You will select one Excerpt from each chapter of reading and give a description from the questions asked of you
You will select one Excerpt from each chapter of reading and give a description from the questions asked of you. Musical Excerpts Journal #1 will include Chapters 1-11 for a total of 11 excerpts (4 pages) and Musical Excerpts Journal #2 will include Chapters 12-28 for a total of 17 excerpts (6 pages). The excerpts are videos marked “Excerpt” on the Course Schedule and on Canvas in Modules under “Weekly Schedule.” They are visual/aural reinforcement to the reading. I expect that you are working on your journal weekly. Please organize your Musical Excerpts Journals into separate paragraphs (one paragraph) for each excerpt. Please do not re- write the questions, but form organized sentences instead. The PDF document “How to Analyze the Elements of Music” will be a helpful source. The titles of musicals are italicized and the titles of songs are in quotation marks. Please do not use your everyday vernacular (so, like, really, just, a lot, such as, definitely, etc..) and do not write how you would speak in an everyday conversation. Journals will be evaluated on format, originality, organization, content, writing mechanics, and use of musical theatre vocabulary.
Musical Excerpts Journal #1 (sample title of assignment centered)
1. Give the name of the excerpt, composer, and lyricist?
2. What is the song’s context and where is the character emotionally? What is the story of the song? Is the performer trying to make a decision? Do they want to share their feelings about another character? Do they want happiness? A new life? Their old life back? What kind of emotion does the character express? Does the character change their physical or emotional state during the song?
3. Is the melody of the song conjunct or disjunct, and what are some unique characteristics of the performer’s voice?
Conjunct is smooth and easy to sing or play, and disjunct jumps around making it difficult to sing and play.
4. What style/mood is the music? Is the style/mood of the music fun, silly, comedic, sad, scary, intense, carefree, romantic, etc..?
5. What instrumentation or accompaniment is being used and what genre of music is being used? Is an orchestra, jazz band, or solo piano playing, etc..? Please name specific instruments. Is the genre of the music opera, operetta, vaudeville, tin pan alley, burlesque, jazz, rock, blues, rap, etc..?
6. What tempo/tempi and dynamic/dynamics are being used? Is the tempo slow, medium, fast, or does it change frequently? Are the dynamics soft, medium, loud, or do they change frequently?
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