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BELL WORK
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Bell Work How To
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Always LABEL your bell work with the number and date.
You may use the same page for several of your bell
works.
ALWAYS use complete sentences to answer the question.
Hand in bell work at the end of every month in a duotang or
notebook .
5. If you miss class, you may go onto the GCA Wiki page to
get the missed bell work question. It is YOUR
responsibility to get the bell work completed.
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Bell Work #1
Name one kind of music that you like.
Using five descriptive words, tell me why do you like this
kind of music?
Bell Work #2
Identify and describe three sounds that you think would
be very difficult to describe to someone who has never
heard sounds.
Bell Work #3
Composers use many different instruments to create
works of music. List some of the instruments whose
sounds you can identify. Choose your favorite of these
instruments, and tell why you like it best.
Bell Work #4
Brainstorm the type of music you would choose to be
played during the crowning of a king or queen. Explain
your choice.
Bell Work #5
In your own words, what do you
think a composer is?
Which composer, past or
present, would you most like to
know? Why?
Bell Work #6
There are five basic elements that combine to
make music: rhythm, melody, harmony,
dynamics, and form.
Describe one of these elements, and give
an example of a song in which it is
particularly effective.
Bell Work #7
Certain pieces of music are considered
timeless.They have remained popular
through many years. Other pieces of music
may be popular for a short period of time
and then forgotten.
Give an example of a piece of music that is
timeless, and explain why it has remained
popular.
Bell Work #8
Music can “paint” a scene in a person’s
mind.
1. Imagine a scene you could create with
music.Write a description of the
scene, and explain the feeling you wish
to communicate.
2. What instruments would you use to
create the image?
Bell Work #9
How would you define music?
Bell Work #10
Explain how you would encourage
a younger person to become
interested in music.
Bell Work #11
Think about scary movies you
have seen.
Music often helps to make
scary movies
even more frightening.
What elements of
music can make it
sound scary? What
music sounds most
frightening to you?
Bell Work #12
Some of the best loved music in the
world includes the sound of violins. Try
to put the sound into words.
Describe
the scene that
comes to your mind as
you listen to and
concentrate on this
music. (Beethoven’s Fifth
Symphony)
Bell Work #13
Bell Work #13
In
your opinion, how are
classic music and rock
and roll music alike?
Bell Work #14
Bell Work #14
What
is ornamentation
and how did Baroque
composers use it?
Bell Work #15
Bell Work #15
Three
types of keyboard
instruments are the
harpsichord, the piano,
and the electronic
synthesizer. Which would
you like to have in your
home? Explain why.
Bell Work #16
Bell Work #16
Imagine
you are writing a
book about your favorite
musician or composer.
Think of a creative title
for the book, and
explain why that title is
appropriate.
Bell Work #17
Bell Work #17
Do
you like to listen to
music while you study? Why
or why not?
Bell Work #18
Bell Work #18
Imagine
you are at a concert.
Describe the differences in the
way each of the following
people might enjoy the music:
1.
the composer
2.
the performer
3.
a listener.
Bell Work #19
Bell Work #19
Describe
the sounds you
would hear if you walked
through the rain forest.
Bell Work #20
Bell Work #20
What
song would make a
good theme song for your life?
Explain why.
Bell Work #21
Bell Work #21
What
role does music play in
your everyday life? Consider
both “real” music (radio, ipod,
television, Etc.) and “accidental”
music (the tapping of a pencil,
humming, whistling, etc.)
Bell Work #22
Bell Work #22
ASCAP
(American Society of
Composers, Authors, and
Publishers) was founded in
1914 to protect copyrights and
performing rights. Explain why
such protection is needed.