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Using Online Music Composition Websites to Engage the Music Appreciation Student

Using Online Music Composition Websites to Engage the Music Appreciation Student. AACE ED-Media Conference Honolulu, Hawai'i June 2009. Kevin Mobbs, D.M.A. University of West Georgia. Overview.

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Using Online Music Composition Websites to Engage the Music Appreciation Student

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  1. Using Online Music Composition Websites to Engage the Music Appreciation Student AACE ED-Media Conference Honolulu, Hawai'i June 2009 Kevin Mobbs, D.M.A. University of West Georgia

  2. Overview • In a typical Music Appreciation class, students learn music concepts and important works and composers • Due to the high level of training and complexity involved, historically, the music appreciation student is unable to apply these concepts • Technology now allows the non-musician music appreciation student to apply music concepts learned in class • This hands-on application, engages the student and solidifies concepts. Besides- it’s lots of fun

  3. A Sample Lesson: Compose a Blues Song Lesson Goals: • Learn the importance of repetition and contrast in the construction of music • Create a song using learned concepts of repetition and contrast

  4. www.jamstudio.com

  5. Lesson Description • Students learned details involving two main aspects of repetition and contrast in a traditional Blues song • Lyric form (AAB) • 12 Bar Blues Progression (harmony)

  6. The AACE-Ed-Media Blues • The best way to understand this process is to do it ourselves • We will focus on learning and creating the 12 Bar Blues Progression (harmony) • Feel free to write lyrics and volunteer to sing your song at the end of the session

  7. The 12 Bar Blues Progression • Underlying a Blues song and the lyric is the 12 Bar Blues Progression (harmony). • The 12 Bar Blues Progression consists of 3 sections (A-A-B) which is further made up of four groupings (measures) of the beat. • 3 sections multiplied by 4 groupings equals 12 Bar Blues Form.

  8. The 12 Bar Blues Progression • 3 sections (A/A/B) multiplied by 4 measures (groupings) equals 12 Bar Blues Progression. 12 Bar Blues Progression built on only 3 different chords: I-IV-V I-I-I-I IV-IV-I-I V-IV-I-I • (as one example of 12 bar blues chord progression) A A B

  9. The 12 Bar Blues Progression • The numerals refer to the scale degree of any scale: C D E F G A B C What’s the 4-5-1 in the above scale? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(1) F (IV); G (V); C (I)

  10. Element 2: Identify the 4, 5, 1 F; G ; A ; B-flat ; C; D; E B-flat; C; F B-flat; C; D; E-flat; F; G; A E-flat; F; Bb A; B; C; D; E; F; G D; E; A D; E; F-sharp; G; A; B; C; G; A; D

  11. Compose the 12 Bar Blues 3 sections (A/A/B) multiplied by 4 measures (groupings) equals 12 Bar Blues Progression. • 12 Bar Blues Progression built on the chords: I-IV-V I-I-I-I IV-IV-I-I V-IV-I-I A A B • Spell the 12 Bar Blues from the following scale (use the above): • B-flat; C; D; E-flat; F; G; A; • Bb BbBb BbEbEbBb BbF EbBb Bb The Infamous B-flat Blues

  12. Compose the 12 Bar Blues: JamStudio.com • Bb BbBb BbEbEbBb BbF EbBb Bb The B-flat Blues OR The AACA Ed-Media Blues

  13. Summary • Anyone want to sing their lyrics? • The JamStudio link to the AACE Ed-Media Blues will be placed on the Wiki (address on handout) • Use music creation in any discipline • Many music websites are available

  14. Resources • Wiki for today’s presentation • http://aaceblues.pbworks.com • EdTech forum for technical help • http://whistlingwhale.com/edtechforum/ • Other music creation websites • http://www.soundjunction.com • http://lab.andre-michelle.com/fl-909 • http://www.eye4u.com/showroom/websynth/websynth.htm • http://www.jamglue.com/ • http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/sdml/sdml.asp • http://www.tony-b.org/

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