Music 106

Mus 106: Week 5

For Tuesday:

Read: Wade, Chapter 2

Listen:  Wade CD tracks that correspond to Ch. 2:  1-11-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4.

Write: Keep Journal notes on reading and listening.

Other prep: Prepare for TBL assessment on Chapter 2

For Thursday:

Preparation: With Chapter 2 concepts as a reference, and using the “talking points” listed below as a guide, bring or create SOME kind of musical instrument and be prepared to make a sound with it.   [NOTE: The voice and the piano are disqualified!]

Listen: Ch. 2 items listed above (in prep for LQ 2 next meeting)

Write: Keep descriptive journal notes on reading and listening; prepare a 1-minute-or-less description of your instrument.

Talking points: NOTE that you need not touch upon everything — only the interesting parts from among the following:

  • Construction: Of what material(s) is the instrument constructed?
  • Method of sound production: How is sound produced on the instrument?
  • Quality or timbre: How would you describe the quality or timbre of the sound using a minimum of 3 descriptive words?
  • Intensity: How would you characterize the intensity of the instrument?  (To what does it compare?)
  • Range: How would you characterize the range of the instrument.
  • Other random thoughts or noteworthy points: do you have a personal connection to this instrument?  what is its function or setting? its meaning? is it an object of high value?