Pitch Perfect CBA Booklet Sample

CBA 1: The Composition Portfolio

CBA 2: Programme Note

Name:

Class:

Teacher:

The Composition Portfolio: CBA 1

Use this booklet with your Student Manuscript Book to compile your Junior Cycle Music Classroom Based Assessment Documents.

CBA 1: The Composition Portfolio is completed in Junior Cycle Year 2. It requires you to share two pieces from the portfolio of composition work that you have completed during your learning to date.

CBA 1: The Reflection Note: In addition to the two pieces of music, you must complete a Reflection Note to accompany each piece of music. The Reflection Note shares important information about the creative process. This is intended to highlight the steps involved in each piece of work.

Creating

Share key information about the two pieces of work you have decided to work with below.

Why have you chosen to work on these two pieces?

Name:

Start Date:

The Composition Portfolio

PIECE 1

Title of Piece

Solo or Group Task

Inspiration

Intended Audience

Style/Genre

Medium (Instrument/Voice)

Type of Performance (soloist/duet/group)

Evidence

Snippets of Sound and Notation

Other Notes:

Musical Features

Elements

Tonality

Tempo

Rhythmic Features

Melodic Features

Points of Interest

Description

/ Rhythm

Progress Diary

Reflecting on our progress helps to motivate us to move forward, especially when we face challenges. At the end of each class, make a note of what you’ve done and what you want to work on next. Include any challenges you have met. You will need to write about these in your Reflection Note.

PIECE 1

STRIVE FOR PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION!

Date

What have I done today?

What am I going to do next?

Review

Seek advice and feedback from your teacher and from your peers as you go along. Make a note of the feedback you receive. It is easy to forget the advice your teacher gives you. It is a good idea to make note of it, so you can revisit it when you are completing your Reflection Note.

Reflecting and Refining

Keep track of your progress using this Reflection Log.

REFLECTION LOG

PIECE 1

Date: Goal Progress

Reflection Note 1

Name: Title of Piece 1: I worked alone as part of a group

Description of the task:

My ideas for my project and the steps I took to prepare for my chosen task:

Steps involved in completing my composition: challenges I faced and how I overcame them:

How I presented my work for assessment:

How I felt it went, and what I did well:

Important things I have learned:

Things I would like to improve on or do differently next time:

Feedback from my teacher included:

Date submitted:

Name:

Start Date:

Title of Piece

Solo or Group Task

Inspiration

Intended Audience

Style/Genre

Medium (Instrument/Voice)

Type of Performance (soloist/duet/group)

Evidence

Snippets of Sound and Notation

Musical Features

PIECE

2

PIECE 2

Elements Description

Tonality

Tempo

Rhythmic Features

Melodic Features

Points of Interest

Digital programs, resources or websites

Rhythm

Progress Diary

Reflecting on our progress helps to motivate us to move forward, especially when we face challenges. At the end of each class, make a note of what you’ve done and what you want to work on next. Include any challenges you have met. You will need to write about these in your Reflection Note.

PIECE 2

STRIVE FOR PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION!

Date

What have I done today?

What am I going to do next?

Review

Seek advice and feedback from your teacher and from your peers as you go along. Make a note of the feedback you receive. It is easy to forget the advice your teacher gives you. It is a good idea to make note of it, so you can revisit it when you are completing your Reflection Note.

Teacher Feedback

Peer Feedback

Reflecting and Refining

Keep track of your progress using this Reflection Log.

REFLECTION LOG

PIECE 2 STRIVE FOR PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION!

Date: Goal Progress

Reflection Note 2

Name: Title of Piece 2: I worked alone as part of a group

Description of the task:

My ideas for my project and the steps I took to prepare for my chosen task:

Steps involved in completing my composition: challenges I faced and how I overcame them.

How I presented my work for assessment:

How I felt it went, and what I did well:

Important things I have learned:

Things I would like to improve on or do differently next time:

Feedback from my teacher included:

Date submitted:

Programme Note: CBA 2

Compiling

Your Programme Note

This section provides space for you to record information, make notes, plan your time and collect details about the three pieces you are going to perform for the practical exam. This will help you to compile your Programme Note.

You must complete your own individual Programme Note. It must include information on all three pieces of music that you intend to perform for your practical exam. You should spend no more than three weeks completing your Programme Note. Programme Notes must be submitted two weeks before the practical exams begin.

Pieces for Performance

Record the key facts about the three pieces you are going to perform in the grid below. Name the instrument you are going to play (singers can write voice) and indicate whether you will perform as a soloist, in a group or sing to your own accompaniment (SSOA).

Programme Piece 1

Name of piece

Composer/songwriter (if known)

Style/genre

Medium (instrument/voice)

Type of performance (soloist/group/SSOA)

Notes on why you have chosen these pieces

Notes on group performance (if relevant)

Piece 2

Piece 3

Planning Ahead

The Programme Note should take no more than three weeks to complete. Use the grid below to plan your time. What needs to be done? How will you use this time to complete your work?

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Pieces Fact File

As you research each of your pieces, you will need to keep note of the information. Use the grid below to guide your research and to log your findings.

Piece 1: Who? When? Where?

Why?

How?

Your experience (Write about your experience of preparing your pieces for the practical exam. Follow the suggestions in your textbook to help you to complete this part of the grid).

Additional information you could share

• What was happening in the composer’s country at the time of this composition?

• Is this piece typical of the time it was written or collected?

• What is the most interesting moment in this piece for me?

• What do I want to guide the attention of the listener towards?

Other notes

Elements

Tonality

Tempo

Rhythmic features

Melodic features

Points of interest

Description

Snippets of sound and notation

List of resources or websites visited to access these facts

Who? When? Where?

Why?

How?

Your experience (Write about your experience of preparing your pieces for the practical exam. Follow the suggestions in your textbook to help you to complete this part of the grid).

Additional information you could share

• What was happening in the composer’s country at the time of this composition?

• Is this piece typical of the time it was written or collected?

• What is the most interesting moment in this piece for me?

• What do I want to guide the attention of the listener towards?

Other notes

Elements

Tonality

Tempo

Rhythmic features

Melodic features

Points of interest

Description

List of resources or websites visited to access these facts

Piece 3: Who?

When? Where?

Why?

How?

Your experience (Write about your experience of preparing your pieces for the practical exam. Follow the suggestions in your textbook to help you to complete this part of the grid).

Additional information you could share

• What was happening in the composer’s country at the time of this composition?

• Is this piece typical of the time it was written or collected?

• What is the most interesting moment in this piece for me?

• What do I want to guide the attention of the listener towards?

Other notes

Snippets of sound and notation

Elements Description

Tonality

Tempo

Rhythmic features

Melodic features

Points of interest

List of resources or websites visited to access these facts