Music+and+Dance

= Music and Dance =

Your wiki blog must clearly explain the process you took to research their topic. Each entry also explains the creation of the visual aid/activity, which must be posted on this site the day after the party, May 4th. Students should write their first name and last initial as their "username" (LisaS) and include the date in each entry. Each week your entry should look like the following:

LisaS - April 12, 2012

Paragraph One - Full Sentences with proper grammar and spelling. Answer the questions below.

Paragraph Two - Full Sentences with proper grammar and spelling. Answer the questions below.

Answer the following questions in 2 paragraphs per week for each student in the group:
 * 1) What books/websites did you use for research?
 * 2) How to do you know that they are reputable sites?
 * 3) What are your goals for the week? Did you complete each goal?
 * 4) What specific tasks do you have to complete as a part of your group?
 * 5) What difficulties have you encountered? How did you solve the problems?
 * 6) What is your favorite/least favorite part of the project this week?
 * 7) Self evaluation - How did you work individually and/or with your group?
 * 8) Do you think you contributed as much as the other members of your group?
 * 9) What are your goals for next week?
 * 10) Other information you think is relevant and significant to include.

__ BEGIN STUDENT ENTRIES- __ __ WEEK ONE: __

Jack Oswald 4|12|12


 * Today we did a ton of productive things. First we reshared brief info on 60’s Music and dances. We found a lot of material real fast, using mostly google and Wikipedia. Us “Music” People then created a Playlist of 60’s music to play during the party while the dance people working on something. At some point we had the idea to have a rock band and perform at the party. We looked at our playlist and picked out songs that would be fun to play live and made a setlist. **


 * Our goals for right now are to learn how to play out set, figure out a way to play the other music for the party (we’re thinking something youtube), and figure out how we're going to organize our powerpoint and everything else. **

Greg - 4/16/12 First Work Day This day went very well, and we seemed to make a lot of progress. Me and Jack and Steve were highly involved with the playlist, and along with Miles, we decided to do a live performance. We have a large playlist already, and we are trying to organize it to show the different rock movements of the 60's. Not everybody was contributing, but it was all in all a group effort, and it was very productive and fun. Little did I know, most of my favorite Led Zeppelin was actually written in the late 1960's. A lot was learned and I look forward to further work on this project. For the Performance, I plan to play bass, Jack is going to play guitar, and miles will play drums. Our playlist for the performance is about 5 songs, and should only be about 10- 20 minuits. We are focusing on the rock movements for this, and the music for the rest of the party will be mostly pop and top 40 from the 60s. We need about 3 hours of music and we have about 1 and 1/2 hours so far. At the rate were going we should be finished early and have more time to practice the songs for the performance. Our party playlist includes some of the most popular songs and artists of the 60s including Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Zeppelin, The Beatles, and many more.

Steve S. - April 12, 2012

Music and dance

In our group of music and dance we had used youtube to help us to search for song and wikipedia to look up certain artists discography. Our goals for the week are to find all the songs that we need and learn the dances to help out the crowd. Some of the difficulties are learning the dances and organizing every body to pay attention and focusing on picking songs.

My favorite part of working on the project this week was deciding on the songs we were gonna pick like "Heard it though the grapevine" and "higher ground" by Stevie Wonder. I think that we as a group work great together and we contributed an equal amount. Our goal is to finish working on the song list and start practicing them.

Christina~ March 16. 2012

I have looked on YouTube for videos on how to do some of the dances. I have also used it to find songs during the 1960s to see if I could dance to them. I know the googled information is reputable because the information is almost identical on every site that I looked at. My goals for this week are to start to learn the basic steps of the dances, and to become familiar to the chosen songs. I am responsible for learning the moves to the dances that we will be teaching. I also need to decide how to explain the dance moves to the group to make learning them easy and fun. So far it was hard picking music that was in the 1960s and easy to dance to. It was also difficult to see how a dance was done and then try it myself. I have been focusing on each and every move, and noted every important detail so I can learn the dances. I worked pretty well with my partner. If I had some previous knowledge of the dances I could have contributed more. I will contribute more once I learn all of the basic steps. Next week I will have the steps memorized and I will be ready to add more.

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I pitched to Steve (the co-ordinator) songs and artists from a site called digital dream door.com while others got their songs from other sites or just named musicians or songs off the top of their head. I double checked the sites accuracy and it was legit. Our goals for that day were to pick a lot of songs and then later narrow them down to match up with the dances. The only difficulties we had were that some people didn’t like the musicians or songs we chose, but they had to suck it up. I think we were very productive that day

I didn’t really have a favorite part of this project so far, but if I had to say I did, it would have to be listening to the popular music people listened to back then. So far there hasn’t been a part I disliked so far. Even though I like working by myself better, I like working as a group during this project because I like to talk about music. Our goals for the next group meeting would be to match up the songs to the dances that were chosen. Hopefully the next session is even more productive than the first one.

