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For today's assignment, you will listen to and analyze a performance of Anne McGinty's "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime." Using this video you will answer questions below to help our understanding of the piece. We only have two more weeks until Christmas Spectacular! Use this time to keep yourself engaged.
**Alternative assignment: Any student may record and send either through band app or some other means a recording of themselves practicing for 30 minutes on Christmas spectacular music, instead of submitting the written assignment. This video must be submitted by the start of class tomorrow to be considered for full points!**
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
For today's assignment, you will listen to and analyze a performance of Anne McGinty's "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime." Using this video you will answer questions below to help our understanding of the piece. We only have two more weeks until Christmas Spectacular! Use this time to keep yourself engaged.
**Alternative assignment: Any student may record and send either through band app or some other means a recording of themselves practicing for 30 minutes on Christmas spectacular music, instead of submitting the written assignment. This video must be submitted by the start of class tomorrow to be considered for full points!**
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
QUESTIONS:
1 - Describe the style of this piece? What kinds of articulations (slurs, staccatos, accents) are most used?
2 - How does this piece differ from most other winter/Christmas time pieces?
3 - What do you notice about the balance in this video? How do they adjust to bringing out the melody throughout the piece?
4 - How does the band perform in terms of tuning? Where is a place they have good tuning (what time in the video)? Where is a place they have bad tuning?
5 - What are the most important musical elements of performing this piece well? What do we need to do to make sure our performance is the best it can be?
1 - Describe the style of this piece? What kinds of articulations (slurs, staccatos, accents) are most used?
2 - How does this piece differ from most other winter/Christmas time pieces?
3 - What do you notice about the balance in this video? How do they adjust to bringing out the melody throughout the piece?
4 - How does the band perform in terms of tuning? Where is a place they have good tuning (what time in the video)? Where is a place they have bad tuning?
5 - What are the most important musical elements of performing this piece well? What do we need to do to make sure our performance is the best it can be?
