Continue in Realistic Rock Sixteenth note rhythms unit.

Continue with accenting and rudimental practice on practice pad. Focus on accuracy, timing, consistency, and dynamic control.

Practice rudiments - 5 stroke roll, flam accent, paradiddle, and single stroke four on practice pad at different speeds for several minutes each. Focus on technique, accuracy and consistency of strokes.
Practice straight sixteenth note RLRL pattern with accenting on different sixteenth note subdivisions to increase control of dynamics and ambidexterity.

Today's session was divided into two segments, consistent with my recent discussion with Johanna: a segment devoted to Will's research paper and a segment devoted to Chapter 9. Will did not succeed in obtaining a library card over the past weekend, saying that the library told him that, because he is not yet 18 years of age, a parent needs to accompany him at the time of making application. Will said that he would return to the library today with his father to obtain the card. I showed him how to research the Florida and Virginia state archives online and also how to cite books and sources found on the internet. As to Chapter 9, we discussed the expansion of voting for white males only and other elements of "democracy," as well as the sad and shameful forced removal of native Americans to the West, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.

We started working through the Chapter Test at the end of Chapter Six (Quadrilaterals.)

* Review.
* Vocabulary: Shopping 1.
* Conjugation: Progressive form.
* Grammar: Plural.
* Reading: Divorce in India.
* Culture: Video on Paris.

Will and I discussed the emergence of Laissez Faire, the philosophers whose ideas came to prominence during the Industrial Revolution, and the emergence of capitalism, socialism, and communism. Will read biographies of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Karl Marx, and we discussed each person's philosophical ideas, and how they were used at the time, and altered and re- and misinterpreted by others over time. Will also read about Owen's Utopia, and the ideas of Malthus and Ricardo.

Will and I began our class with a brief discussion of the topics covered in his English class with Kevin. Will iterated that he and Kevin had worked on punctuation, had read Hamlet, and had written a formal paper together. After explaining how I would structure our time together, I had Will read our course syllabus aloud. Together, we talked about student expectations and grading. Next, I had Will review some themes from the film "V for Vendetta," which was a nice starting point for my introduction to Alan Moore lesson. After talking a bit about the content of "V," I asked Will to consider what the author of this work might believe/look like given his writing. Will conjectured that he would probably be more liberal and anti-government minded, which was completely accurate. After this discussion, I had Will watch a 20 minute, autobiographical documentary titled "Monsters, Manics, and Moore," which provided a nice overview of Alan Moore's works, childhood, personality, beliefs, etc. Will seemed to enjoy the film and asked to watch more. After reviewing the film segments, Will and I had a healthy conversation about Alan Moore, and we verified all of our inferences while simultaneously discussing Moore's assertions in the film. Will was asked to provide a response on Moore's discussion that: "Anyone can be an artist; all it takes is application," and "Mankind is convinced it has nature under its control." Will's opinions were insightful, and we ended class with a brief reading of the first pages of Watchmen.

While this isn't related directly to quadrilaterals, it is a section at the end of chapter 6 in the text and I felt it would be worthwhile to have a discussion of quadratic functions and put a graphing calculator in Will's hands for a while. We graphed several parabolas with different parameters on the calculator. We finished up with a discussion of parabolic (dish) antennas and why they are parabolic.

Went through basic rudiments and rock beats. Discussed qualities needed to be a successful professional musician.