Here are some fun and easy ways to continue your musical experience from home:
Be a performer: Record audio or video of yourself performing your favorite song to a karaoke track. Tell me why it’s your favorite song right now and why you like singing it.
Conduct an interview: Ask a family member you’re with (or call someone) about their music making. Some possible questions are: Did they/do they have formal or informal music education? How do they prefer making music? What impact has music had on them? Do they think that all students should be exposed to music education? What memories do they have about music making?
Create a playlist: Assemble a playlist of at least ten pieces on your favorite music listening app or provide a list with links. Pick a theme for your playlist. For each piece, provide a short and specific description of what you like about that piece. Your playlist can include any medium of music (choral, vocal, instrumental, any genre).
Explore music careers: Consider all of the ways that you consume music now that you are social distancing. Explore and pick a music career that is responsible for bringing music into your home (e.g. sound engineer, commercial artist, film composer, jingle writer, youtube artist). Write up a short summary of what this person does, what type of schooling would be helpful for this career, skills necessary for this job, and your thoughts on that profession.
Keep a listening log: Pick three pieces of music and journal about them. Include your thoughts about personal connection to the pieces, as well as insights into how the pieces are constructed. Maybe consider how the pieces are similar or different to each other.
The intent of these experiences is for you to grow as a musician. Email me with any questions you have. I’m happy to help support your learning!
Be a performer: Record audio or video of yourself performing your favorite song to a karaoke track. Tell me why it’s your favorite song right now and why you like singing it.
Conduct an interview: Ask a family member you’re with (or call someone) about their music making. Some possible questions are: Did they/do they have formal or informal music education? How do they prefer making music? What impact has music had on them? Do they think that all students should be exposed to music education? What memories do they have about music making?
Create a playlist: Assemble a playlist of at least ten pieces on your favorite music listening app or provide a list with links. Pick a theme for your playlist. For each piece, provide a short and specific description of what you like about that piece. Your playlist can include any medium of music (choral, vocal, instrumental, any genre).
Explore music careers: Consider all of the ways that you consume music now that you are social distancing. Explore and pick a music career that is responsible for bringing music into your home (e.g. sound engineer, commercial artist, film composer, jingle writer, youtube artist). Write up a short summary of what this person does, what type of schooling would be helpful for this career, skills necessary for this job, and your thoughts on that profession.
Keep a listening log: Pick three pieces of music and journal about them. Include your thoughts about personal connection to the pieces, as well as insights into how the pieces are constructed. Maybe consider how the pieces are similar or different to each other.
The intent of these experiences is for you to grow as a musician. Email me with any questions you have. I’m happy to help support your learning!