Good morning! Hope you all have a good class.

Reminder:
- Melody Variations due tomorrow
- Play Jingle Bells for Ms. Simmons tomorrow

NEW WORK:
Reading Reflection #2

First-Year Students: The Role of MIDI and Technology in Music

Read the following articles:

• History of MIDI
• Technology of MIDI
• Making Music with MIDI
• Graphic History of MIDI
• Technology in K-Pop
• David Byrne on technology in music
• And poke around on a bit on this NPR 6-part series about Technology in Music

Once you've read and watched and learned a bit, write a 200-300 word (1 page single spaced) reflection, addressing some if not all of the following questions:

• how does the language of MIDI work?
• how has the technology of MIDI evolved the practice of music composition and creation?
• how has MIDI influenced popular music?
• how do you feel about the use of technology in music? (autotune, samples, etc.)
• do you think technology enhances or hinders modern music?
• what are some of the advantages of technology's heightened role in music?
• what are some of the disadvantages of technology's heightened role in music?
• how do you feel about the use of technology in music? (autotune, samples, etc.)
• do you think technology enhances or hinders modern music?

Email your completed reflection on or before Monday Sept 23 to lauren.simmons@tdsb.on.ca

Tasks for this Spooky Friday:

Grade 11 (first year)

- work on Keyboard Task #1 (Jingle Bells) assigned today

- complete Listening Portfolio #1

- review for Theory Quiz on Tuesday

Grade 12 (second year)

- review for Theory Quiz 

- read this website

DUE TODAY: Reading Response #1 - email to lauren.simmons@tdsb.on.ca

Then you can keep working on your compositions (Rhythm/Jingle).

To review the steps of the Creative Process, try out this Creative Process Puzzle!

Today we'll continue the work we started on compositions. Here are the requirements we generated together:

Gr. 11 - Rhythm Assignment
1. At least 8-16 bars long.
2. At least 3 different tracks.
3. Bass line.
The goal is create a rhythm that is interesting!

Gr. 12 - Jingle Assignment
1. At least 8-16 bars.
2. At least 4 different tracks.
The goal is to create a jingle that is catchy!

We will share these compositions on MONDAY or TUESDAY

Here are the steps we will work through between today and then:

5. Producing Preliminary Work

Now that we know the requirements of our compositions, we can begin to produce our own rhythms and jingles. This should mostly be a solitary task.

6. Revising/Refining

When you have produced a good first product, we will be sharing it with a peer. We will aim to do this by

We will complete the final step, 7. Presenting/Performing/Sharing, in our next few classes together.

Please visit the following link to provide me with some feedback on our class and your experience:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XsgKFrjsEM6T2bZLCMKivizVyXTJydH5jMshoalX5Q8/viewform

What to Study for History and Analysis

Read over the content of your Reading Responses on the various eras and these previous blog entries:
Medieval and Renaissance Eras
Baroque and Classical Eras
Romantic Era 

Short Answer
Know the basic characteristics of music in each era, plus definitions/significance of the following terms:

• Medieval: neumes, modal, chant, Pope Gregory, sacred, secular, lute,
• Renaissance: madrigal, motet, word painting, Palestrina, Tallis, patronage system
• Baroque: opera, oratorio, concerto, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, harpsichord,
• Classical: absolute music, symphony, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
• Romantic: programme music, tone poem, art song/lieder, ballet, piano, virtuoso/virtuosity, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Berlioz

Long Answer
- Be able to trace the transformation of music across the eras.
- Be able to explain the different forms of symphonic and vocal music across the eras.
- Be able to describe the different roles of composers across the eras.

Music Analysis
- Be able to identify the eras that different pieces come from based on their characteristics.
- Be able to describe music using the elements of music.


Links to Practice Chord Identification:
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/musictheory/trainers/html/id92_en.html
http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-chord

Links to Practice Rhythmic Dictation:
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice/rhythmDict.html#.UbizG9KyB2A
http://www.teoria.com/exercises/ritmo-ear.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu8p_6tJYcQ

Email me if you have any questions between now and tomorrow!

Evolution of Get Lucky [Daft Punk Chronologic cover by PV NOVA]

A little something interesting especially afte your genre compositons!

Exam Outline

Total Marks /50

Ear Training /10
- chord identification (major, minor, diminished, augmented)
- rhythmic dictation

Theory /15
- Beginngers: key signatures
- Advanced: chords
- both: analysis of a given piece of sheet music

Music Analysis /10
- Listening to TWO given excerpts - applying concepts learned in music history and analysis

Music History /15
- /5 short answer
- /10 paragraph analysis questions, answers refering to at least 2 eras

You will have the entirety of the class on Friday, June 14 to complete the in-class exam.