IDC4U Classwork Thurs. April 10

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Project

Step 1 - Choose a movement of the Symphonie Fantastique and listen to it on Youtube.  Talk to your classmates to make sure you are not choosing the same movement.

Movement 1 Part 1 Part 2 

Movement 2 - Shaneen

Movement 3

Movement 4  - Faith

Movement 5 - Kai

Step 2- Read about and research your chosen movement to find out what images and story Berlioz was trying to tell in that movement.

Step 3 - Collect images from the internet that you can use in your presentation. Place them in your school H drive or on your Google drive for easy access. You will need between 15 and 25 images for your movement.  You may choose to use more.
Step 4 - Choose a program to use such as Power Point or WeVideo and become familiar with the process of adding images and sound to your project.

Some help inserting sound files into your Project project:Powerpoint.

Examples of projects can be found in the Pickup Folder under The Jarvis Collegiate Institute Folder on the school computer desktop.  Go to IDC Mus-Soc and open ISU Demos.

Find some royalty free images here through the school library website. Choose Media and Images and then Pics4Learning.

MP3 Recordings can be downloaded in ZIP format here. You can also download scores for your piece at this site.

Monday March 31 make up work

Block H: IDC4U- Music and Society -

Read in the textbook, read "Chapter 18 - The Romantic Period" and answer these questions in full sentences:

1. Name two ideals that Romantic composers and artists tried to express in their work.
2. How was music of the Romantic Period different from the Classical Period.  Use at least two elements of music in your answer.
3. What was Nationalism in music? Name one composer who was a Nationalist?
4. What was Program or Programmatic music? Give one example of a piece that is Programmatic.

Due Tuesday, April 8 - Hand written or typed.

IDC-4U Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Assignment

Programmatic Music in the Romantic Era

Your Task:

1. Choose
1. A movement from “Symphonie Fantastique” by Hector Berlioz
2. Images that represent the “programme” and story telling aspects of that movement (use high resolution royalty free images where possible)
3. Each time the “idée fixe” appears, you must use an appropriate image of to represent it.

2. Using video editing software or slide presentation software, make a multi-media project that incorporates the music and imagery together to visually tell the story of the programmatic piece.

3. All visuals must reflect the music as it changes .  (i.e. When the “scene” changes in the music, the visuals must change to represent the new imagery)

4. Begin your presentation with a short biography on the composer, explaining his legacy and important contributions to music and the details of the movement you chose.  Collaborate with your classmates on the bio/legacy/contributions portion of the presentation and divide the information.

Due Tuesday, April 22, 2014

IDC4U - Exploring Hector Berlioz

Hello IDC4U Students,
I hope you are having a good day.  I am on a field trip with the Senior Strings students to Massey Hall today.

Your task today is to use an interactive web tool from the San Fransisco Symphony that explores the piece we will be studying called "Symphonie Fantastique", by Hector Berlioz.

This piece is a great example of music of the Romantic Era, and of Programmatic Music. Check out this link to get a quick background on this topic.

Your Task:

Follow each step of this interactive web tool to discover the answers to the following questions:
a. What is the "idee fixe" and what does it represent? Listen to it.
b. Who was the Symphonie Fantastique written about?
c. How does the character of Harriet appear first?  What instruments are used?
d. The Score: Choose one example of how the "idee fixe" is heard in each of the four movements of the symphony and describe how the theme sounds different in each movement.  Remember to think about instrumentation, tempo, rhythm, and dynamics in your answers. Short form answers are okay.

Print your answers and bring them to class on Friday where we will discuss them.  Try not to choose the same examples as your classmate so we will have lots to discuss on Friday.

Have a good day!
Ms. Moynihan