Miles

Week 1

Last week we kind of had a productive day. We got into a few arguments but we still had a hard days work. We chose jobs for everyone. I am the one the that plays the music at the party. I am pretty much the DJ (hell yeah!). I had the idea for a live performance. That will happen 20 to 30 minutes before the end of the party. I will play drums, Greg Lee will be on bass Christina Pollio will play keys, Jack will be on guitar and I don’t know who is singing. I think I could do better buy not being so distracted by my computer. But otherwise I think I’m fine. I mainly work in silence with my headphones on. My goal for next week is to not be so distracted.

__//**Bex L. : 4/12/12**//__

Today was a very hard day to work. Nobody seemed very focused and everybody was talking over each other through the whole four blocks. People kept dissing things because it wasn’t “cool” rock stuff, and it just felt like we could've gotten a lot more done. The whole assignment seemed very open-ended and vague so I wasn’t sure what to do. There was so much noise I got a migraine headache being stuck in a loud room for four blocks. We also lost someone from our group who happened to be all about dance so I felt stuck. I try not to be “overly critical” and stuff, but it’s really hard when everyone is talking over each other and my head hurts. I keep hitting roadblocks when it comes to the dancing because there's not much attitude to draw on. I don't know how it was in the 60s, and I feel like we need someone who was alive then to tell us about how it was.

** STUDENT ENTRIES ** ** WEEK TWO - 4/17/12 **

Steve Sabol- This week we, as a group, in my opinion, we had another successful week. We all worked well together, we have the band all set up to play a few songs from our playlist. Some of the difficulties again were keeping people on task and learning the dances. We were taught the twist by Bex and Christina and Bobby and Miles were working on getting more songs for the playlist.

**Our goals for next week are to practice performing and compile the playlist together. My favorite part of working on this project was still listening to the music and working with the people in the group. My least favorite part was that I had none. Overall I really like this project.**

Jack Oswald - Today was productive. We divided ourselves into the various parts of out project. I was sorta the "everything" dude. I helped the Stephan and Logan with the powerpoint, along with Greg and Myles with the playlist. Then I'm write the rest later...

Christina~April 17, 2012

Today Lisa helped the dance group get a good start on our work. I have picked some dances that will be easy to teach and will also be easy to teach to everyone. I am going to learn the dances for the next work day on Tuesday. We plan to teach the rest of the group so we know the easiest way to explain the dances. I am also helping a little with the dance group’s playlist to add it to the music group’s playlist. The only dance that will be hard to learn is the Madison. It just looks really difficult to remember the steps and also to remember the names of the set moves and when to do them.

I am going to be playing keyboard in the live music performance. I have found the sheet music, and it will be easy to learn. I also need to become familiar with the song to make my learning process rapid. I need to decide which piano version of the song will be easier for me to play. Also, I will probably end up memorizing the sheets because I have a good memory for piano songs. We started teaching the music group. Next week the visual aid will be the focus of my work. We’re going to make a short powerpoint and add video clips to show what the dances should really look like. I plan to finish the visual aid early next work day so I can continue to work on the dances and now the keyboard song for the live performance.

Miles

Week two

Yesterday went pretty well. We chose a set list for the party that we will perform live. We are going to do to 5 or 6 songs that are all different genres. I hope that the arguing stops. It is pretty annoying because I hate to argue about stupid stuff.

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Our second group meeting was more productive than I had planned. Steve, Jack and I all worked on the powerpoint about music genres of the time and influential musicians from those genres. We chose about four musicians from each genre. Some of those musicians include B.B. King, Diana Ross, The Doors, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many more. Next week we should be able to finish the power point.

So far I only have one thing that’s bugging me during our group meetings. I feel that some people aren’t carrying fulfilling their job, but I think that is changing. Our process for complete the power point was completing a certain portion of the slides between us. Hopefully during our next group meeting we will be able to finish the slide, practice our presentation and move on to the dancing portion.

__//**Bex L. : 4/16/12 **//__

Today I got a migraine again. I just want to help and all I get is an exasperated look because people don’t seem to like dealing with me when I get upset. I know it’s not meant to be mean but I really do want to help and be involved. I feel like our end product for the dance part isn’t going to be very comprehensive. There’s not enough beat in 60’s songs, and there isn’t anything simple with multiple steps. Maybe these migraines are good things. Part of my brain eventually turns off and I feel uninhibited, like my brain is saying “That’s it!” and telling me to quit making myself miserable through itself and my capacity for any sort of frustration isn’t available anymore. The hula, which was one of my ideas during this slaphappy period of time, is surprisingly a very good idea. I think it is. It’s also a very entertaining one.

Here's the dance playlist I thought would be appropriate in case any hard copies have been misplaced.

