Lesson 1 (Dec. 13, 15)

Lesson 1: reflection and wrap-up, winter break assignments

• Hope to watch the recital together in class (in-class reflection on the recital)

• 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 17th (Saturday, January 8th's classes got cancelled)

• 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 17th