Mansfield Music
Welcome to Music Appreciation Class! We will be creating podcasts, working on rhythm, melody, notes, and style, and getting to appreciate a
wide variety of music by listening every day!
Five Moods Project: TheUsing music and pictures or video, students were to share with the class five songs that put them in a certain mood or
gave them a particular emotion. The class then had to try and figure out what 'Mood' the student was trying to show.
Will's Moods Zach's Moods Seth's Moods Jeremy's Moods
Cover Tunes: The students were to find a song that was made popular by a band at some point and then remade by a current group.
Smooth Criminal - Ebony Boys Of Summer - Austin Lips of An Angel - Crystal
Rebel Yell - Jeremy Carry On My Wayward Son - Will Right Round - Zach
One Hit Wonder Assignment... Click here for the paper!
SPRING 2009 SEMESTER
Podcast Project - Artist Questions
FALL 2008 SEMESTER
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: Troy, Austin, Ben
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