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L1What Does “Making It” Mean? L2Industry Structure L3Revenue Streams L4Copyright & Sampling L5Career Exploration L6Sound Engineering L7Artist Management L8Music Marketing L9Entrepreneurship L10Bronx Music Scene L11Presentation Prep L12Presentations L13Unit Review L14Assessment L15Tech History L16Recording Evolution L17DAW Introduction L18Hip-Hop Genre Project L19Drum Kit & Beat Building L20Layering Your Beat L21Beat Refinement L22Producer Study L23Mixing Basics L24Beat Showcase L25Unit 4 Review L26Unit 4 Assessment L27Protest Music L28Lyrics Workshop 28V2Lyrics Workshop V2 L29Line-by-Line Lyrics L30Peer Revision L31Music Videos L32Sub Day L33Reteach L34Censorship L35Rec Prep L36Rehearsal 2 37 P4Body Groove 37 P5Listening Map 37 P6We Sing
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Mr. Mbagwu's Classroom

Wings Academy — General Music, Spring 2026

Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary

Unit 3: Business of Music — Week 1
L1

What Does “Making It” Mean?

Tue, Jan 27
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L2

Industry Structure: Major vs. Indie

Thu, Jan 29
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L3

Revenue Streams & Streaming Math

Fri, Jan 30
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L4

Copyright & Sampling

Mon, Feb 2
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Unit 3 — Week 2
L5

Career Exploration: A&R, Engineering, Management

Tue, Feb 3
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L6

Sound Engineering Deep Dive

Wed, Feb 4
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L7

Artist Management

Thu, Feb 5
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L8

Music Marketing

Fri, Feb 6
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Unit 3 — Week 3
L9

Music Entrepreneurship

Mon, Feb 9
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L10

Bronx Music Scene

Tue, Feb 10
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L11

Presentation Prep

Wed, Feb 11
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L12

Career Pathway Presentations

Thu, Feb 12
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L13

Presentations Day 2 & Unit Review

Fri, Feb 13
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Unit 3 — Week 4 (Assessment)
L14

Unit 3 Assessment

Mon, Feb 23
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Unit 4: Music Technology & Production — Week 4
L15

Tech History: Phonographs to Streaming

Thu, Feb 26
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L16

Recording Evolution: Analog vs Digital

Fri, Feb 27
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Unit 4 — Week 5
L17

DAW Introduction: Your Studio on a Screen

Mon, Mar 2
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L18

Hip-Hop Genre Project: Create Your Own Beat

Tue, Mar 3
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L19

Drum Kit Anatomy & Manual Beat Building

Wed, Mar 4
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L20

Layering Your Beat: Bass, Melody & Effects

Thu, Mar 5
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L21

Beat Refinement & Self-Assessment

Fri, Mar 6
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Unit 4 — Week 8
L22

Producer Study — Masters of the Beat

Tue, Mar 24
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L23

Mixing — The Art of Balancing Sound

Wed, Mar 25
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L24

AI in Music — Can Machines Replace Producers?

Thu, Mar 26
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L25

Unit 4 Review + Beat Celebration

Fri, Mar 27
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Unit 4 — Week 9 (Assessment)
L26

Unit 4 Assessment

Mon, Mar 30
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 9
L27

The Power of Protest Music

Tue, Mar 31
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L28

Lyrics + Production Workshop

Wed, Apr 1
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🌚 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 13
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L29

Line-by-Line Lyric Workshop

Tue, Apr 14
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L30

Peer Revision + Lyric Strengthening

Wed, Apr 15
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L31

Music Videos as Visual Commentary

Thu, Apr 16
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L32

Storyboard Refinement (Sub Day)

Fri, Apr 17
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 11
L33

Visual Commentary Reteach + Portfolio Check

Mon, Apr 20
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L34

Music Censorship

Tue, Apr 21
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L35

Recording Prep – Find Your Voice

Thu, Apr 23
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L36

Delivery Rehearsal Day 2

Fri, Apr 24
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 12
37 P4

The March Is the Message: Movement as Protest (Period 4)

