This session, our Elementary, Middle, and High School studios will be exploring the world of Music. They will start off by getting introductory lessons on the guitar, ukulele, keyboard, and drums. We are doing this to expose them to several instruments to help them know what they might be interested in and allow them to see a different perspective on each role of the band and on music in general. They will then form bands and pick from some simple songs to play and re-write the lyrics to. They will make recordings of their music and review the recordings to help them make improvements, and perform their songs for other bands to give each other feedback.
Along the way, Eagles will be doing experiments to learn more about the anatomy of the ear, how sound waves work etc. They will also learn about musical heroes ranging from Beethoven, B.B. King, The Beatles and so many more.
The High School and Middle School are going to take a deeper dive into music theory such as:
Why do we use a framework of 12 notes? How do Rhythm, Tempo, & Time Signatures relate? And many other major music theory questions. As the quest goes on, they will be working with production tools to help them put together music.
For the exhibition, Eagles will take a trip to record their songs in a recording studio. Parents and Eagles will watch the videos of their Eagles performing their songs on the big screen at the theater, and we will get an early screening of Trolls 3 for ES and the Elf movie for MS/HS.
-Acton West Team
