Wednesday 9/14
Objectives:
- Review Appreciation -T-pain Activity |
Assignments:
-DUE TODAY - Signed Syllabus -DUE TODAY - Movie Assignment |
Review:
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In-Class Review Activity:
Listed below are several activities. Imagine you were participating in these activities or in these situations and listening to music while doing so, What type of music would you be listening to? Give a (1) genre and possible (2) artist that YOU might be listening to. Example: Jon's Choice: Working - Acoustic Singer/Songwriter - Elliot Smith
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Intro to Judging Music
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Things to think about when judging music....
What questions are we trying to answer when judging a song? |
Possible Questions:
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If we are going to ask these questions, we must get a better idea of what we mean by "Like" and "Good"
These terms are really very VAGUE ...... Lets think about some other things we judge on a regular basis
These terms are really very VAGUE ...... Lets think about some other things we judge on a regular basis
Movies:
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Food:
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So really what we are asking about MUSIC is;
-------- What is it good For -------
Remember we should think about USING music as a SKILL
Music has USES and ACTIVITIES it is useful for accompanying
Is it good for:
Working out?
Eating dinner?
Falling Asleep?
-------- What do we like about it ---------
Exactly what aspects or characteristics of the song do we like or dislike?
Do we like:
The Artist?
The message of the song?
the actual lyrics?
The Instruments?
-------- What is it good For -------
Remember we should think about USING music as a SKILL
Music has USES and ACTIVITIES it is useful for accompanying
Is it good for:
Working out?
Eating dinner?
Falling Asleep?
-------- What do we like about it ---------
Exactly what aspects or characteristics of the song do we like or dislike?
Do we like:
The Artist?
The message of the song?
the actual lyrics?
The Instruments?
So we are trying to create a CRITERIA for judgement
This will help us describe HOW we judge
This will help us describe HOW we judge