Unit 3: Business of Music — Week 1
L1
What Does “Making It” Mean?
Tue, Jan 27L2
Industry Structure: Major vs. Indie
Thu, Jan 29L3
Revenue Streams & Streaming Math
Fri, Jan 30L4
Copyright & Sampling
Mon, Feb 2Unit 3 — Week 2
L5
Career Exploration: A&R, Engineering, Management
Tue, Feb 3L6
Sound Engineering Deep Dive
Wed, Feb 4L7
Artist Management
Thu, Feb 5L8
Music Marketing
Fri, Feb 6Unit 3 — Week 3
L9
Music Entrepreneurship
Mon, Feb 9L10
Bronx Music Scene
Tue, Feb 10L11
Presentation Prep
Wed, Feb 11L12
Career Pathway Presentations
Thu, Feb 12L13
Presentations Day 2 & Unit Review
Fri, Feb 13Unit 3 — Week 4 (Assessment)
Unit 4: Music Technology & Production — Week 4
L15
Tech History: Phonographs to Streaming
Thu, Feb 26L16
Recording Evolution: Analog vs Digital
Fri, Feb 27Unit 4 — Week 5
L17
DAW Introduction: Your Studio on a Screen
Mon, Mar 2L18
Hip-Hop Genre Project: Create Your Own Beat
Tue, Mar 3L19
Drum Kit Anatomy & Manual Beat Building
Wed, Mar 4L20
Layering Your Beat: Bass, Melody & Effects
Thu, Mar 5L21
Beat Refinement & Self-Assessment
Fri, Mar 6Unit 4 — Week 8
L22
Producer Study — Masters of the Beat
Tue, Mar 24L23
Mixing — The Art of Balancing Sound
Wed, Mar 25L24
AI in Music — Can Machines Replace Producers?
Thu, Mar 26L25
Unit 4 Review + Beat Celebration
Fri, Mar 27Unit 4 — Week 9 (Assessment)
Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 9
L27
The Power of Protest Music
Tue, Mar 31L28
Lyrics + Production Workshop
Wed, Apr 1🌚 THU, APR 2 — FRI, APR 10 • SPRING RECESS (NO SCHOOL)
NYC DOE Spring Recess. School was closed Thursday, April 2 through Friday, April 10, 2026 (covering Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Passover, and Easter). No general-music lessons were taught during this period. Instruction resumed Monday, April 13, 2026 with the enhanced reteach of Lesson 28 (28V2).
Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 10
28V2
Lyrics + Production Workshop (Enhanced)
Mon, Apr 13L29
Line-by-Line Lyric Workshop
Tue, Apr 14L30
Peer Revision + Lyric Strengthening
Wed, Apr 15L31
Music Videos as Visual Commentary
Thu, Apr 16L32
Storyboard Refinement (Sub Day)
Fri, Apr 17Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 11
L33
Visual Commentary Reteach + Portfolio Check
Mon, Apr 20L34
Music Censorship
Tue, Apr 21L35
Recording Prep – Find Your Voice
Thu, Apr 23L36
Delivery Rehearsal Day 2
Fri, Apr 24Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 12
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The March Is the Message: Movement as Protest (Period 4)
Mon, Apr 2737 P5
Listening for the Message (Period 5)
Mon, Apr 2737 P6
We Sing Because We Must (Period 6)
Mon, Apr 27⚠ TUE, APR 28 — FIELD TRIP DAY
All 11th-grade scholars attended an off-site trip. Periods 2 and 6 did not meet — those lessons (Listening Across Generations, Lift Every Voice) are rescheduled to Wednesday, April 29. About 8 scholars who stayed back joined a brief Period 4 mini-session of the 3-2 Son Clave. Period 5 (12th grade) received the full Son Clave lesson today. Revised Wed Apr 29 plan: P2 → 3-2 Son Clave; P4 + P5 → Listening Across Generations; P6 → Lift Every Voice.
