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Proposal: # 927 Instructionally Related Activities Report Form SPONSOR: STEVEN MARSH PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT: PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC ACTIVITY TITLE: World Music concert/demonstration series DATE (S) OF ACTIVITY: In Spring of 2018: Feb. 22, March 8, March 14, March 15, April 3, April 17. (1) PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY This series of six concerts in the Spring semester of 2018 brought in many top tier professional musicians to perform for our students, and to enlighten the students about the fascinating world of music. Our guest musicians included specialist performers of Irish, Flamenco, African, and Hindustani Indian music. We also hosted an interactive percussion clinic that was led by a recognized drumming expert from L.A., where students got to play a variety of ethnic percussion instruments while they learned traditional African and Cuban rhythm patterns. To accommodate a course assignment change, this IRA also allowed me to bring the famed Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick to lecture to the Beatles class that was added to my teaching schedule. (2) HOW DID THE ACTIVITY RELATE TO A COURSE(S) AND/OR LEARNING OBJECTIVES? My PAMU 332 World Music class learns about various types of music that are produced by cultures around our planet. This series of in-class performances by experts in ethnic music styles gave the students a much deeper appreciation for the music of each culture that was presented. The accompanying comments from the students will show proof that the students’ learning was greatly enhanced by these IRA events. In addition to performing the music, our guest artists spoke about the cultural importance of the music (and dance) that they were presenting. My PAMU 231 Beatles class uses Geoff Emerick’s very insightful book “Here, There, and Everywhere” as our textbook. The students learn how Mr. Emerick revolutionized musical recording techniques as he was working with the Beatles. Therefore, it was a great privilege for our students to meet Geoff Emerick in person, and hear him speak about recording the Beatles albums that made musical history! My students in both classes were also assigned writing projects about these concerts, which further address our course’s learning objectives and our campus’ Writing Across the Curriculum mission. (3) WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE STRENGTHS OF THE ACTIVITY? The strengths of these activities were the fantastic opportunities for our students to witness a variety of multicultural ethnic music being performed up - 1 - close and personal. The Beatles class had the opportunity to see and hear from the legendary recording engineer of the Beatles’ best albums. The attached student feedback demonstrates that the students gained a much better understanding and appreciation about these musical topics by witnessing these live performances, and hearing the informative commentaries from our expert musical guests. (4) WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE/WERE THE ACTIVITY’S WEAKNESSES? I saw no weaknesses in this activity. Except that our school’s performance facilities are so sub-standard. We are bringing world class musical artists to CI, but the available “stages” at CI are not even as nice as the local high schools’ performing facilities (5) HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THIS ACTIVITY FOR NEXT TIME? No improvements are necessary. The students enjoyed the experiences very much, and these concerts were an important part of their learning. We will continue to bring these educational music performances to our CI students. (6) WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THE PROCESS? This multicultural concert series reinforced everything that I have seen before when teaching these courses, which is that these live music performances are very essential to the learning process. As the students have said in their feedback surveys, experiencing these music performances in a live setting – has way more impact upon them, than only being able to use You-Tube videos and streaming digital music tracks. (7) WHAT ARE STUDENT RESPONSES TO THE ACTIVITY? ATTACH STUDENT EVALUATIONS OR ASSESSMENTS. (8) See the Qualtrics report that is attached to the end of this report, which contains feedback/evaluations from just some of the attendees. Please be aware that it is impossible to obtain feedback from the attendees who are not in my class, so these responses are an incomplete representation of the total number of attendees. (8) GIVE A SUMMARY OF EXPENSES FOR THE ACTIVITY. From accounting string TK910-821-90841, we paid these amounts: IRA Amount for SPRING 2018 = $5,594 $500 – Amadou Fall (African kora) (Feb. 22) $1,000 - Flamenco guitar & dance duo (March 8) $500 – Ed Roscetti percussion