Music 315 Music Fundamentls in the Classroom Individual Assignment Guidelines
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Randomly-assigned throughout the quarter

Task: "Start us off" on a clapping-and-counting exercise

Assessment:

• Explaining what "preparatory" counts you'll be giving

• Choosing an appropriate tempo for our collective skill level

• Projection of speaking voice

• Confident demeanor

B. Singing Start-Offs

Randomly-assigned in early part of quarter

Task: "Start us off" on a familiar melody

Assessment:

• Explaining what "preparatory" counts you'll be giving

• Giving us a suitable starting pitch

• Choosing an appropriate tempo for our collective skill level

• Projection of speaking voice

• Confident demeanor

C. Conducting Exercises

Randomly-assigned in mid-quarter, but drawn from student's choices of tunes

Task: Conduct us in the three most common beat patterns, 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4

Student Prep: Choose two tunes for each beat pattern on "pink sheet" in reader

Assessment:

• Explaining what "preparatory" beats you'll be giving (without counting aloud!)

• Giving us a suitable starting pitch

• Choosing an appropriate tempo for our collective skill level

• Projection of speaking voice

• Confident demeanor

• Accuracy of beat pattern

• Clear cut-off after appropriate duration

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