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The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 5, 12th)
Tue, Apr 2838 P2
The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 2, 11th)
Wed, Apr 2938 P4/5
Listening Across Generations (Periods 4 & 5)
Wed, Apr 2938 P6
Lift Every Voice — Verse 1 + Chorus (Period 6)
Wed, Apr 29L39
Salsa — The Bronx Sound of Resistance (PBS Documentary Day)
Thu, Apr 30 • 🎥 MARKING PERIOD CLOSE40 P2
Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 2)
Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY40 P4
Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 4)
Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY40 P5
Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 5)
Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY40 P6
Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 6)
Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAYUnit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 13
41 P2
Heart-to-Heart Continued (Period 2)
Mon, May 4 • 💬 SURVEY CONTINUED41 P4
Heart-to-Heart Continued (Period 4)
Mon, May 4 • 💬 SURVEY CONTINUED41 P5
Lift Every Voice and Sing (Period 5)
Mon, May 4 • 🎤 SING41 P6
Lift Every Voice and Sing (Period 6)
Mon, May 4 • 🎤 SING42 P2/4/5
Marvin Gaye — What's Going On (Periods 2, 4, 5)
Tue, May 5 • 🎬 PBS DOCUMENTARY DAY42 P6
The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 6)
Tue, May 5 • 🪩 CLAVE RECOVERY43
Unit 5 Listening Review — Hear It, Name It, Defend It (All Periods)
Fri, May 8 • 🎧 LISTENING REVIEW DAYUnit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 14 (Assessment Week)
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Unit 5 Assessment Dress Rehearsal — Day 1 + Day 2 (All Periods)
Mon-Tue, May 11-12 • 🎭 DRESS REHEARSAL45
Unit 5 Assessment — Music as Social Commentary (Wed, All Periods)
Wed, May 13 • 🎧 UNIT ASSESSMENT46 P2
MP2 Catch-Up Day (Period 2)
Thu, May 14 • 📚 MP2 CATCH-UP45 P4
Unit 5 Assessment Make-Up (Period 4)
Thu, May 14 • 🎧 ASSESSMENT MAKE-UP46 P5
Unit 6 Capstone Kickoff — The Lights Come On (Period 5)
Thu, May 14 • 🎤 UNIT 6 KICKOFF45 P6
Unit 5 Assessment Make-Up (Period 6)
Thu, May 14 • 🎧 ASSESSMENT MAKE-UPUnit 6: Capstone Performance Project — Week 15
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Lift Every Voice and Sing — The Unit 6 Anthem (All Periods)
Mon, May 18 • 🎤 UNIT 6 ANTHEM48
Stamp, Clap, Shine — Body Percussion + "This Little Light of Mine" (All Periods)
Tue, May 19 • 🧐 BODY PERCUSSION + BILINGUAL ANTHEM49
Lift Every Voice – Verses 2 & 3 (All Periods)
Wed, May 20 • 🎤 ANTHEM CONTINUED • UNISON A CAPPELLA50
Your Verse, Your Light – “This Little Light of Mine” Verse Writing (All Periods)
Thu, May 21 • ✏️ VERSE WRITING + CHAIN OF LIGHT51
One Room, Both Songs – Chain of Light + Lift Every Voice and Sing (All Periods)
Fri, May 22 • 🎤 CAPSTONE PERFORMANCE WEEKUnit 6: Capstone Performance Project — Week 16
🌞 MON, MAY 25 — THU, MAY 28 • NO GENERAL MUSIC CLASSES
Mon, May 25 — Memorial Day. NYC DOE school holiday. No classes.
Tue, May 26 — No general music. School-based administrative coordination day; no general music instruction held.
Wed, May 27 — Eid al-Adha. NYC DOE school holiday. No classes.
Thu, May 28 — Faculty event. No general music classes held. Instruction resumed Friday, May 29.
Tue, May 26 — No general music. School-based administrative coordination day; no general music instruction held.
Wed, May 27 — Eid al-Adha. NYC DOE school holiday. No classes.
Thu, May 28 — Faculty event. No general music classes held. Instruction resumed Friday, May 29.
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Kahoot Review – Units 5 & 6: Everything You've Built (All Periods)
Fri, May 29 • 🎮 KAHOOT REVIEW DAYUnit 6: Capstone Performance Project — Week 17
🎉 MON, JUN 1 — THU, JUN 4 • MR. MBAGWU WAS OUT
Mr. Mbagwu was away Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 4 — including his military commissioning as a Second Lieutenant on Wednesday, June 3. General music classes did not meet with Mr. Mbagwu on those days. We are back together today, Friday, June 5 — we reconnect with a live Units 4–6 Kahoot review and keep building the Capstone.
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