Mansfield Music
Welcome to Music Appreciation Class! We've been doing podcasts, working on rhythm, melody, notes, and style, and getting to appreciate a
wide variety of music by listening every day! Currently each class has listened to over 400 songs in the course of the year.
PROJECTS: Click on any of the projects below to hear what we have been doing.
This is Taylor's goofy "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" parody that she made up in a couple minutes just playing around with Audacity. CLICK HERE
Windows Movie Maker Project This was our newest project. The students were to choose three moods or feelings that could be
represented with music. They then had to figure out a way to show the listener the mood that they were trying to show, using video and pictures, and finally by telling us.
Jordan Power's Project Tommy Reese's Project
First Podcast Assignment Our first technology assignment was to create a 'podcast' about anything at all. The students could literally pick any subject to write about and here's some of the stuff they came up with. Click to listen, or right click to save.
A-Sizzle and the Broadway Review Erica and Beauty School Justin and Ipod Touch Nate and The Mets
Steph and Music Lessons Jared and PS3 Matt and Mario Bros Jim and 'The 27 Club'
Stomp Project: The class took every day items such as pots and pans, spoons, notebooks, etc., and made a rhythm band out of it.
The final project was to be played by the group for the rest of the class. Here are some examples of what we came up with.
CLICK to hear: Kaitlyn, Steph, Anita
CLICK to hear: Chay, Taylor, Matt
CLICK to hear: Brenda
Second Podcast Assignment The second assignment was to either create a compilation of songs based on any theme and put them together in
a way that makes sense, OR to create a 'techno' version of any song. Here are a couple of jobs well done!
Jordon Powers and the "Final Fantasy" Compilation Taylor Whittle and the Love Mix
Jimmy Antes and the Psychadelic Mix Sarah Strong and the "Jumpsuit Mix"
SONGS FOR LISTENING LESSONS - FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY.
Duke Ellington Listening Selections
BONUS SONGS: See Blackboard for bonus opportunity