Performing Arts!
URL: http://cdnpa.blogspot.com/
As I was going through my PLN resources this week, I discovered some interesting information on a blog called Performing Arts! (http://cdnpa.blogspot.com/). The blog posts information and links pertaining to musical topics. In addition, a portion of the blog that I found particularly fascinating includes numerous YouTube video posts of musical events and interesting musical ideas. There are videos, such as graphical score analysis of musical pieces, and a performance of Giant Steps by John Coltrane showing the written music while hearing the audio, along with a variety of other videos. However, the video that particularly caught my attention was the video of Karajan conducting Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhcR1ZS2hVo&feature=player_embedded). I thought that this was an excellent video because it showed an extremely prolific conductor conducting a very powerful and famous piece of music. It was exciting to watch such a fine conductor and to see how he conducted a piece of music. In addition to seeing the video posted on the site, when you watched the video you could link to YouTube where you could watch numerous other performances of great music being conducted by some of the best conductors, such as Leonard Bernstein conducting Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
In addition to providing excellent material to watch and hear, I think that this site, and in particular, the videos of the famous conductors can be a valuable resource for music educators. I think that this site, in general, provides teachers with interesting and different ideas about music that students can also search and see videos of the topics being displayed. I think that this is valuable because it provides a resource that students would be comfortable with and probably enjoy accessing. I think that the videos of the famous conductors would be particularly valuable. As a music educator teaching a performing ensemble, one is going to need to conduct students. These videos provide a spectacular example of some of the world’s finest conductors. In addition, these videos could be used to provide students with audio as well as video examples of fantastic music being performed very well.
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This is a fabulous resource! It is inspirational to see and hear some of the world's most famous conductors and orchestras. It is interesting to see how much a conductor can show with his body alone.
ReplyDeleteI think that the audio and video capabilities of youtube provide students an easy way to access great recordings from the comfort of home. Fantastic!
I think this is a great example of how a simple blog can provide incredibly useful information. It's a relatively easy way for an educator to give their students access to a plethora of music resources. The trick is staying on top of the links to make sure that students are researching sites which contain desirable content.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing Performing Arts! It's another site that I will be adding to my PLN. The video was fun to watch! I was just commenting in my own PLN on how YouTube can be a great resource for music educators. There are postings on everything - from classroom instruction to great orchestral performances. I also find it useful for finding videos of conductors when I'm preparing a piece and I need a model to follow. It seems like there's several other interesting posts to this blog and I look forward to scanning through them. Thanks Mark!