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| Focus: Discussing the features of two pieces of music and indicating personal response to the music. | ||||||
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Questions
/ instructions: |
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%
responses
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y4
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y8
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| 1. That piece was called Yellow Submarine. Try to describe the music to me. Tell me about things like the kinds of sounds, the instruments, rhythms and anything else you noticed. | ||||||
| 2. Tell me some things about the music that you thought were specially interesting. | ||||||
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discussion
of instrumentation
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strong
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3
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12
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moderate
|
20
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38
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weak
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58
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41
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absent
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19
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9
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discussion
of rhythmic elements
|
strong
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0
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2
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moderate
|
9
|
15
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weak
|
25
|
27
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absent
|
66
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56
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discussion
of dynamics/orchestration
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strong
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3
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11
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moderate
|
18
|
27
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weak
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37
|
29
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absent
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42
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33
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indications
of personal response/engagement
|
strong
|
3
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6
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moderate
|
22
|
28
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weak
|
49
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41
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absent
|
26
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25
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overall
evidence of ability to discuss music
|
strong
|
1
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5
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quite
strong
|
7
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19
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moderate
|
30
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37
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weak
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62
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39
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| Now
let's listen to the second piece. Click the Play button and listen to song two. |
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| 3. That piece was called Te Papa. Try to describe the music to me. Tell me about things like the kinds of sounds, the instruments, rhythms and anything else you noticed. | ||||||
| 4. Tell me some things about the piece that you thought were specially interesting. | ||||||
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discussion
of instrumentation
|
strong
|
3
|
9
|
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moderate
|
26
|
46
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weak
|
61
|
42
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absent
|
10
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3
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discussion
of rhythmic elements
|
strong
|
0
|
2
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moderate
|
6
|
17
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weak
|
28
|
29
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absent
|
66
|
52
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discussion
of dynamics/orchestration
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strong
|
2
|
4
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moderate
|
11
|
25
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weak
|
32
|
30
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absent
|
55
|
41
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indications
of personal response/engagement
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strong
|
4
|
9
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moderate
|
21
|
28
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weak
|
47
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43
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absent
|
28
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20
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overall
evidence of ability to discuss music
|
strong
|
1
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6
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quite
strong
|
8
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19
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moderate
|
32
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36
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weak
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59
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39
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| Commentary:
Only about 10 percent of year 4 students and 25 percent of year 8 students showed strong or quite strong ability to discuss music. Instrumentation and personal response were more commonly addressed than rhythmic elements or dynamics and orchestration. |
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