Music Appreciation: Week 5
16 Week Session
Welcome to Week 5
I was thrilled to see so many of you improve your response posts and your listening reflections after reviewing the previous module's feedback! Keep up the excellent work!
What Are We Studying Next?
Music of the Stage & Screen
Broadway Musicals are musical theater performances presented in one of the 40 professional theaters with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City. Broadway Musicals are widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial musical theatre in the English-speaking world. They are also a very popular source of entertainment in London's West End district.
The Broadway theater district is a popular tourist attraction in New York. Broadway shows sold approximately $1.081 billion worth of tickets in calendar year 2011.
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score forms part of the film's soundtrack and comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental or choral pieces which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question.
Assignments to expect:
- One discussion question on the impact of music in movies
- One module project of Broadway music & film score music listening
- One module assignment on Leonard Bernstein (biography)
- One module multiple choice test
Important Things to Note
You can always submit your work early (with the exception of the final exam). For all projects and assignments submitted early (this does not include quizzes/tests), you will have the option to resubmit these after they've been graded (to be regraded) as long as they are resubmitted before the original assignment due date. Please keep in mind it can take up to 72 hours to receive an assignment back. If you would like the ability to resubmit your assignment, please factor in the amount of time needed for grading in addition to the amount of time you would need to modify your assignment before the assignment deadline.
Extra Learning Opportunity (due Thursday, April 14th):
1. Earn up to 10 additional points for up to your 5 lowest graded listening assignments throughout the semester.
- Attend a live concert (any type of concert!). Submit a photo or scan of the program, in addition to a reflection on the experience (what were the differences between attending live and listening to music at home? did/do you prefer one to the other? what are the advantages or disadvantages of attending a live concert?) and on the selections performed. Please reference the "Listening Rubric" for writing about the performance. Your concert selection should not be one in which you are performing! Each concert/reflection will be eligible to add up to 10 points to 1 listening assignment. You may submit a total of 5 concert reflections. You may not count a concert your performed in! While the last day to turn these in is Thursday, April 14th, please do not wait until the last minute (there may not be any concerts to attend if you wait until the last minute).
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About Me
I'm originally from Pennsylvania, but moved to Georgia before high school.
I graduated from Richmond Hill High School before pursuing my BME in Music Education from Armstrong State University. After graduating from Armstrong, I moved throughout the country several times with my husband while he earned his master's degree and than worked towards finishing his DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) from the University of North Texas. During this time, I received my MA in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University.
In addition to my love of music & museums, I am a huge fan of Indiana Jones, Marvel comics, traveling, photography, and anything Disney. When I'm not teaching for GAVS, I can usually be found spending time with my family!
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