Monday April 30, 2012 Music Dissect

Listen to the Two Videos Posted here on the Blog. This is going to be a great experience for you. Observe these videos and then answer the questions that I have provided for you. Now, these are the exact same songs, written By Will Hoge.


Questions:
1. Which version of the song has more instrumental Music?
2. Which version seems to have more emotion?
3. Based on your answers to the two previous questions; What aspect of Music provides the sense of emotion, Voice and Lyrics or instrumental Music?

Friday April 20, 2012 Song Observation

I hope you enjoyed your experience of writing with music. Now you will have the opportunity to listen to one of my favorite songs again. As you may remember, I have played this song for you in class on my guitar. I would like for you to listen to the acoustic guitar and notice how the words, also known as lyrics, and the guitar seem to fit together like a puzzle.

Pearl Jam- Yellow Ledbetter


Now that you have listened to the song please take some time to write over these topics.

1) What do you feel is the mood of this song? Was it Happy? Was it Sad? Was it Angry?
2) How did this song make you feel?
3) What part of the song was your favorite? The instruments or the lyrics?

Thursday April 19, 2012 Music Introduction

Today we are going to be working on writing a story about you. This is known as a Biography, and this allows you to tell your audience all about you. Please write about your life and the things you enjoy doing. You may choose to write about your frinds and family as well.

As you do this, please think of your favorite song. As you begin to write, play your favorite song or songs.

Things to Think About:

1. Did listening to music help you write better?