RJA #15: Reflection

ENG 1020 has taught me many things about english and the writting process. It has also allowed me to form an opinion on how colleges should be teaching music undergraduate students. I think the most prominante tool I have taken from this class is the ability to form my knowledge into something that others can read, understand and colaborate with. It is not hard to have an opinion or idea about something but it is hard to share it will a large group of others. Getting your words right and structuring your writting in a way that can be understood and discussed is not an easy task but is very important. This class furthered my knowlede on how to organize and illustrate, through words, what I want to say and what I want the words to mean. That kind of knowledge can be taken to basicly any job situation The study of my topic also helped me discover some things about colleges and my opinion on teaching music. This will help me greatly in my future endeavors of taching by allowing me to grow with my opinions of teaching. I had a pretty good time with this class.

RJA #14b: Application Project References

Gill, N. S. (n.d.). Oral Tradition - What Is an Oral Tradition?. About.com. Retrieved (2010, May 4) from http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/homer/f/OralTradition.htm

Tabla. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.taalim.com/about_tabla.htm

African drums. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.african-drumming.co.uk/

Fernstrom, M. (1997, March 02). Music notation: an issue of purpose and use in traditional music. Retrieved from http://www.ul.ie/~idc/library/papersreports/MikaelFernstrom/music01/music01.html

Schimpf, Dr. Peter. Personal interview, 11 Apr. 2010.

RJA #14a: Application Project Progress Report

1) What the project is:
I plan on writting four journal entries from the point of view of a new music undergrad student that is entering a program that has adopted a new requirment that all undergrad students in the music degree program must learn a oral traditional instrument. The entries will be a year apart and will show how the program is progressing the student. The students attitude will get better and better by the end of the entries. This will demonstrate the value of having music undergrad students learn oral traditional music.

2) Accomplished:
I have found all of my sources and there are three differnt types. I have a brief outline of how my journal entries will unfold and prove the point. I have set the time line for the journal entries.

3) Still need to do:
I need to figure out what information will be included in each journal entry. I still need to develop a slight character that is writting the entries such as their voice and what instruments they play and so on. I need to write the rough draft as a whole.