Welcome to the 7th Grade Music Page

You will find various different units listed on this page. We will be covering many different aspects of music throughout the year. Stay posted!

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Guitar

Exciting news we will be able to learn guitars again this year! What a great way to use our musical skills and have fun while we do it! Learning guitar is very progressive, so hang in there and stay with me. We will be jamming along with some classics before you know it!

We will have playing tests as well as written quizzes as well.


Programme Music and Leitmotifs


Programmatic Music, music that tells a story.... The study of the music that makes our movies and television shows. The origins of where they come from, takes us back to leitmotifs - melodies for specific characters- and programmatic music - the over-all story of a song, or group of songs. 

  • Listen to the following programmatic pieces. Listen and read about the intended storyline.
  • Choose one.
  • Create an eight bullet  point timeline that tells the story that you hear in collaboration with the composers intended story. (If you need to fill the story out a little with your own imagining please do. I need 8 points to match the music and tell the story.) Be elaborate in your bullet points about what exactly is happening.
  • Complete the animation cell worksheet provided - possibly next class.
Programmatic Examples to choose from

36 In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg.mp3

EdvardGrieg's 'Peer Gynt Suite' tells the story of a young boy – Peer Gynt, who falls in love with a girl but is not allowed to marry her. He runs away into the mountains but is captured by trolls who take him to their King. Peer Gynt tries to escape but is chased by the trolls and runs into the troll King but eventually gets away.

81 The Aquarium - Saint-Saëns.mp3

The composer, Camille Saint-Saëns offers an amusing portrait of various animals by utilizing various instruments – either alone or in various different combinations. In this movement he tries to show musically what it would look and sound like if you were looking into a dimly lit aquarium.

97 Spring - Vivaldi.mp3

AntonioVivaldi used the following poem to inspire this work: Spring has come, and joyfully, the birds greet it with happy song. And the streams, fanned by gentle breezes, flow along with a sweet murmur. Covering the sky with a black cloak, thunder and lightning come to announce the season. When these have quieted down, the little birds return to their enchanting song.

100 The Skaters Waltz - Waldenteufel.mp3

In "The Skaters' Waltz", Èmile Waldteufel set out to portray a winter day in Paris, with ice-skaters venturing on to the frozen Seine River, in Paris. Skating on a River can be very dangerous. You can hear a little bit of the tentativeness in the song.

76 Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov.mp3

"Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky Korsakovis an interlude written for the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan. Its composition is intended to musically evoke the seemingly chaotic and rapidly changing flying pattern of a bumblebee.

91 Album For The Young Op.68_10 - The Merry Peasant - Robert Sc.mp3

Originally part of a collection that Robert Schumann wrote for his daughters, this song is supposed to represent 'The merry peasant', returning from work or 'The Happy Farmer'. This tune was used as the basis for a lot of the underscoring of The Wizard of Oz.

Epic Video Game Music

OUR FOCUS: The use of a “layered loop” in gaming music: a loop of music that can be played over and over again and that changes or grows in intensity through the clever use of varying orchestration.

Taking this concept, you can create an epic battle theme which is 8 bars in length, but has 3 different versions, building loops upon one another.

http://www.soundtrap.com

Here's what you do:
  • The first 8-bar version of the theme is gentle and a little mysterious. This would be used say, when the player is walking around, exploring the landscape.

  • The second 8-bar version of the theme includes a few extra parts to increase the intensity. This part of the theme would be triggered when the player is nearing a bad guy and/or they are approaching a combat situation.

  • The third 8-bar version of the theme is the most intense and includes all instrumental parts. This version of the theme would accompany the battle itself. It’s strong, powerful and fierce.

  • Make sure that at least 4 of your tracks are homemade, created melody pattern, or rhythmic sequences! (Be sure to rename them so that I know they are yours.)

