You can use this site using any terms you like in the attached search box.
|
Welcome to the updated edition of Mr. G's Music.
Now linked to Mr.G's music theatre
site :
msdthemusical.weebly.com
How we learn about Music.
The best way to learn about music is to make it. But before we can do that, we need to agree on what it is. We will remember this meaning if we do something while we say it out loud. So follow me... Grab your ears (with your fingers) gently, and say out loud "Music is the use of sound..." now tap your head with one finger and say " to express ideas ..." now look very romantic as your hands go over your heart and say "and feelings". Did you do it, or just read it? Do it again. As you use this site to explore music, you should keep this definition constantly in your mind. This will help focus your study towards my primary goal: to make you a more expressive person through the use of music and a more receptive participant of the musical culture in which we all live.
There are some reqiurments to using this site to achieving those ends:
In general, my model for this site is that of 'Clasp ' i.e. described by the following model that was developed by Swanwick : From Teaching Music Musically (Classic Edition) By Keith Swanwick
There are some reqiurments to using this site to achieving those ends:
- A decent broadband connection to view the site through. Many youtube clips and graphics are used on this site, and failure to load quickly, or play properly will frustrate your learning.
- A decent pair of headphones to listen to the musical examples properly.
- A focused and receptive state of mind. Don't come here for entertainment alone. If you want distraction from your studies don't expect your favorite top 20 hits to be here. This is an educational site, so treat each example provided with an open mind, keeping the above stated aims in focus. Music can entertain you, but that is not my primary aim!
In general, my model for this site is that of 'Clasp ' i.e. described by the following model that was developed by Swanwick : From Teaching Music Musically (Classic Edition) By Keith Swanwick
- C stands for Composition. Students should be encouraged and provided with the opportunity to write or compose their own music.
- L Stands for Literature. Students should spend time studying how today's music relates to that of the past.
- A stands for audition. Students should listen to music (and might I dare suggest... their teachers?), with open but discriminating ears.
- S stands for skills, that need to be drilled into the student in order to master reading, writing and plying music.
- P stands for performance. Skills in performance will be the primary means by which a musician will engage with their audience, and thereby be judged and sustained in their profession.
Why Learn Music?
I believe everyone should be given opportunities to develop their potential, and see this as an obligation on educators to advocate as a human right, just as one sees freedom. There are many claims about music education presented in this You tube clip, that I am told are supported by numerous scientific studies. This sort of evidence may sway you more than than this simple observation I have made after teaching in dozens of schools, in a large variety of settings. Music students make the best students. Maybe this clip explains why:
I believe everyone should be given opportunities to develop their potential, and see this as an obligation on educators to advocate as a human right, just as one sees freedom. There are many claims about music education presented in this You tube clip, that I am told are supported by numerous scientific studies. This sort of evidence may sway you more than than this simple observation I have made after teaching in dozens of schools, in a large variety of settings. Music students make the best students. Maybe this clip explains why:
Acknowledgment:
I would like to thank Weebly.com for their fantastic free web- site creator software. Without Weebly this site would not exist.
I also give thanks to all of my students, for their contribution to my teaching practice, and to their inspiring me to develop this site.
I wish to thank the web community for sharing their knowledge and posting the bulk of the content that I have collected on this site. I am unable to name you individually, but please accept my grateful acknowledgment of your contribution to the education of myself and my students.
A note: I make no claim to copyright on any of the youtube clips included on this classroom music site, and include them only for educational purposes, and not for profit.
Please feel free to link to mrg'smusic101 and please make any comments for improving it on my 'Comments and Questions ' page. I would love to hear from you!
I also give thanks to all of my students, for their contribution to my teaching practice, and to their inspiring me to develop this site.
I wish to thank the web community for sharing their knowledge and posting the bulk of the content that I have collected on this site. I am unable to name you individually, but please accept my grateful acknowledgment of your contribution to the education of myself and my students.
A note: I make no claim to copyright on any of the youtube clips included on this classroom music site, and include them only for educational purposes, and not for profit.
Please feel free to link to mrg'smusic101 and please make any comments for improving it on my 'Comments and Questions ' page. I would love to hear from you!