Mon, Apr 27
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37 P5

Listening for the Message (Period 5)

Mon, Apr 27
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37 P6

We Sing Because We Must (Period 6)

Mon, Apr 27
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⚠ 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.
38 P5

The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 5, 12th)

Tue, Apr 28
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38 P2

The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 2, 11th)

Wed, Apr 29
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38 P4/5

Listening Across Generations (Periods 4 & 5)

Wed, Apr 29
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38 P6

Lift Every Voice — Verse 1 + Chorus (Period 6)

Wed, Apr 29
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L39

Salsa — The Bronx Sound of Resistance (PBS Documentary Day)

Thu, Apr 30 • 🎥 MARKING PERIOD CLOSE
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40 P2

Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 2)

Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY
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40 P4

Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 4)

Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY
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40 P5

Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 5)

Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY
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40 P6

Your Voice in Music Class — A Heart-to-Heart (Period 6)

Fri, May 1 • 💬 SCHOLAR DISCUSSION DAY
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Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary — Week 13
41 P2

Heart-to-Heart Continued (Period 2)

Mon, May 4 • 💬 SURVEY CONTINUED
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41 P4

Heart-to-Heart Continued (Period 4)

Mon, May 4 • 💬 SURVEY CONTINUED
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41 P5

Lift Every Voice and Sing (Period 5)

Mon, May 4 • 🎤 SING
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41 P6

Lift Every Voice and Sing (Period 6)

Mon, May 4 • 🎤 SING
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42 P2/4/5

Marvin Gaye — What's Going On (Periods 2, 4, 5)

Tue, May 5 • 🎬 PBS DOCUMENTARY DAY
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42 P6

The 3-2 Son Clave (Period 6)

Tue, May 5 • 🪩 CLAVE RECOVERY
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43

Unit 5 Listening Review — Hear It, Name It, Defend It (All Periods)

Fri, May 8 • 🎧 LISTENING REVIEW DAY
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Unit 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 REHEARSAL
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45

Unit 5 Assessment — Music as Social Commentary (Wed, All Periods)

Wed, May 13 • 🎧 UNIT ASSESSMENT
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46 P2

MP2 Catch-Up Day (Period 2)

Thu, May 14 • 📚 MP2 CATCH-UP
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45 P4

Unit 5 Assessment Make-Up (Period 4)

Thu, May 14 • 🎧 ASSESSMENT MAKE-UP
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46 P5

Unit 6 Capstone Kickoff — The Lights Come On (Period 5)

Thu, May 14 • 🎤 UNIT 6 KICKOFF
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45 P6

Unit 5 Assessment Make-Up (Period 6)

Thu, May 14 • 🎧 ASSESSMENT MAKE-UP
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Unit 6: Capstone Performance Project — Week 15
47

Lift Every Voice and Sing — The Unit 6 Anthem (All Periods)

Mon, May 18 • 🎤 UNIT 6 ANTHEM
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48

Stamp, Clap, Shine — Body Percussion + "This Little Light of Mine" (All Periods)

Tue, May 19 • 🧐 BODY PERCUSSION + BILINGUAL ANTHEM
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49

Lift Every Voice – Verses 2 & 3 (All Periods)

Wed, May 20 • 🎤 ANTHEM CONTINUED • UNISON A CAPPELLA
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50

Your Verse, Your Light – “This Little Light of Mine” Verse Writing (All Periods)

Thu, May 21 • ✏️ VERSE WRITING + CHAIN OF LIGHT
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51

One Room, Both Songs – Chain of Light + Lift Every Voice and Sing (All Periods)

Fri, May 22 • 🎤 CAPSTONE PERFORMANCE WEEK
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Unit 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.
52

Kahoot Review – Units 5 & 6: Everything You've Built (All Periods)

Fri, May 29 • 🎮 KAHOOT REVIEW DAY
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Unit 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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Prove It – Units 4–6 Live Kahoot Review (All Periods)

Fri, Jun 5 • 🎮 KAHOOT REVIEW • WELCOME BACK
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