Lesson 1: reflection and wrap-up, winter break assignment
Hope to watch the recital together in class
Think about these questions when you're watching the recital:
What was good in your performance? Use musical elements and support it with evidence from your performance and/or sheet music. Be specific!
Where do you think you need improvement(s)? Use musical elements and support it with evidence from your performance and/or sheet music. Be specific!
What was good in other students' performances and why? Support it with evidence from the recital.
What advices could you give other students to improve on their performances for the next recital next year?
Winter break homework ①: Write a reflection (around 300 ~ 500 words) on the winter recital. Use the questions above as a guide. Support it with evidence from the recital recording and be specific.
Due: January 7th, 2022 on ManageBac
Winter break homework ②a: Prepare a presentation on your personal musical context.
Since this is about your own personal musical context, this will be an individual presentation. None of you should have a same list (unless you were in a same club performed the same pieces)
Must include the following:
present at least 2 pieces from each AOI(= play at least 8 pieces of excerpts in your presentation!). You should have at least 1 piece already as you worked so hard for the recital!
explain why these pieces belong under these AOI with evidence (reference in your bibliography) and under your personal context
have the first page of the sheet music of each of your pieces ready to hand them out to your classmates
official sheet music or not, it doesn't matter as long as you specify where you found it in your bibliography
if you can't find sheet music and/or full scores of your pieces, make a worksheet with the list of your pieces including the full title, composer(s), arranger(s) if any, singer(s) if any) so everyone could build a music library with different music under the 4 AOIs in different musical context.
Presentation due: January 10th on ManageBac
Presentation date: January 13th
Winter break homework ②b: Analyze the musical elements of your pieces, and put it inside your Music Journal (organize your Music Journal)
You should have a section in your Music Journal with lists of music that's introduced up to this point in the course and categorized them in each AOIs and under which musical context
use the musical elements worksheet that you used to write your programme notes as a guide for you to include what kind of information about the music that identifies you as a musician/person
include some background information for each of your pieces which may help you on the Exploring music in context
Music Journal checking date: January 13th
Guide to what to include in your music journal (music library)