5/5/14
In Class:
Journal-- "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting an unknown battle." - Ian Maclaren
Screened and discussed "21" by Patrick Roche, particularly in regard to the structure of the piece and the tone/mood cultivated in performance.
Each student wrote a similar piece, identifying strong memories from each year of his or her life in descending order.
Lesson on Performance Techniques: Annotation & Cues
Refresher on the various terms and techniques we've studied so far--crescendo, decrescendo, pace, inflection.
Developed coding system for marking performance technique:
< crescendo > decrescendo || pause (long) / pause (short) ↑ increase pace ↓ decrease pace ^ accent/emphasis [Tone/mood/emotion words]
Instructor performed untitled poem ("I remember the way your eyes matched your dress...") while students annotated with perceived performance cues.
Independently, each student annotated a poem from a random selection with performance cues; then, students shared out their poems using cues.
Exit ticket: Who is one person you can always rely on?
Homework:
Identify the piece(s) you will be sharing for Poetry Jam this Friday.
Tend seeds!
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