HS Observation Day 5

HS Obervation Day 5

Katrina Fisher

May 23, 2014

Julie Oliver, Choir

• So, the department just got back from their trip on Thursday! They had a wonderful time, and said that it was a really nice combination of historical and artistic parts, and that the students were incredibly well-behaved and represented Nashua North's Music Department well.
• Also, as a side note, today is “Senior Skip Day”. However, it's not anything official, and teachers are still taking attendance, regardless of the sheer lack of students in class today.

Block 1- History of Rock and Roll

Although Ms. Oliver only has four students in this particular block today, she still continues with her lesson. Her first song profiled is War(What Is it Good For?), written in 1970. She asks the students about the musical style, and if it evokes a feeling of war and sadness/anger....The students say that it definitely has a funk style, due to the “disco” style and use of brass. They say that it might have been popular because the style was upbeat and fun- that in current music they listen to, there are some songs that have a sad mesasge but the style is upbeat, and therefore they like it.

Unforunately, “Senior Skip Day” did have a rather large impact on the day and what Ms. Oliver was able to accomplish. She had a productive rehearsal with her Concert Choir considering, but she only had half of her members present. She was able to get good work done with the students that she had there, but because there were only 13 or so students there, she was worried about how the group will sound when they all come together for the concert, as they only have one more rehearsal on the day of before the concert.