Know the Syllabus, Know the Game
These three values guide our classroom culture at Samueli Academy.
What is: Trust, Respect, and Responsibility?
The date of our next field trip is:
A. Friday, January 9th
B. Thursday, February 12th
C. Wednesday, March 11th
What is A. Friday, January 9th?
This project helped students define who they are as artists.
What is Artist Identity project?
This streaming platform currently dominates the music industry but is receiving backlash and facing lawsuits for several infractions this year.
What is Spotify?
This device is used to record instruments, vocals, and other sounds in a studio.
What is a microphone?
This mindset values growth and effort over immediate perfection. Steve Aoki was used in a lesson on this topic. HINT: Posters in the classroom.
What is a growth mindset?
The first calendar event happening THIS WEEK is _______ _________ _____ ___________.
(teams will get 30 seconds to look at their calendar and a countdown before responding)
What is advanced ensemble info sessions?
Also an answer: Samueli Singers Audition info session, Latin Orchestra audition info session.
We used Soundtrap, lyrics, and chords to make an original _______.
What is song?
This social media platform has launched many modern music careers.
What is a TikTok?
These items are never allowed on the studio floor.
What is open food and beverages?
This happens to an assignment if it is not turned in by the due date. BONUS POINTS: Students have this many days to turn in an assignment after a 0 is posted.
What is it receives a 0? BONUS POINTS: What is 7 days?
Music Careers Week takes place on these dates.
What is January 20th - January 23rd?
Fill in the missing music term: A series of notes that makes up a single musical line is called a ________. HINT: It's the part of the song the lead vocalist sings.
What is a melody?
This producer is known for collaborating with Billie Eilish. They are also siblings.
Who is Finneas?
Finish the phrase in regard to studio time: "Early is on time, on time is late, and late is ______________."
What is "Unacceptable?"
This online platform is where assignments, grades, and deadlines are posted. You should also look on this platform when absent to get caught up on journal entries and work.
What is ECHO?
Our final concert of the year, Sounds of Samueli which will feature YOUR original student music, takes place on this day of the week. BONUS POINTS if you know the date.
What is a Friday?
BONUS POINTS: May 22nd.
This software was used to compose and record original songs.
What is SoundTrap?
This physical music format has made a major comeback in recent years.
What is vinyl?
This semester, we will be learning which of the following:
A. Studio and recording techniques
B. How record labels operate
C. Different career paths in the industry that aren't performing
D. All of the above
What is D. All of the above
This is how students should get help if they are confused about an assignment, lesson content, or their grade.
What is reaching out to Ms. Ambata or Mr. Martinez via email or sign up for office hours?
Our epic, end-of-the-year Music Picnics takes place on this date.
What is Saturday, May 30th?
This book helped us with our creative process, taught us the difference between good theft and bad theft, and inspired us to pursue personal creativity. BONUS POINTS for title AND author.
What is "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon?
This artist is currently the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar.
Who is Taylor Swift?
The name of our studio manager.
Who is Isaac Quiroz?