Music Listening Project

Music Listening Project

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The Music Listening Project is being adjusted for next year. Check back later for the new requirements

DESCRIPTION

All students will participate in one Music Listening Project for the first 5 six weeks grading periods. The directors will play the music in class and the students will need to take notes on the Project Note page provided for them during class and the complete the project at home that night.

PURPOSE

Listening to music is an important part of music education. Students need to hear top quality performances in order to understand our goals for our band program and what we want our students to achieve.

HOW THE PROJECT WORKS

Listenings will occur on dates listed below and the projects will be due in two days. The project must be neatly hand written (no computer printouts). The Project Note pages are in the back of this Complete Method Book. The Project Note pages will give detailed information about what to listen for and what to write about. You will want to keep your note pages and papers, as there will be a Music Listening Identification section on the Final Exam at the end of the year.

DUE DATES

1st six weeks	listen on Augsut 28	project due on Augsut 30
2nd six weeks	listen on	project due on
3rd six weeks	listen on	project due on
4th six weeks	listen on	project due on
5th six weeks	listen on	project due on

Things to avoid:

1. Lists (without specific information)

"The textures were thin, thick, full and busy."

"The melody was played by the flutes, oboes, French horns, trumpets and saxophones."

2. Writing about yourself

"The music made me happy"

"The piece of music I listened to in class today...."

3. Definitions

"The tempo was allegro, which means fast"

"The dynamics were forte, or loud"

4. Over-using certain words

"Havendance is a piece written by David Holsinger. This piece was fast and

energetic. He wrote this piece about his 8 year old daughter who liked to dance.

Percussion helped this piece to be full of dance-like feelings"

SPELLING WORDS

Woodwind instruments - piccolo, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone

Brass instruments - trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba

Percussion instruments - snare drum, bass drum, timpani, crash cymbals, suspended cymbals, tambourine, triangle, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, bells, cabasa

Commonly misspelled words - piece, throughout, melody, beginning