The purpose of this assignment is for the students to respond to different types of musical modes. The students will think of music in a deeper and more complicated way. The students will not only decide whether they like or dislike the sound of certain modes, but why. The different modes, major, minor, augmented, and diminished, each have a very distinct style and sound.
People can love or hate music according to the mode it is played in.
To understand the properties that make up a piece of music will bring the students more in touch with the passion of music. This is want I want to give the students. Students will learn to work together in a group. Students will learn to conduct research and organize the results on their own. Students will be able to identify different types of modes by sound.