Ex. Espionage Spy Music.mp3

Assignments Due: April 25, 2023

   

Mrs. Hoerner's Class
 Video Game Music

New project.mp3

You are stuck in a jungle island after your ship has crashed because of a storm. Everyone else on your ship has died. You are all by yourself. You explore the island looking for materials to build yourself a shelter. You have been looking for over an hour and still can’t find anything. It’s hot and very humid. A lot of animals and vines hanging from trees. A lot of mud and it rains nonstop. Then you encounter a creature and you are running away from it.

 - Romy and Cynthia

Hayden and Maggie.mp3

This all started on a rainy day in the jungle. Two scavengers were out looking for a chase when they spotted a panther on a hunt to find its dinner. They followed the panther then the panther spotted and crept up on the deer. The panther jumped out at it but the deer ran away. The panther started chasing the deer all the way around the jungle until… the panther got the deer and killed it. But that took a twist because the panther left the deer and chased the people would they make it out alive.

 - Hayden and Maggie

Thomas Ballard and Samuel Horn - Chase.mp3

October Friday the 20th a police chase is happening. The chase is in New York City at night. A criminal has escaped the prison. The criminal got arrested for driving and crashing and then fleeing the scene.

 - Tom and Sam H.

Hoerner 23.mp3

The royal pearls have been stolen from Merland Castle by Barnacle, the evil starfish. Without the magical pearls, the mermaids are powerless and are at risk of turning into humans forever. Join Princess Shelby as she embarks on a quest to find them. The magical pearls hidden have been hidden throughout Merland. Help her find the ten pearls that have been stolen and bring them back to the castle before sunset. Will she be able save Merland in time before they lose their underwater abilities? 

-Sophie and Nora

Untitled song.mp3

You are a 16 year old who just robbed a bank at night. The police are chasing you down the beach in a small town.You are running and dodging palm trees and beach umbrellas. You need to get away and not get caught.

- Sam K. and Landon

fever dream.mp3

One day you are playing video games up very late at night and you start to heat up since you forgot to turn on your fan. You fall asleep and enter into a FEVER DREAM. While in the dream you go on adventures throughout your thoughts, battling whilst trying to get out of your dream. But there is something sinister trying to keep you in this dream. Can you escape or will the monster capture you?

Chris and Alex

Unicorn Racing vol. 1.mp3

You’re in the land of Unitopia. The land of unicorns and candy. But, it is not just glitter and unicorns. It is a land of competition and racing. There are futuristic cars and many pink unicorn characters to choose from. You have chosen the glitter unicorn with the glitter car. The fastest car in the game. You start a race, but as it goes on, the race gets more intense and more obstacles get in the way. There are three laps and every lap there are more obstacles. In the second lap, you encounter a chocolate monster and avoid it. In the last lap, it is neck and neck. Will you win the race?

Logan and Pedro

Pirate Panick.mp3

You were on a boat in the middle of the ocean, when a large wave came crashing over the boat. You find yourself falling overboard! The waves are too strong for you to get back on the boat. Lost at sea, you find many dangers including deadly pirates. You must disguise as one of the pirates to escape the ship. Find your way out, but don't get caught by Captain Kilroid. You must hurry before they find your boat, and find out who you really arrrrr.

-Taylor and Molly

Hoerner 23 (1).mp3

It is Friday the 13th at your birthday party with all of your friends. You went to an escape room called the Haunted Forest. As you walked into the place you go to check in, your friend thought that the “gamemaster” or the person running the game acted and looked a little SUSpicious. The gamemaster gives you your room number that your game is in. You walk into the room but behind you, you hear the door lock. At first you think it was normal but then the lights went out. You screamed. Then you hear the chainsaw. Can you escape before he gets you?

- Jenika and Keeley

Mr. Gratkin's Class 
 Video Game Music

Ben and Rj VG music.mp3

You are a AA baseball player in the year 2023. You are playing for a team in Tennessee, and you are from a poor family in the Dominican Republic. You are sent to the US to try to make some money for your family. You must play well or your family will live on the streets for the rest of your life. Can you play the game of your life?

