Each of you will sign up for a five-minute slot once during the semester to present a piece of music for the class. You may pull up your example on YouTube, Spotify, etc., bring in a digital file, or even perform on a instrument. Think about music that is meaningful or interesting to you.
Some considerations:
- Choose a piece that is 3-4 minutes long, or if longer, find the best/most representative 3–4-minute segment.
- Your piece does not have to be classical or any genre that we cover in class. It may also be from another culture.
- If your song contains words, especially in another language, consider finding an English-subtitled video to share
- Clean versions of songs are preferable but can have a completely different musical affect. If you feel that the language is important to the meaning of the music, you may share the original version with warning to the class.
- Please give any necessary warnings about other challenging content, including, sexual allusions, violence, gunshot sounds, etc.
A good presentation should answer most of the following questions:
- What is the music and who composed/performed it? When was is first released?
- Is it part of a larger work or specific album? Where does it fall in the artist’s output?
- What are any lyrics about and/or what is the artist trying to express through the music?
- Why do you like this music and want to share it with the class?
- What musical features do you hear that make the music effective