Happy Thursday! Here is what you should be up to...


Upcoming Work:
- start work on ISP essays and/or compositions
- they will present their outstanding Romantic Tone Poem pieces tomorrow, Friday May 22

Outstanding (ie. Already Due) Work:
- finish ISP Proposals and email to me ASAP
- finish Romantic Factsheet and Classical Factsheet (extras at the front of class)
- work on outstanding Concert Reviews or Early Music Research Projects that they still owe me

Ms. Simmons' fun link of the day.... SomeECards, for when you care enough to hit send!

Happy long weekend!

Ms. Simmons' fun link of the day.... SomeECards, for when you care enough to hit send!

Happy long weekend!

TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC PROJECT - see assignment sheet

Movement Selection - now J

Project Proposal -  Tuesday May 19

-       1 page outline of major artists/albums you intend to examine

-       ½ page outline of your focus for your composition and features you will highlight

-       ½ page outline of presentation materials and creative options you will explore in presentation

-       Point form is fine

Draft of Paper - accepted Monday May 25 up to Monday June 1

-       soft deadline

-       only submit if you wish to have teacher editing

Composition Check-in - Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29

-       play your piece so far for Ms. Simmons

-       discuss problems or further goals for improvement

Research Paper Due - Monday June 8

Presentations/Compositions - Week of June 8 - 12

 

LATE WORK:

- Classical and Romantic Factsheets --> quiz on these era Thursday May 14

- 4 part Progressions, played and written

CONTINUING WORK:

- Romantic Tone Poem --> paragraph is LATE, piece (2 minutes min) is due ASAP

- Concert Review --> due by end of semester

NEW: ISP

--> see assignment posting on the blog to come for deadlines

Some examples of Romantic Tone Poems:

- Strauss, "Don Quixote" - listen for the musical representations of goats, and of windmills
- Mendelssohn, "Midsummer Night's Dream" - listen for the fairies flying about!
- Debussy, "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" - listen to the way to mood is captured with the modal chords and harmonies!

Remember that you can choose any work of literature for an inspiration, as long as you have a way to musically express the events or characters, like these composers do.

New assignment: Romantic Tone Poem

- selection of literature - Wed May 6

- paragraph outline of your composition plan - Fri May 8

- final composition due - Wed May 13

Link to a place to find poems.

Link to information on the Romantic Era.

Continue working on Classical Factsheet, 4 part Progression and Melody, Concert Reviews and Early Music Projects.