Jonathan Shaw
  • Music Appreciation Spring 2020 (Blackwood)
    • Homework
    • Syllabus & Defining Music Appreciation >
      • Activity : Judging Music
    • 1/30 Instrumentation Class 1 >
      • Instrumentation Follow-Up
    • 2/11 >
      • Texture
    • 2/13
    • 2/18
    • Melody >
      • Evolution of a Genre : Example Assignment >
        • Week 5 Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
    • 2/25
    • Quiz
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    • 3/10
    • Virtual Week 1: Harmony >
      • Extra Harmony Material
    • Film Music
    • Sampling
    • Sampling Follow Up
    • The Blues
  • ONLINE Music Appreciation Fall 2020
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    • Week 3
    • Week 4
    • Week 5 >
      • Evolution of a Genre : Example Assignment
      • Week 5 Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
    • Week 6 >
      • Film Music
      • Sampling
    • Week 7 >
      • Sampling Follow Up
      • Survey
  • Brass Methods
    • Fingering/Position Test
  • Fall 2019 Honors Appreciation
    • Day 1 >
      • Syllabus & Defining Music Appreciation >
        • Activity : Judging Music
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    • Characteristics of Music - Part 1
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      • Isn't She Lovely
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    • Rhythm
    • Song Meaning / Analysis
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      • Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
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    • Tuesday 9/4
    • Class 2 : 9/11
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      • Matching the Pitch Homework
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  • Music Fundamentals
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      • Melody
      • Harmony
      • Intro to Rhythm
      • Instrumentation
      • Instrumentation Chart / Song Map
    • Class 3 : 9/18 >
      • Quiz
      • Matching Pitches
      • Matching the Pitch Homework
    • Class #4 : 9/25 >
      • Rhythm
      • More Rhythm....
      • Song Form
    • Class #5 : 10/2
    • Class #6 : 10/9
    • Class #7 : 10/17
    • Class #8 : 10/23 >
      • ID'ing Basslines
    • Class 9 : 10/30
    • Class #10 11/6
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    • Class 12 : 11/13
    • Class #13 : 11/20
    • Class 14 - 11/26
    • Class 15 : 12/4
    • Class 16 : FINAL
  • Music Fundamentals for Sound Engineers
    • Week 1
    • Week 2
    • Week 3
    • Week 4
    • Week 5
    • Week 6
    • Week 7
    • Week 8 >
      • Notation Practice - Test
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Tuesday 10/17

Objectives: 

1. Artistic Questions
2. Rhythm Intro
3. Rhythm Activity
Assignments: 

DUE:   "Before the Music Dies"  Question Sheet


DUE NEXT CLASS:  RHYTHM HOMEWORK

" What is Artistic ? "  Questions

1.  Give your definition of Artistic   (your own, or paraphrase one given in class you agree with)
1a.  When judging 'artistic Merrit'  list these characteristics of art from Most to Least important:  Creativity/Originality,  Skill, Beauty, Emotional Expression
          1. ______________________       -    Why did you rank this first?
          2. ______________________
          3. ______________________
          4. ______________________       -    Why did you rank this last? 
2.   For the Following Examples, which characteristic of art (see above) do you think is MOST prominent  ? Which is LEAST prominent? Explain why.
2A
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1748–1750, England
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2B
Folk Art,  Unknown. 
Picture
2C
2D
3.   Examine the 2 examples Below.  Why do you think Example 1 is considered 'higher art,' or 'more artistic' than example 2.
Example 1 :
Example 2:
4.  Is this art?  If so, why? if not, why might someone try to make the  case that it is? 

 Jackson Pollock – No.5, 1948. $140,000,000.
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Rhythm Intro

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