Return to Music
Grade 8
Web-Based Activities
Unit 1: Exploring Musical Styles
Lesson 2
Style Makes a Difference
Page 7: African Sanctus
Unit 2: Rhythm Plays a Role
Lesson 3
Irregular Meter
Page 49: Paul Desmond
Lesson 4
A Jazz Style
Page 52: Dave Brubeck
Unit 3: Rhythm Sets the Beat
Lesson 2
A Song in Compound Meter
Page 64: "Memory"
Unit 4: Melody
Lesson 4
Twelve-Tone Music
Page 90: Twelve-Tone Music
Unit 7: Elements of Form
Lesson 2
Repetition and Development
Page 147: "America"
Playing the Guitar
Strum Patterns
Page 259: Chords
Music of the World's Cultures
Turkey
Page 220: Ney