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Areas of Inquiry 2: Music for listening and performance
Areas of Inquiry 2: Music for listening and performance
This area focuses on music that expresses and communicates intrinsic aesthetic values. Such music is sometimes referred to as “absolute music”.
Examples of relevant music materials may include the following genres.
Chamber music of the Western art tradition
Cool jazz
Experimental music
Examples from YouTube:
Examples from YouTube:
Music for Pieces of Wood, by Steve Reich
Sonata V (from Sonatas and Interludes), by John Cage
Take Five, by Dave Brubeck
Sample music journal prompts
Sample music journal prompts
Specific prompts for students might include the following.
To what extent do personal, local and global contexts affect the creation, performance and consumption of music?
To what extent does my knowledge and understanding of music affect/have an impact on how I perceive music?
To what extent does music need to have a purpose?
Are there more appropriate aesthetic responses for particular kinds/types of music?
Are certain types of musical (compositional) devices/structures/genres more appropriate/better suited for music that was created for its aesthetic value(s)?
Why have some types of music maintained their popularity over time?
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