Instructions and course schedule

NETWORKING SCHEDULE; 17 lessons of 90 minutes (containing some distant learning lessons and music production)

Monday Feb 15^th:  H: Personal presentations (ready with pictures by February 29^th)

Monday Feb 22^nd: Vacation in Finland

Monday Feb 29th: T: Music and me –presentations continue + commenting on the posts of the international peers  (check your partners on the blog; due date of the two presentations + peer comments by March 7^th)

Monday March 7^th: T&H: historically important musicians (12 posts by the Finns; the Danes and the Italians work in pairs presenting their musicians)

Monday March 14^th: T: significant modern day musicians (again from the national perspective; Finns working alone, others in pairs again).

Monday March 21^st: independent work; finish writing your posts both on past and present musicians by April 18^th

Monday March 28^th: EASTER VACATION in Finland (independent work continues)

Monday April 4^th: EXAM WEEK IN FINLAND

Monday April 11^th: EXAM WEEK IN FINLAND (all the post ready for comments by next

Monday!)

Monday April 18^th: H: commenting on the international friends’ posts

• Comment on the posts on past and present day musicians of your international friends; check your international partners’ names on the blog (peer commenting)–> find the posts and “leave a comment”
• Choose one of the following topics and start planning your new and actually the last written post on this blog of ours
  1. MUSIC AND MOVIES
     • Find a compelling scene from a movie on YouTube and analyse it. Post the scene you have chosen on the blog (choose the right category!) and write your analysis beneath it (15o words). Who is behind this movie/music (state the facts very briefly).  What is this scene about? How is music used in this scene? What kind of feelings and emotions should the audience experience when listening to the music and watching the scene? Does the artist’s intended meaning meet your interpretation/expectations? Why/why not? What is the meaning of music in the world of cinema to you?
  2. POEMS IN MUSIC
     • Find a song that contains some verse and lyrics that excite you. Post the song and the lyrics you’ll analyse on our blog (choose the right category). Write about 150 words analyzing the song and finding links between the music genre and the lyrics themselves. Why has the musician chosen to use poetry/poetic devices in his lyrics? What kind of effects does poetry have on the reader/listener? (Is poetry used in music similar or different to poetry in literature? Why/how?) What kind of feelings and emotions should these lyrics arouse in the audience (the intended effect)? What kind of feelings do they evoke in you? Why? Why is poetry (or poetic devices) often used in music? What are the desired effects?
•   This part is not limited to Finnish music/Finland but it is  ought to be a part “without frontiers” 😉

Monday April 25^th: T&H/independent work IN CLASS; BE THERE: finish your study on music and arts/movies; Italians here.

Monday May 2^nd: T: Wrap up the previous posts on poems in music/ music and movies + start thinking about your own song/ soundscape (video, lyrics…) (alone/in pairs/groups; tell us what you prefer!)

Monday May 9^th: Independent working on your soundscapes/songs (ask help if needed! Make sure that for our next lesson you have done enough and can start publishing your soundscapes!)

Monday May 16^th: T&H: songs/ soundscapes (ready! + publishing!). Our international friends are asked to send their comments on the songs/soundscapes by Monday May 23rd which is our last course session.

Monday May 23^rd: T&H: final lesson. Presenting your soundscapes to others + having fun.