Grade Review)

Wed - Mozart Lecture / Essay

Tr - Mozart DVD

Guitar:

M - Eleanor Rigby / Brown Eyed Girl

Tu - Quiz on Eleanor Rigby / Brown Eyed Girl

Wed - D String

Thur - D string

Have a nice week.

MT

Week of April 11th

Spring is here!

Band: Rehearsal Monday after school until 5pm - Attendance is mandatory folks. Only a handful of rehearsals until our concert. There is a band booster meeting 6pm on Monday evening.

Guitar:

M - Review chords in Aura Lee

T - Quiz on Aura Lee

W - Pop Song

Thursday and Friday - Work on pop song - I will be at a conference

Music 8:

M - Go over worksheet - Begin classical period

Tu - Classical Period worksheet - Begin Haydn

Wed - Read Haydn essay

Thur and Fri - I will be at a conference. An alternate assignment will be left.

Have a nice week!

MT

Week of March 14

Hi folks:

Here is what's going on this week in Mr. Tenaglia's classes.

Band: Rehearsal Monday 3-5. Booster meeting at 6pm - Please be prompt. County band van will leave on Tues and Thurs at 5:00pm.

Guitar:

M: G & A

Tu: Top three string melodies

Wed: Quiz on Top Three Strings - Begin chords + melody duets

Tr: Chords + Melody

Fri: Chords + Melody

Music 8:

M: Reading E-F-G - Learn Parts of Guitar

Tu: Parts of Guitar - Begin E string melodies

Wed: E string melodies

Tr: E string melodies

Fri: E string melodies

Have a nice week

MT