MUSIC APPRECIATION

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROJECT: MUSIC RESPONSE Remember—experiencing music can involve listening, responding, participating, and exploring. In this project, you'll employ techniques of listening and responding as you experience music that's new to you. For this music response, you'll take on the role of a music critic as you listen to the music. OBJECTIVES ? Use engaged listening techniques while listening to music. ? Record your responses to the music. Part 1 - Engaged Listening Listen to at least twenty minutes of classical music. Try to pick some pieces that are "outside your comfort zone"—in other words, music you don't usually listen to in order to make yourself concentrate, evaluate, and grow musically. You may choose a style or group from the list below or find another option that's approved by your teacher. Orchestra—any symphony orchestra Examples: London Philharmonic Orchestra New York Philharmonic Boston Pops Orchestra Vocal Group—a small group or choir that performs classical music on a regular basis Examples: Celtic Woman Il Divo King Singers The Cambridge Singers Harvard or Yale Glee Club Mormon Tabernacle Choir Soloist—an opera or classical singer Examples: Kathleen Battle Rockwell Blake Andre Bocelli Placido Domingo Dmitri Hvorotstovsky Jessye Norman Luciano Pavarotti Samuel Ramey Instrumental—a small group or soloist that performs classical music Examples: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet Canadian Brass Dorian Wind Quintet Empire Brass James Galway Kenny G. Ruth Laredo Yo-Yo Ma Itzthak Perlman Orion String Quartet Arthur Rubinstein Takacs Quartet Attending a live concert in order to listen to the music would be ideal. However, you may not have access to a concert, so listening to a recording would be fine as well. Reminder! Engaged listening means fully engaging your mind in order to give full attention to the music. Don't forget to minimize distractions around you, focus intently on the music, and if you're not at a live concert, be willing to listen to portions again, if necessary.