Mendez Music Class Newsletter September 11, 2009

MENDEZ MUSIC CLASS
e-mail MendezMusicClass@gmail.com or katherine.williamson@smcisd.net
website MendezMusicClass.blogspot.com

PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH Selena Quintanilla and Gloria Estefan
MUSIC OF THE MONTH The Star Spangled Banner
MUSIC EVENT of the MONTH Beatles Rock Band Release: We will be featuring The Beatles using the Beatles Rock Band game. It is VERY IMPORTANT that students DO NOT TOUCH the Rock Band game instruments until they have permission. The Beatles Rock Band Game MIGHT be set up in the Music Room during Open House depending on how students behave with the game during the week.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES: September 17th Open House 6pm-7pm. Watch for a note if your student's will class will perform "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Riddle Ree". I have selected about 7 classes.

COMMUNITY CHILDRENS' PERFORMANCE GROUPS:Hill Country Youth Chorus, Mariachi Infantil,Suzuki Violin lessons through the Hill Country Suzuki Organization. Please send a note or e-mail me for more information. On your note or e-mail I MUST HAVE your child's NAME and HOMEROOM TEACHER NAME to make sure I get the information to your child.

Michael Jackson King of Pop dies at 50

Michael Jackson Dies

Posted Jun 25th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff

We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

A source inside the hospital told us there was "absolute chaos" after Jackson arrrived. People who were with the singer were screaming, "You've got to save him! You've got to save him!"

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

Story developing...

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey
Carey at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Tennessee on April 26, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Mariah Carey
Born	March 27, 1970 (1970-03-27) (age 38) [1] Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress
Voice type(s)	Alto[2]
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Columbia, Virgin, Island
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards.[6] She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States (eighteen; second artist overall behind The Beatles),[7] where, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is one of the best-selling female artists and sixteenth overall recording artist.[8] In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register. To date, Mariah Carey has sold over 200 million albums worldwide. She is the third and youngest child of Patricia (née Hickey), a former opera singer and vocal coach of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Afro-Venezuelan descent.[10][11] Carey's parents divorced when she was three years old.[12] While living in Huntington, racist neighbors allegedly poisoned the family dog and set fire to her family's car.[13] After her parents' divorce, Carey had little contact with her father, and her mother worked several jobs to support the family. Carey spent much of her time at home alone and turned to music to occupy herself. She began singing at around the age of three, when her mother began to teach her after Carey imitated her mother practicing Verdi's opera Rigoletto in Italian. "HERO" Obama Inaugural Ball Live Performances from 1990 to 2008 VANISHING "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" 'CHRISTMAS (BABY, PLEASE, COME HOME)

Study Guide for Test Rhythm Note Reading

See also these Websites

http://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm
http://www.soundpiper.com/elements/melody.htm

Part 1 - Note Parts-

filled head

empty head

stem

flag

dot

Part 2 - Note Names- Identify the name of each note.

whole, half, quarter, eighth, dotted half

Part 3 - Note Values- How many beats does each note get?

Part 4 - Note Reading- Match the note to its down-hold symbol.

Note NAME			American	# of Beats in 4/4	How to Read using Down Holds
			whole note	4	I V - - -
			half note	2	I V-
			quarter note	1	I V
			eighth note	1/2	v ^
.			dotted half	3	I V- -

Rest number equal to 1 semibreve			American	# of Beats in 4/4	How to Read using Down Holds
	1		whole rest	4	I V- - -
	2		half rest	2	I V-
or	4		quarter rest	1	I V
	8		eighth rest	1/2

Part 5- Rest Names- Identify the name of each rest.

Part 6- Rest Values- How many beats does each rest get?

Part 7 – Rest Reading- Match the rest to its down-hold symbol.

Part 8- Other Music Facts-

Notes tell you to make sound and rests tell you to make silence.

4

4 time signature the TOP number tells you there are 4 beats in a measure and the BOTTOM number tells you that the quarter note gets one beat.

4

4 common time

Part 9- FAMOUS MUSICIANS

Match the Performer NAME to each listening selection

Match the performer name to each statement.

Match the performer name to the photo.

Performers of the Month:

Gloria Estefan- Award for Crossover Tejano music to other Cultures

Selena- Queen of Tejano

Elvis- King of Rock and Roll

Michael Jackson- King of Pop

Bing Crosby – White Christmas, Crooner

Ray Charles- blind, plays piano, sings

Stevie Wonder- blind,plays piano, sings, harmonica

Aretha Franklin- Queen of Soul

Diana Ross and the Supremes

Diana Ross and the Supremes

The Supremes
Left to right: Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard.
Background information
Also known as	The Primettes; Diana Ross & The Supremes
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, doo-wop, pop, soul, disco, Motown
Years active	1959–1977
Label(s)	Lupine, Motown
Associated acts	The Temptations, Four Tops
Former members
Florence Ballard Mary Wilson Diana Ross Betty McGlown Barbara Martin Cindy Birdsong Jean Terrell Lynda Laurence Scherrie Payne Susaye Greene "Stop in the Name of Love" "Baby Love" "Reflections" "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" "Somewhere" Mary Wilson "You're Just too Good to be True" and "Love Child" The Supremes 2000 "Dreamgirls"

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin performing in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Aretha Louise Franklin
Born	March 25, 1942 (1942-03-25) (age 66)[1] Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, pianist
Instrument(s)	Singing, piano
Voice type(s)	Mezzo-soprano
Years active	1956 – Present
Label(s)	Columbia (1960–1966) Atlantic (1967–1979) Arista (1980–2003) Aretha (2004–present)
Associated acts	The Sweet Inspirations, Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cissy Houston, George Benson, George Michael, Michael McDonald, Mahalia Jackson, Julien Gobinet, Albertina Walker

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942)^[1] is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul"

"My Country, Tis of Thee"
at the Presidential Inauguration, Tuesday, January 20 2009



"I Say a Little Prayer"



"RESPECT"



"Chain of Fools"



"You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman"



"Spanish Harlem"



"Think About what You're trying to do to Me"



"The Star Spangled Banner"

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder at a conference in Bahia, Brazil
Background information
Birth name	Steveland Hardaway Judkins
Also known as	Steveland Hardaway Morris Little Stevie Wonder Eivets Rednow
Born	May 13, 1950 (1950-05-13) (age 58) Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Genre(s)	Soul, R&B, funk, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Producer, Actor, Political activist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, piano, talk box, harmonica, drums, bass guitar, congas, bongos, clavinet, melodica
Years active	1961–present
Label(s)	Motown
Website	http://www.steviewonder.org.uk CLAP YOUR HANDS Little Stevie Wonder Rare Footage YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR EBONY AND IVORY with Paul Mc Cartney I JUST CALLED TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" LIVING FOR THE CITY by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder