JOURNAL #5 (DUE 10-23):

This is an in-class journal on tuesday and wednesday (10-17 and 10-19). If you come to class, you won't have to do anything outside of class. This is a listening journal, where we'll listen to pieces in class and you write down the following things about each piece:
1. Title and composer
2. Instruments/ensemble?
3. Notes on melody, rhythm, harmony
4. Keywords: (feelings, colors, stories, etc).
5. What you liked about it.
6. What you didn't like about it.

----Part two of journal: reflect on 20th C. music: did your feelings about contemporary music change after reading about, and listening to this kind of music? Would you listen to more outside of class (on a CD or in a concert setting?). Write a brief paragraph.

If you aren't in class, I ask that you go to the library, pick out 10 pieces (different composers!) of 20th cent./contemporary music and do the above exercise. To get ideas for composers/pieces, look at the book, chapters 71-72 and 74-75.

PRESENTATIONS

Important: your presentations need to revolve around listening. You need to design a guided listening exercise for your piece (which means that you need to listen to the piece outside of class, and bring a CD or record into class and tell us what to listen for, or use the suggestions below---scroll down until you see the word, PRESENTATIONS). There are record players/CD players in the library.

You only have to play 1-2 minutes of your piece. Also, be prepared to tell us something about the piece (historical facts, instrumentation, what ensemble is used, etc.).

If there are questions, please email me!