Assignment for all students - due Monday 4/20

This has been handed out and discussed in class - there are two options... one for those attending performances at West this weekend, and one for those cannot attend any:

Titan Orchestra program assignment due Monday 4/20/2009

For students attending the Band and/or Orchestra festival at West on April 17 or 18

Adjudicate 2 groups (any 2 that you listen to, bands, orchestras or symphonies or any combination thereof)

Put the group’s name, your name, and fill out the adjudication sheet (available at the check in table outside of the auditorium lobby). Give points to each group in the appropriate box (don’t forget to tally them up to give me a total) and make comments in the comment section – just one comment per box is ok. Make more if you’d like.

Please don’t loose your adjudication sheet – it is due in class on Monday.You *may* also write a review on the groups you adjudicate (make sure to take notes in your program so you can write the review later) – 2 groups equals one live review.

For students not able to attend any groups performing April 17 or 18 - Choose one of the following assignments:

Computer assignment
Do some online research about music games (theory or history) for students that you can play on the computer. What I'd like turned into me is a list of 5 sites you found, what game(s) you played on that site and what your review of the site was. You may include the following websites that I know about (and may have shown you before) and you are welcome to find more.

Hint - do a google search for "music theory game online" or "music history game online" and see what turns up.

Here are 3 websites to get you started (see, now you only need to find 2 on your own):

www.dsokids.com (you might find this site childish, but you might also like the music history game on here)

http://quizlet.com/subject/music/ - this one I gave to you on a blog message last month but I didn't hear back if anyone tried it. You make up your own set of flashcards (or use a pre-designed set).

http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm - this site could keep you pretty busy - some of these games are neat (like the catapult your teacher one)

When you review the site, just let me know whether you found the site easy to navigate, whether you liked the quality of the games, and whether or not you liked it.

The format for this assignment can be a simple list with bullet points or you can write a paragraph on each site. I expect you to spend an hour of your time to complete this assignment - if it takes you longer than that, then you're working too hard. If you spend less time than that, play a few more games.

Non-computer assignment
Take an hour of your time to create a written assignment that combines words, music and/or art. You could write a set of musical poems, you could write down your favorite personal musical story (something that happened to you at a concert, in a performance, or maybe even write about why you started playing your instrument and what that meant to you), you could paint or draw a musical picture that has words on it, or you could simply write a page long essay entitled "What Music Means to Me". Don't spend more than an hour on this assignment, but, make it personal... almost anything you create that includes words and music will be fine (I'll be checking email all weekend, so feel free to email me if you have a question about this assignment).