Emeralds,
rubies, and sapphires are cut into many facets by expert
jewelers so that when light enters the top facets of
the gemstone, the other facets reflect the light back
to the eye. This reflection causes the stone to sparkle,
which enhances our
appreciation of its beauty.
The
arts, too, are gems with many facets. Each work - a
musical composition, painting, poem, dance, or play
- captures our imagination whenever we take the time
to experience it from many different angles. These perspectives
allow us to expand what we know about a work and to
intensify our responses to it. Discovering the multidimensional
characteristics of a musical work allows students to
perform the new piece with understanding and value the
work more deeply.
In
this BandQuest site for teachers, you will learn about
the Facets Model, see how it was used in writing the
curriculum for the new compositions in the series, and
consider how you might use the model in your classroom
for your own planning or student inquiry. Explore new
avenues for presenting, performing, and studying compositions
in the BandQuest repertoire and learn how this model
can be used with other works.
