Mr. Mbagwu’s Classroom
Wings Academy High School · The Bronx
General Music
2026–2027
I teach every lesson on this site. Recorder, rhythm, and writing music that is yours – a full year of it, and every day we have already done stays open so you can go back to anything you missed.
Yo enseño cada leccion de este sitio. Flauta dulce, ritmo y como escribir tu propia musica. Todo el año, y cada dia que ya hicimos queda abierto para que puedas repasarlo.
- 163Lessons
- 6Units
- 6 pmOpens the night before
Today
The year in six units
Jump to all 163 lessons- 1Recorder and Reading Music29 lessons · 10 Sep – 22 Oct
- 2The Rhythm of Where We Are From27 lessons · 23 Oct – 3 Dec
- 3Melody and Meaning: Writing Your Own Hook29 lessons · 4 Dec – 25 Jan
- 4The Producer's Chair26 lessons · 2 Feb – 17 Mar
- 5Music That Says Something26 lessons · 18 Mar – 4 May
- 6The Business and The Showcase26 lessons · 5 May – 14 Jun
Every lesson
A lesson opens at 6 pm the evening before I teach it, and then stays open all year.
- 1Welcome: Names and Your RecorderThu 10 Sep
- 2Syllabus and Signatures: How This Class WorksFri 11 Sep
- 3B-A-G Exercises and Two SongsMon 14 Sep
- 4Reading the RhythmTue 15 Sep
- 5New Note: Low EWed 16 Sep
- 6Recorder Levels: Play for a PartnerThu 17 Sep
- 7Steps and SkipsFri 18 Sep
- 8Question and AnswerTue 22 Sep
- 9New Note: Low DWed 23 Sep
- 10Flutes Around the WorldThu 24 Sep
- 11Loud and Soft: DynamicsFri 25 Sep
- 12New Note: High CMon 28 Sep
- 13New Note: High DTue 29 Sep
- 14Amazing Grace in 3/4Wed 30 Sep
- 15Ode to Joy: the Whole ThemeThu 1 Oct
- 16Ode to Joy in Two PartsFri 2 Oct
- 17Smooth and Short: ArticulationMon 5 Oct
- 18Swing Low, Sweet ChariotTue 6 Oct
- 19Sight-Reading ChallengeWed 7 Oct
- 20When the Saints Go Marching InThu 8 Oct
- 21F Sharp and the Key SignatureFri 9 Oct
- 22Playing by Ear: The Notes of G MajorTue 13 Oct
- 23A Song From Our Roots: Happy BirthdayWed 14 Oct
- 24Choose Your Piece: A Practice PlanThu 15 Oct
- 25Peer Coaching: Star and WishFri 16 Oct
- 26Ensemble: Sound Like One BandMon 19 Oct
- 27Dress Rehearsal and ReviewTue 20 Oct
- 28Marking Period 1 Check: Play and ReadWed 21 Oct
- 29Our First ConcertThu 22 Oct
- 30Born HereFri 23 Oct
- 31The Pulse UnderneathMon 26 Oct
- 32Reading RhythmTue 27 Oct
- 33The Dembow GrooveWed 28 Oct
- 34Dembow in the Music You KnowThu 29 Oct
- 35Catch-Up and Extension: Groove GoalsFri 30 Oct
- 36The Bachata GrooveMon 2 Nov
- 37Bachata at HomeTue 3 Nov
- 38The ClaveWed 4 Nov
- 39Clave Across GenresThu 5 Nov
- 40Boom-BapFri 6 Nov
- 41Catch-Up and Extension: Coach a GrooveMon 9 Nov
- 42ReggaetonTue 10 Nov
- 43Comparing Two GroovesThu 12 Nov
- 44Layering Groove and MelodyFri 13 Nov
- 45Your Groove, Your NotationMon 16 Nov
- 46Teaching Your Groove: PreparationTue 17 Nov
- 47Catch-Up and Extension: Teaching ClinicWed 18 Nov
- 48Teaching Your Groove: DeliveryThu 19 Nov
- 49The Groove ExchangeFri 20 Nov
- 50Building the Class Groove LibraryMon 23 Nov
- 51Groove Plus HookTue 24 Nov
- 52Rehearsal: Groove, Hook and CountWed 25 Nov
- 53Catch-Up and Extension: Back From the BreakMon 30 Nov
- 54Marking Period 2 Check: Play and ReadTue 1 Dec
- 55Catch-Up and Extension: Fix What the Check FoundWed 2 Dec
- 56Unit 2 Showcase: The Whole LibraryThu 3 Dec
- 57What Makes a MelodyFri 4 Dec
- 58Steps and LeapsMon 7 Dec
- 59The PhraseTue 8 Dec
- 60Question and AnswerWed 9 Dec
- 61Writing Your First Two BarsThu 10 Dec
- 62Catch-Up and ExtensionFri 11 Dec
- 63Testing What You WroteMon 14 Dec
- 64Fixing Notation ErrorsTue 15 Dec
- 65Bars Three and FourWed 16 Dec
