LBCS 98A,98B,98C,48A,48B,48C - Labor Heritage Chorus - Stage 4 - William Shieds
Assessment
Assessment Methods | Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work |
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Assessment Description | Direct observation of students progress in vocal techniques as students sing choral parts in small groups in front of the class. Direct observation of choral performances,practical exams and group work Student self-assessments. |
Learning Outcomes | Labor 98B/Music 48B Stage 4 Upon completion of the course, student s at and intermediate level will be able to: 1. Expand beyond 98A/48A with students ability to define proper vocal techniques and apply them to their own singing. 2. Enlarge on their ability to demonstrate and employ choral singing techniques such as singing in a given tempo and the ability to retard. 3. Enlarge on their ability to adjust their dynamics from soft to loud and to crescendo. 4. Develop a more sophisticated ability to evaluate the influence of working people's musical traditions on American history and contemporary U.S. society. |
Number of Sections | 2 |
Number of Instructors | 1 |
Number of Students | 6 |
Data Analysis
Data Shared With | Faculty and staff within our department |
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Data Sharing Methods | Face-to-face meetings |
Data Summary | Most intermediate level students made good progress in developing choral blending, singing and adjusting techniques. Many students began to memorize their harmony parts. |
Analysis Summary | Through direct observation of performances,practical exams and group work evaluate how many students are able to sing their harmony parts. Most students were able to participate actively in the choral performances. |
Next Steps Planned | Continue emphasis on advancing choral collaborative abilities: Have students sing in small four part groups in order to evaluate their knowledge of the material and their ability to blend their voices. Encourage students to memorize their parts. |
Learning Outcomes | Refer to previous answers. |
Changes
Details | Developed new performance piece called the Great Migration which contained twenty new songs. The class performed this at their end term concert. |
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Learning Outcomes | All |
Tentative Future Plans
Term | Spring 2014 |
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Activities | Implementation of planned changes and reassessment |
More Details | Continue working on Great Migration performance piece and perform it at City College on November 19, 2013 and at Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival on January 18, 2013. |
SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system