Connecting to Music - Topics for Discussion
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Connecting to Music
Musicians and individuals connect their personal interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to how they create, perform, and respond to music. Understanding connections to daily life and various contexts enhances how musicians create and perform. Chapter 18 in Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers lists apps used for connecting to music, including music appreciation, history, and culture. Responding to Music - Topics for Discussion
Responding to Music
Creators and performers support interpretations of musical works that reflect expressive intent through their use of elements and structures of music. The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. Analyzing the social, cultural, and historical context and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music informs their response to music. Their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes influence an individual’s selection of musical works. Chapters 15 through 16 in Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers list apps used in responding to music, including preparing and evaluating musical performances and listening to music. Performing Music - Topics for Discussion
Performing Music
A performer’s interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire. Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and the expressive intent of the music creator. To express their musical ideas, musicians individually and collaboratively analyze, evaluate, and refine their personal and ensemble performances over time by trying new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria. Musicians judge performances based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures, including appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response. Chapters 7 through 13 in Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers list apps used for performing music, including singing and playing an instrument. Creating Music - Topics for Discussion
Creating Music
The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence the work of musicians come from a variety of sources. Musical ideas are selected, developed, and generated for various purposes and contexts. The creative choices musicians make are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent. Musicians evaluate and refine their work by trying new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria. They share creative musical works that convey intent, demonstrate craftsmanship, and exhibit originality. The musicians’ presentation of a creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication. Chapters 2 through 5 in Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers list apps used for creating music, including reading and notating music, composing and arranging music, and recording music. Today's app is the Wireless Mixer app:
Wireless Mixer (http://trajkovski.net) Realistic wireless MIDI mixer controller for computer music application or DAW; emulates a real mixer console with many functions by using MIDI over WiFi; (Android 2.1 and up). Today's app is the VoKey 2 app:
VoKey 2 (http://stonelightpictures.com/VoKEY.html) Sampler; manipulate waveform with touch screen; timeshift to sync notes when playing chords; record performances and play back; Audiobus, AudioCopy, and AudioPaste support; (iOS 6.0 or later). |
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