CBA 1: The Composition Portfolio
CBA 2: Programme Note
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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)
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Evidence
Snippets of Sound and Notation
Other Notes:
Musical Features
Elements
Tonality
Tempo
Rhythmic Features
Melodic Features
Points of Interest
Description
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PIECE 1
Digital programs, resources or websites visited
/ 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.
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PIECE
Reflecting and Refining
Keep track of your progress using this Reflection Log.
REFLECTION LOG
PIECE 1
Date: Goal Progress
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Review
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:
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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
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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
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PIECE 2 /
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.
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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:
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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?
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Snippets of sound and notation
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
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Key Pieces of Information to Include in My Programme Note