Welcome to Mrs. Dawsey's "General Music" class! 

These are some of the things we are learning the first nine weeks:

*Basic notation - the language of written music

*Guitar: notes on the first 3 strings and chords - We will play together and individually.

*The history and meaning behind our national anthem

*The instruments of the traditional orchestra

*Vocabulary to describe what we hear and see in music

*The history of music in Ancient times and the Middle Ages and how it relates to the other "arts".

2nd 9 weeks:

Music history from the Renaissance Period to the present and how this relates to other arts.

*Vocabulary to discuss music intellegently

*Guitar - 4th through 6th strings and selected chords

*Identification of selected classical compositions, composers, genres and the era from which they originate

*Musical symbols and their meaning when viewed within a composotion

Parents:

Please be sure to set up a confidential account in order to be able to check your child's progress and grades. This can be done at http://mslamar.activeparent.net All assignments, their descriptions, and dates can be found on this site. If you have any questions or encounter any dificulties with this procedure, please contact Lamar County's Technology Department at 601-794-1430 and ask for Terri Bowers.

Please feel free to contact me at any time to answer any questions about our class...

I am expecting this will be our best year ever!

Kim Dawsey

601-264-7232 EXT. 6158

1st block conference time (8:15 - 9:48am)

National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescent through Young Adult Music

Oak Grove High School: General Music 9-12

 Mrs. Dawsey