Form and Phrasing
David Thomas May
dmay@burlingotn-nj.net
Burlington City High School
TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:
Music Production
Multimedia
Level:
High School
Class:
Instrumental
Equipment:
Apple i-mac in the music lab.
Duration:
30 Minutes
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
Ability to listen and identify song / phrase form
NAfME Standards of 1994 Addressed:
NAfME Standards of 1994: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
NAfME 2014: Performing
NAfME Standards of 1994: Reading and notating music.
NAfME 2014: Creating
NAfME Standards of 1994: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
NAfME 2014: Responding
Materials:
Students will have to open up Garage Band files from the desktop folders for this assignment on the computers at the lab stations (imacs)
Students will need URL addresses for the Performance Clips of Choral samples of the musical selections from Karl Jenkins
Objectives:
Students should be able to listen to performance while reading score and identify phrase points and song form within the sound file by reading, listening and production software editing.
Procedures:
Students will listen to the Recorded file in Garage Band. – 1st Class 30 minutes
Students will then use the Command + “T” procedure for splitting regions of the song file into phrases which line up with the field show breakdown. – 2nd Class 30 minutes
Students will then watch video clips and review and evaluate the choral performance of the 4 selections. 3rd Class 30 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrhgk8Fa_QE Adiemus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqQRi-zQfI Song of Aeolus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sluHJGcxek&feature=related Palladio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bGxe0iFM1Y Zarabande
Evaluation:
Review student GB files to check accuracy of splits they have designated/programmed.
Review written listening evaluations of live performance vocal clips.
Follow Up:
Students will have the opportunity to follow up with other repertoire in the future using the same procedures of this lesson.
Items to Purchase:
No additional budgetary needs are necessary for this lesson project.
When budget should be submitted:
