Standard #7: Evaluate
 

Using Technology and WWW to develop evaluation skills of
music and musical performances

Listen to MIDI compositions or arrangements
  Have students describe how many musical parts there are, whether the parts are balanced, if there are the expressive qualities.
  Compare MIDI or audio files on the WWW for musical or expressive qualities
    When Frederic Was a Little Lad from the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
    Hava Nashira from Index to Rounds: Beyond Row Row Your Boat
 
 

WWW Links

The wealth of MIDI files and sound formats gives many opportunities to evaluate musical qualities.  Some formats are more conducive than others to expressiveness.  Does the type of sound file allow musical quality, is the composer's arrangement musical?, does the choice of instrument allow the most musical expression?

Learning to Compose  (KidConnections)

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