Class Plan for Thursday, January 30, 2020
Thinking about Medieval values, art, and, of course, music
Medieval values–spirituality, The Church
Characteristics of medieval music? Art?
Let’s listen: Kyrie, performed by Mones de Santo Domingo de Silos
Reviewing Concepts from Chapter 1 of Your MUSI Text
- Instrument families: brass, woodwind, percussion, keyboard, strings, electronic
- Can you name examples of each instrument family?
- Pitch: what feature of an instrument influences its pitch range?
- Voice types: what are the main voice types?
Getting into Groups for Integrated Assignment
- 5-6 students per group
- Groups should be mixed gender
Tiny Desk Group Activity (If Time Remains)
Your Tiny Desk Concert Review Activities were due last night. Today, we’re going to get into small groups, share a song that you listened to, and discuss your reviews.
Regrouping as a Class (If Time Remains)
Did anyone discover an artist they especially liked?
How do you feel your ear is changing now that you’ve had some experience with active listening?
Homework
Group song selection proposal due by Feb 6th in class.
These instructions include a sample. Please read the instructions and the sample thoroughly.
There will be time allotted in Tuesday’s class for finalizing your proposal. You will want to plan on bringing at least one laptop per group.
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