Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenario
Brief Overview: Students will use Garage Band to create a podcast sharing their analysis of a piece of music, post it to the classroom blog, and comment on their peers’ podcasts.
Target Audience: Middle School Music
Materials
· Recording of piece
· Mac with Garage Band
· Classroom Blog
Objectives
At the end of this scenario, students will be able to:
· analyze a piece of music.
· create a podcast.
· post their podcast to the classroom blog.
· discuss their opinions regarding the podcast
Procedure
1. Students will analyze a piece of music for form/recurring themes, the instruments used in the piece, and style.
a. Some questions that should be addressed in the podcast:
i. What is the form of the piece? (binary, ternary, rondo, fugue, theme and variation, etc.)
ii. What instruments do you hear used in the piece?
iii. What style(s) are being used? (staccato, legato, etc.)
b. The piece should be one that was covered in class or otherwise approved
2. Create a 30 second podcast discussing the required elements
3. Post podcast to classroom blog
4. Comment on 2 classmates’ podcasts
a. Do you agree or disagree with their analysis? Why or why not?
Web 2.0 Tool
Garage Band- recording software to create music and podcasts. http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
Social Participation/Social Learning
Students will use the classroom blog to comment on each other’s podcasts about whether they agree or disagree and why.
Making Connections
· Previous knowledge of form, instruments, and style
· Previous knowledge of Garage Band
· Something relevant and global: All music, regardless of genre or era contains similar, fundamental elements. Identifying these items helps students to understand unity and variety. Creating a podcast incorporates technology skills that can help connect them to both a local and global audience.
Create/Produce: Podcast
Assessment
Rubric:
4-5 points | 2-3 points | 0-1 points | |
Form | Correctly identified | Somewhat correctly identified | Incorrectly identified |
Instruments | Correctly identified | Somewhat correctly identified | Incorrectly identified |
Style | Correctly identified | Somewhat correctly identified | Incorrectly identified |
Length of Podcast | 30 seconds, + or – 5 seconds | 30 seconds, + or – 10 seconds | 30 seconds, + or – 15 seconds |
Comments | Appropriately commented on 2 students’ podcasts | Appropriately comment on 1 students’ podcast | Did not comment or comments were not appropriate |
Reflection
· Students reflect in comments on classroom blog
· Following assessment, educator will reflect on the assignment’s effectiveness and student engagement.
Things that went well: | Things that could be improved: | Ideas for improvement: |
Dana,
ReplyDeleteWhat I liked about your RILS is how you used Garage band to create a podcast for students to share their piece of music. In addition to using Garage band you also would be using a classroom blog, which is another really great idea. I love the fact that students can post their assignments to a classroom blog so that their peers and well as the instructor can give feedback. My only critique, and maybe it was on my end, was the video in the beginning with you talking was really low, other than that I think you did a fantastic job!
Amanda
Hi Dana,
ReplyDeleteI have a question that is perhaps due to may lack of knowledge about garageband. I see in your procedure that the students will use garageband to make a podcast about their comments. Are they creating some music with garageband for the podcast, or are they just using it to record audio comments? I wasn't aware that it could be used to create audio podcasts, but I should have realized that from the nature of the tool. It seems to me that since it is a music class, a part of the project could include recording their interpretation of the music using their instrument, or singing if they are vocalists. Perhaps the recording can be a backdrop to the verbal essay about the composition.
Dana,
ReplyDeleteI think the RILS is a great way to demonstrate student knowledge of form and music analysis. Using podcasts is a different (and probably more exciting) way to present information to share. Going along with what Ari asked about just speaking or music, it would be a great addition to include a portion of the music being analyzed to provide specific examples. Great post Dana!