- 66Rhythm VariationThu 17 Dec
- 67Melodic ClimaxFri 18 Dec
- 68Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 21 Dec
- 69Bars Five to EightTue 22 Dec
- 70Adding DynamicsWed 23 Dec
- 71Composer Workshop 1Mon 4 Jan
- 72Revision 1Tue 5 Jan
- 73Adding HarmonyWed 6 Jan
- 74Catch-Up and ExtensionThu 7 Jan
- 75Composer Workshop 2Fri 8 Jan
- 76Revision 2Mon 11 Jan
- 77Rehearsing Your Own PieceTue 12 Jan
- 78Performance PracticeWed 13 Jan
- 79Recording Your CompositionThu 14 Jan
- 80Catch-Up and ExtensionFri 15 Jan
- 81Composer's RationaleTue 19 Jan
- 82Marking Period AssessmentWed 20 Jan
- 83Catch-Up and ExtensionThu 21 Jan
- 84Catch-Up and ExtensionFri 22 Jan
- 85Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 25 Jan
- 86The Producer's JobTue 2 Feb
- 87The DAW InterfaceWed 3 Feb
- 88Piano Roll Is NotationThu 4 Feb
- 89Programming a Drum PatternFri 5 Feb
- 90Swing and FeelMon 8 Feb
- 91Catch-Up and ExtensionTue 9 Feb
- 92Adding BassWed 10 Feb
- 93Chords and PadsThu 11 Feb
- 94Arrangement: Intro and VerseFri 12 Feb
- 95Arrangement: Building TensionMon 22 Feb
- 96Sampling and CopyrightTue 23 Feb
- 97Catch-Up and ExtensionWed 24 Feb
- 98Mixing: LevelsThu 25 Feb
- 99Mixing: SpaceFri 26 Feb
- 100Producer StudyMon 1 Mar
- 101Workshop 1Tue 2 Mar
- 102Revision 1Wed 3 Mar
- 103Catch-Up and ExtensionThu 4 Mar
- 104Adding Your Own PlayingFri 5 Mar
- 105Workshop 2Mon 8 Mar
- 106Revision 2Wed 10 Mar
- 107Producer's CommentaryThu 11 Mar
- 108Finalizing the TrackFri 12 Mar
- 109Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 15 Mar
- 110Marking Period AssessmentTue 16 Mar
- 111Catch-Up and ExtensionWed 17 Mar
- 112Music as ArgumentThu 18 Mar
- 113Spirituals and Coded MessagesFri 19 Mar
- 114Protest in the Civil Rights EraMon 22 Mar
- 115Hip-Hop as JournalismTue 23 Mar
- 116Music in Your Own TimeWed 24 Mar
- 117Catch-Up and ExtensionThu 25 Mar
- 118Censorship and Who DecidesMon 29 Mar
- 119Choosing Your IssueTue 30 Mar
- 120Research and EvidenceWed 31 Mar
- 121Writing: The HookThu 1 Apr
- 122Writing: Verse OneFri 2 Apr
- 123Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 5 Apr
- 124Workshop: Does It LandTue 6 Apr
- 125Revision: Sharpening the ClaimWed 7 Apr
- 126Writing: Verse TwoThu 8 Apr
- 127Setting It to MusicFri 9 Apr
- 128RehearsalMon 12 Apr
- 129Catch-Up and ExtensionTue 13 Apr
- 130RecordingWed 14 Apr
- 131Preparing Your DefenseThu 15 Apr
- 132Seminar 1Fri 16 Apr
- 133Seminar 2Mon 19 Apr
- 134Marking Period AssessmentTue 20 Apr
- 135Catch-Up and ExtensionWed 21 Apr
- 136Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 3 May
- 137Catch-Up and ExtensionTue 4 May
- 138How Music Makes MoneyWed 5 May
- 139Rights and OwnershipThu 6 May
- 140Roles in the IndustryFri 7 May
- 141Contracts and Red FlagsMon 10 May
- 142Streaming EconomicsTue 11 May
- 143Catch-Up and ExtensionWed 12 May
- 144Live and TouringThu 13 May
- 145Marketing YourselfFri 14 May
- 146Your Career Portfolio: PlanningTue 18 May
- 147Your Career Portfolio: BuildingWed 19 May
- 148Showcase PlanningThu 20 May
- 149Catch-Up and ExtensionFri 21 May
- 150Selecting Your PieceMon 24 May
- 151Rehearsal 1Tue 25 May
- 152Rehearsal 2Wed 26 May
- 153Portfolio CompletionThu 27 May
- 154Technical RehearsalFri 28 May
- 155Catch-Up and ExtensionTue 1 Jun
- 156Year in ReviewWed 2 Jun
- 157Next Steps in MusicThu 3 Jun
- 158Dress RehearsalFri 4 Jun
- 159Catch-Up and ExtensionMon 7 Jun
- 160Capstone ShowcaseTue 8 Jun
- 161Listening Back to SeptemberWed 9 Jun
- 162Your Notation JourneyFri 11 Jun
- 163Teaching What You LearnedMon 14 Jun