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Music: 2 of 2 Music

Types of Evidence:
Types of Evidence:
Diary: Include practice goals, daily logs (date, time, pieces, exercises), progress notes (achievements, challenges), feedback (teacher and self-reflection), recordings for comparison,
Diary: Include practice goals, daily logs (date, time, pieces, exercises), progress notes (achievements, challenges), feedback (teacher and self-reflection), recordings for comparison, technique tracking (tempo changes), musicality observations (expression, dynamics), next session goals, resources used, and notes on physical and mental well-being. Regularly
technique tracking (tempo changes), musicality observations (expression, dynamics), next session goals, resources used, and notes on physical and mental well-being. Regularly documenting these aspects provides a clear view of development and areas needing improvement, demonstrating progress over time.
documenting these aspects provides a clear view of development and areas needing improvement, demonstrating progress over time.
Recorded Audition: Use recorded auditions to show progress by comparing recordings over time. By listening to and analyzing past and recent performances, they can highlight
Recorded Audition: Use recorded auditions to show progress by comparing recordings over time. By listening to and analyzing past and recent performances, they can highlight improvements in technique, tone, accuracy, and expression. Noting feedback received and reflecting on adjustments made based on earlier recordings can also demonstrate growth.
improvements in technique, tone, accuracy, and expression. Noting feedback received and reflecting on adjustments made based on earlier recordings can also demonstrate growth. These comparisons provide tangible evidence of development, showcasing how practice and feedback have enhanced their skills and overall performance quality.
These comparisons provide tangible evidence of development, showcasing how practice and feedback have enhanced their skills and overall performance quality.
Draft: Show progress as a composer or producer by illustrating evolving complexity, creativity, and refinement in their work. Early drafts can be compared with final versions to highlight
Draft: Show progress as a composer or producer by illustrating evolving complexity, creativity, and refinement in their work. Early drafts can be compared with final versions to highlight improvements in structure, harmony, orchestration, and technical proficiency. Iterative changes in drafts, such as enhanced melodies, richer arrangements, and polished production
improvements in structure, harmony, orchestration, and technical proficiency. Iterative changes in drafts, such as enhanced melodies, richer arrangements, and polished production techniques, demonstrate learning and skill development. Keeping detailed notes on revisions and the reasoning behind changes further showcases growth and an increasing mastery of
techniques, demonstrate learning and skill development. Keeping detailed notes on revisions and the reasoning behind changes further showcases growth and an increasing mastery of compositional and production processes.
compositional and production processes.
Annotated Screenshots: Screenshots of digital audio workstations (DAWs) or notation software can display evolving complexity in arrangements, refined mix settings, and advanced
Annotated Screenshots: Screenshots of digital audio workstations (DAWs) or notation software can display evolving complexity in arrangements, refined mix settings, and advanced editing techniques. Annotations can explain the purpose of adjustments, such as improved sound quality, enhanced dynamics, or more sophisticated use of effects. Comparing early and
editing techniques. Annotations can explain the purpose of adjustments, such as improved sound quality, enhanced dynamics, or more sophisticated use of effects. Comparing early and later screenshots with notes on specific enhancements provides clear, visual evidence of their growing expertise and creative development.
later screenshots with notes on specific enhancements provides clear, visual evidence of their growing expertise and creative development.
Compositional Sketch: Evidence progress by displaying initial ideas alongside later, more refined versions. For composers, this might include early melodic or harmonic drafts evolving
Compositional Sketch: Evidence progress by displaying initial ideas alongside later, more refined versions. For composers, this might include early melodic or harmonic drafts evolving into complete scores. For producers, initial track layouts can be compared with polished final mixes. Performers can show annotated music sheets with notes on technique or
into complete scores. For producers, initial track layouts can be compared with polished final mixes. Performers can show annotated music sheets with notes on technique or interpretation improvements. Documenting these sketches chronologically, with explanations of changes and enhancements, visually demonstrates their growth in creativity, technical
interpretation improvements. Documenting these sketches chronologically, with explanations of changes and enhancements, visually demonstrates their growth in creativity, technical skills, and artistic vision.
skills, and artistic vision.
Initial Mixes: Initial mixes can highlight early decisions on balance, panning, and effects, while final mixes show improved clarity, depth, and polish. Annotating these mixes with notes on
Initial Mixes: Initial mixes can highlight early decisions on balance, panning, and effects, while final mixes show improved clarity, depth, and polish. Annotating these mixes with notes on changes made—such as adjustments in EQ, dynamics, or reverb—demonstrates growing technical skills and artistic choices. Chronologically presenting these mixes with explanations of
changes made—such as adjustments in EQ, dynamics, or reverb—demonstrates growing technical skills and artistic choices. Chronologically presenting these mixes with explanations of specific improvements provides clear evidence of their development and mastery in composition and production.
specific improvements provides clear evidence of their development and mastery in composition and production.
Feedback from Others: Feedback from others helps a musician show evidence of improvement by highlighting progress through external perspectives. Constructive critiques from
Feedback from Others: Feedback from others helps a musician show evidence of improvement by highlighting progress through external perspectives. Constructive critiques from teachers, peers, and audiences can pinpoint areas of growth and refinement in technique, interpretation, and overall performance. Documenting this feedback, along with actions taken
teachers, peers, and audiences can pinpoint areas of growth and refinement in technique, interpretation, and overall performance. Documenting this feedback, along with actions taken to address it, provides tangible proof of ongoing development. Comparing earlier feedback with more recent comments can clearly demonstrate how the musician's skills and artistry
to address it, provides tangible proof of ongoing development. Comparing earlier feedback with more recent comments can clearly demonstrate how the musician's skills and artistry have evolved over time.
have evolved over time.
Raw Recordings: By regularly recording practice sessions, rehearsals, and performances, musicians can track progress in areas such as intonation, timing, articulation, dynamics, and
Raw Recordings: By regularly recording practice sessions, rehearsals, and performances, musicians can track progress in areas such as intonation, timing, articulation, dynamics, and expressiveness. Listening to earlier and more recent recordings side by side reveals improvements in technical proficiency, musicality, and confidence. Additionally, documenting specific
expressiveness. Listening to earlier and more recent recordings side by side reveals improvements in technical proficiency, musicality, and confidence. Additionally, documenting specific challenges and how they were overcome, as heard in these recordings, offers concrete evidence of skill development and artistic growth.
challenges and how they were overcome, as heard in these recordings, offers concrete evidence of skill development and artistic growth.