Students have begun the Disney adventure and now we will embark on the Lion King unit. Students will be learning a fun dance, singing, playing the xylophone and percussion instruments to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
For this assignment, you will be choosing
one selection from a movie in the list given. Your scene will be a minimum of 2
minutes long and a maximum of 8 minutes.
Task 2
Once you have chosen your movie scene, you
will now move on to choose different options for a soundtrack.You may use your own recorded music or use an
mp3 player.You can download sound
effects from youtube or find other options and resources.
Once you find your options for music effects,
experiment with a few different examples of music to play along to your
selected scene.This should be something
that you feel “fits” the scene.For
example:The song “money” by Pink Floyd
to be played along to the opening bank robbery scene to Batman – The Dark Knight.
Materials:
Laptop
Headphones
Listening skills
Task 3
Response Questions
Give as many reasons
as you can as to why you made the specific movie and music
selections. Please be specific.
Which music selection
worked best for your specific movie selection and why? Again,
please be specific with your explanation.
In class, we will be learning about Jazz music and some of the characteristics and artists associated with this genre.
For this assignment, you are to choose one Jazz song (2-3 mins) from either the list provided or one of your own choosing and sing it for class. If your song exceeds three minutes, please find an appropriate place in the music to end it.
You may work alone or with a partner If you choose a song that is not on the list, please have the piece approved by Ms Carrie Aralis by Friday May 15.
You will perform the song in front of the class on , May 29 & June 1.
On the day of the performance, you are required to:
Provide the karaoke or vocal track to the song you are singing
Introduce your song to the audience
State one singer who has performed your song and describe the timbre of their voice in one or two sentences (Was the singer’s voice raspy, smooth, warm, low, high, soft, loud, lots of vibrato?)
Keep the song to two-three minutes in length. If there is scatting (fast rapping) in your song, you are not required to do so.
Know your song and its melody (you may have the words in front of you, but please do not rely too heavily on them)
Do your best to engage your audience (keep your eyes above the floor, move your body, snap your fingers, smile, etc.)
Enunciate (pronounce) your words
*If you are singing with a partner, each person must sing a verse by himself/herself. The chorus can be sung together.
Jazz Songs List
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing)