//**1. “The Twist” - Chubby Checker** //
 * //2. “Build me up Buttercup” - Foundations //**
 * //3. “Sugar Pie Honey Bunch” - Four Tops //**
 * //4. “More Today Than Yesterday” - Spiral Staircase //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. “Heatwave” - Martha and the Vandellas //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. “Ain't Too Proud To Beg” - Temptations //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. “Jimmy Mack” - Martha and the Vandellas //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This old heart of mine” - Isley Brothers //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. “Sweet Soul Music” - Arthur Conley //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. “Surfin USA” - The Beach Boys //**
 * //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11. “Twist and Shout” - The Beatles //**

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Greg Lee 2nd work day __

This work day was very productive. the playlist for the performance was achieved and i have begun learning a few of the songs. i have learned the bass line for "my generation" and have continued to learn a few other songs. i have also been adding songs for the dance playlist to the master list and begun downloading. i have not finished yet, but i am working on it (very stressful week). the playlist seems very strong and sounds great so far. there is about 2 hours of music on the playlist, so it is near finished. I look forward to week 3, because i will mostly need to be playing guitar for the performance. the song "your time is gonna come" needs extra attention, because of the intricate acoustic guitar part. i will also need jack or steve to take lead vocals. i look forward to the completion of the music set up and the final product.

** STUDENT ENTRIES ** ** WEEK THREE - 4/24/12 ** = =

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Bex L. : 4/24/12

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we worked on stuff. We had fun learning the limbo and the Madison, but it was difficult to get people to dance. The funny thing was that the Madison went very well to the Glee version of Britney Spears's "Baby, One more time". I am still insisting that we teach everybody the hula too. That would be really funny.

steve S- once again today, we had another succsesfull day in the neighborhood. jack, greg and myself were working on practicing the songs. christina and rebecca are working on us teaching us the hamilton and the lindy hop. myself and logan were working on the powerpoint and bobby and miles were working on gams to play. my favorite part is working with the group of people im with. my least is dealing with the drama. we have also set up a set list for us to play and we will practice next week. overall i am very happy with everybody on our team.

steve S- once again today, we had another succsesfull day in the neighborhood. jack, greg and myself were working on practicing the songs. christina and rebecca are working on us teaching us the hamilton and the lindy hop. myself and logan were working on the powerpoint and bobby and miles were working on gams to play. my favorite part is working with the group of people im with. my least is dealing with the drama. we have also set up a set list for us to play and we will practice next week. overall i am very happy with everybody on our team.

====Bobby Brown - 4/24/12 - Today, i researched games to play during the party. I found quite a few but decided to have only one. It was decided amongst the group that i would create powerpoint on games played during the 60's. I feel that i contributed quite a bit to the team. My goals for the week were accomplished. My goals for next week is to complete the games powerpoint.====

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Christina April 26,2012

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Today I learned the basic steps to the Madison. It looks like it will be a fun dance to do at the party. It also looks like it will be a dance everyone can learn and have fun with. I also had help working on the keyboard part of a song for the live performance. We practice the limbo as a party game and decided to play it at the party. Our group really pulled our work together and I look forward to see how it turned out. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We taught the basic part of the Madison to the rest of the group. They learned it fairly quickly, and it was easy for them to remember. I think we picked a good dance to teach. We also taught the dance to a few volunteers from other groups, and they also learned it quickly. Our presentation will be finished for Tuesday, and I will know all the steps that we plan to teach of the Madison. I am really excited for this party, and to see everyone’s hard work.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Logan April 27, 2012

Our third group meeting was probably the most productive meeting so far. Steve, Jack and I finished finally finished the bulk of the slides. All that’s left is for me to do is add videos clips and pictures of each band/musician. I should be able to complete this task before the end of our next meeting. After the presentation is finished, the only thing left to do is to coordinate the live performance, the dancing and the games.

Our group hasn’t spoken much about the games. All I remember is one game that is an ice breaker that we talked about, but that’s it. The dances that were selected aren’t too difficult to learn nor are they embarrassing. The dances also go fairly well with the selected music. The other groups seem to be doing well and I have high hopes for the party.

**STUDENT ENTRIES -** **WEEK FOUR - 5/1/12** **DON'T FORGET TO POST YOUR FINAL PRESENTATIONS/ACTIVITY PICTURES BY FRIDAY !!!!!**

STEVE S- this week in my opinion this was the best week so far. we got alot of work done. me jack and logan finished the powerpoint and bobby and miles were working on the games. bex and christina worked on more of the dancing. and greg and jack also worked on learningthe songs. after lunch the band which in names were stuck on the uranium helicopter project or the rick gallagher experince. the band soon went to the music room to practice these song and they sounded great. we had some ups and downs but overall it was a great project and i would love to do it again. hopefully everything goes well at the show. [] all along the watchtower [] my generation [] taxman [] heard it through the grapevien

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Christina ~ May 3, 2012

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The party today was so much fun! All of our hard work paid off. The other groups had very nice and detailed presentations. The participation level was a lot more than I expected at the party. The limbo was really fun to play especially with everyone there. The groups were also very well organized for their presentation times. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I tried to explain the Madison as detailed as I could but I was a little nervous. Even though my explanation wasn’t as good as I hoped, almost everyone learned the steps. Sarah did a very good job teaching her part after joining the group at the last minute. I also enjoyed the live music played by the Uranium Helicopter Experience. I think I tried the best with the dance. The video I followed to learn the steps of the Madison is: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[]