Music Activities | High School
Choose an activity.
Complete three activities this week. Submit a response for each activity you complete to your music teacher.
Interview: Round 2
Interview a friend from your music class about music through video chat, text, phone, or whatever works for you. Step 1: develop good questions that will lead to interesting answers. Step 2: interview your friend and record their answers. Step 3: summarize. What new things did you learn about your friend?
Relive
Dig deep and find some memories! Look for recordings of your performances through the years. Try to find at least three that span the years since you began performing. After listening, write a reflection on your journey as described by these videos. Where do you think your story goes next?
Practice
Practice a short portion of any music, while focusing on one aspect of performance. What methods did you use to address that aspect? Were they successful? Send the recording to your teacher and indicate the aspect of your focus.
You
Let’s hear about you! With a focus on music, write three to five interview-like questions and answer them for us. Some ideas: What was the first piece you fell in love with? What music gives you goosebumps? Which composer do you feel a strong connection with?
Leadership
Complete units 1-3 of Scott Lang’s online course in student leadership. There are videos, written content, and short assignments to complete. All materials are available online here.
Share: Round 2
Create and share your coronavirus playlist, the classical version. Symphonies, wind ensemble, opera, chamber music, vocal ensembles are all fair game. What are the pieces you listen to over and over? What do you love about these works?
The Brain
Watch the first part of Dr. Gebrian’s video series What Musicians Can Learn about Practicing from Current Brain Research. What was the most surprising new thing you learned? How will your practice methods change with your new knowledge?
Perform
Perform a short recital for your family (one to three short pieces). Follow up with a self-evaluation of the performance. What went well? What would you have liked to do better? When you were preparing to perform, which practice methods worked?