Ben and RJ

Castle Crawler.mp3

A long time ago there was a holy kingdom. Unfortunately, an evil black mage has turned away from this kingdom and has summoned the demon lord in an old castle in the forest. This means that the castle and surrounding forest have been infected by the demon lord's presence and they have been infested with monsters who obey him. As a holy knight summoned by the king you must explore the dark forest and the castle it hides in order to defeat the demon lord and find out what happened to the other knights who were sent to explore. Explore the forest, vanquish the monsters who protect the castle, build your character’s strengths and collect legendary weapons in order to defeat and seal the demon lord away once and for all in this strategy dungeon crawler game.

Julia and Noel

Elliot and August_s song.mp3

You are camping in the woods and then you hear a rustle in the woods. It sounds like a faint cry. You approach the sound and see a baby. You run up to help it but then it grows into a monster. The monster turns into a huge tall yet spindly monster that starts chasing you through the woods. You run and run but then fires start around you and you seem to be just about to be able to flee to safety. Just as you think you are safe the monster defeats you by flinging a tree at you. You slowly black out and fall asleep.

Elliott and August

Futuristic Spy Music.mp3

  You are a spy in a futuristic world. This world is filled with robots, flying cars, and many other futuristic inventions. You have been tasked with investigating a suspicious corporation. They have created super robots powerful enough to defeat a tank with a single blow. Your sources tell you that they are plotting to use these robots to take over the world. To confirm these suspicions, you will need to infiltrate the corporation’s base of operations. Be wary. The task will not be easy. The base is heavily guarded by many robots, some even include the super robots. Once in the base, you will need to prevent further production of the super robots and destroy any finished ones. It is up to you to prevent the corporation from achieving world domination.

Liam and Isabelle

GTA 6.mp3

The game that we are creating music for includes a man that is constantly on the move fleeing the police. He is fleeing the police because he has top secret information about the government taking over but if the feds find it the world will end. He travels all across America fleeing them and to beat the game he finds shelter in Chiraq. Once the player reaches the shelter, the game ends. As you go along, the police forces will get increasingly bigger.

Mason and Ian

Gisele and Lilly.mp3

There are two characters for the two people playing. They are locked in a castle and are trying to escape. They try to escape by completing many obstacles like slaying dragons and jumping through windows. You get a total of 8 lives. Whoever escapes the castle first wins. There are different levels but every time you play a level it gets more and more intense and the levels increase. There are a total of 20 levels and whoever wins the most of the levels wins the whole game.Your life depends on it! You have the ability to sabotage your competitor by doing things like pushing them or throwing objects at them or even shooting them with laser guns which are provided on certain levels.

Gisele and Lilly B.

Hannah and Lily.mp3

The characters are best friends whose goal is to escape from the monster and its lair, Lukie Pookies cave. This takes place in the underground forest with many different creatures. They have one day to make it out from when they are kidnapped. Most people try to escape at night when Lukie Pookie is sleeping. They have to go through booby traps, chemical lakes, snake infested bushes, and other obstacles.

Hannah and Lily S.

New project.mp3

You're waking up in a Dunegan in the Kings castle after being attacked by enemy knights. The year is 1350. You are trying to escape the Dunegan but it’s almost impossible. Nobody ever has it is very dark and it gets worse as you continue through the dragon's maze. The dragon keeps getting closer and louder and the footsteps make your head hurt. As the footsteps get louder so does the track. You are getting really scared. The mission is to escape the dragon's Maze.

- Lucas and Kingston

Video Game thingie.mp3

You just stole the queen's crown back from Scarlet and you see she is chasing you. In this game you're a minion trying to get back to Gru’s house safely and with the crown. You will dodge many obstacles like bananas, different evil machines, and stink bombs. You will also collect stars and powerups along the way. The stars will allow you to buy more power ups, different outfits for your minion, and banana boards. The banana boards allow you to pass through the stink bombs without ‘dying’. They will also double the amount of stars you pick up while the board is in use.

Aubrey and Ella

Class Picks


fever dream.mp3

New project.mp3

Honorable mentions


Futuristic Spy Music.mp3

Thomas Ballard and Samuel Horn - Chase.mp3