workshop (March 15) $1,000 - Hindustani Indian music duet $1,000 - Irish duet $1,500 - Geoff Emerick (for Beatles class) Total Expense = $5,500. $94 remaining (left over) - 2 - B. ON SEPARATE DOCUMENT, PLEASE ATTACH ATTENDEE LIST (PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFO REMOVED) For each of the six events, the student feedback surveys are attached below. On those surveys you will see a list of the majors and grade levels of some of the attendees in my class. Because we are unable to get all attendees to participate in th surveys, this only represents a partial listing of the attendees at each event. There were also a number of additional people (from other classes, faculty, staff, community members) who attended the events. C. PLEASE INCLUDE UP TO 6 IMAGES AS ATTACHMENTS. Kora master Amadou Fall, from Senegal, Africa. - 3 - Flamenco dance and guitar performers: Students engaged in Ed Roscetti’s interactive percussion and rhythm clinic: - 4 - Indian sitar and tabla performance: Irish fiddler and piper: - 5 - STUDENT FEEDBACK SURVEYS: AMADOU FALL – KORA CONCERT Report Spring 2018 Q24 - What is your major at CSUCI? Performing Arts Biology Business Computer Science Sociology Performing Arts Music Art Biology Studio Art Health Science Nursing Computer Science Biology Communications Sociology Computer Science - 6 - Q25 - What year are you at the University? # Answer % Count 1 Freshman 0.00% 0 2 Sophomore 12.50% 2 3 Junior 43.75% 7 4 Senior 43.75% 7 Total 100% 16 - 7 - Q15 - How did your hear about this activity? # Answer % Count 1 Instructor 87.50% 14 2 Word of mouth 6.25% 1 3 Facebook announcement or posting 0.00% 0 4 csuci.edu website 6.25% 1 5 Flyer/ Poster 0.00% 0 6 CI newsletter or publication- if so, which one? 0.00% 0 Total 100% 16 CI newsletter or publication- if so, which one? CI newsletter or publication- if so, which one? - Text - 8 - Q22 - Which course(s) are you currently taking that relate to this activity? World Music World Music PAMU-332-001: World Music PAMU-332 World Music World Music 332 PAMU-332 World Music World Music World Music ( PAMU-332 ) PAMU 332 World Music World Music PAMU 332 PAMU 332 World Music PAMU 332 None PAMU 332: World Music PAMU 332 - World Music Q23 - How did this activity relate to the content and/or learning outcomes of the courses that you are taking? It helps solidify my understanding of different cultures and music world wide. Covered African Music It was related to the content of the class currently being discussed. We were learning about the musical styles in Africa during the time that he performed his concert. As such, we were able to hear first-hand what the kora sounded like, and hear what a more modern African stance on music is. It helped me understand how the kora is played and how it sounds like. Hearing it in person gave me such a board perspective on how the culture uses the kora to pass traditions. This related so - 9 - much to my class and it helped me learn more about the instrument. We studied African music and culture and class and it was amazing to experience the Kora in person. Directly related to the area of the world we we studying (West Africa) and the instruments used there. Amadou Fall came in and performed for our class as he played the kora. Amadou's music is what we would consider world music, native music from other countries, and that being said ties into our lesson plan. By having the chance to experience world music first hand as an audience member I was able to appreciate the different type of music and found it an amazing learning and overall interesting experience. This in-class concert showcased the music we are studying currently in class in person rather than simply through a recording, which gives us the experience of witnessing this music played live. We just learned about West African music and the kora and seeing it being played live was an amazing experience. I got to speak with the musician afterwards and it was amazing. I felt much more connected to the music and culture. I would say this 100% enhanced my experience with the course. We got to see how the Kora instrument works and experience African music first hand. It allowed me to discover non-Western types of music. It also showed how different cultures affect the music they play. Within PAMU 332, we are learning about various types of music and styles from all around the world. Amadou Fall held a great performance for us by playing some of his home songs on the kora. I will help me understand different music from around the world We were working on a chapter about West African music and the influences it has had on other music around the world. Directly. We've discussed West African music and instruments, and Amadou is a West African musician with a West African instrument. - 10 - Q12 - Rate your overall satisfaction with this activity: 1 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest score.