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Literary Narrative
by Rok Churnovic
Alright everyone,
today we are going to learn
about Solfege. I had no
idea what Mr. Deboer was
talking about. What the
heck is soul fish? I
thought to myself rather
loudly. Im in my
advanced music theory
class in the choir room.
Signs litter the wall. The
signs are strange to me.
They are singing jokes and
are memes that only choir
people would understand.
Unfortunate for me, I am
not a choir person. Soul
fish is that fish symbol that
says Jesus on the
inside. Solfege is a singing
technique that uses words
to represent a note in a
scale. You probably
remember it from that
awful movie The Sound of
Music. Doe, a deer, a
female deer
blah blah blah.
Remember? I thoroughly
enjoy DeBos humor. Now
that I knew
what solfege was, I quickly
noticed the sign on the
wall that has it written
down in order. This week
should be a piece of cake.
But then I was informed
we would be sight reading
music using solfege and
our voices. Sight reading is
when you have to perform
a piece of music without
ever seeing it before,
which is usually pretty
difficult. Now, I have to
sight read with
this solfege bologna and I
have to sing it. There are
two things wrong with
that; I dont quite
understand solfege, and I
surely dont sing. EVER!
Thats when, to my relief,
the bell rings and Im
aloud to go home. Ill have
to wait another day to
make a fool of myself by
singing in front of the
class. I went home and I
just practiced
my solfege all night.Do.
Re. Mi. Fa. Sol. La. Ti.
Do. That part is easy for
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me to get, because I have
seen The Sound of
Music. The part that was
hard was to reverse the
order going back down the
scale. It was harder yet to
sing it. The next day in
school, all I could think
about was solfege. In
calculus class, one of the
hardest classes I have, I sit
and sing solfege in my
head. I was trying to
prepare for the inevitable.
When I got to the choir
room for AMT, I saw the
piece on the smart board. It
was a simple little piece
comprised of about ten
measures- it just danced
around the C scale. Im
lucky because I have a
musical background. Ive
been in band since I was in
5th grade. I then look
towards Charles, the kid
that sits next to me, whom
has no experience in music
at all. Why would he take
a class that is this hard?
my thoughts were
interrupted. Rok, youre
up princess. Well here it
was. That moment that I
thought would seem a lot
scarier. I guess Im not
scared anymore, because I
realize Charles must be
terrified. It took forever for
the song to end.
Finally, Deboer told me to
sit down. Well,
you feged up
your solfege pretty
badly but on the bright
side, your voice sounds
like a mixture between
Jesus and Fergie. I was
just so relieved that my
turn was over.
Then Deboer told us
tomorrow wed be singing
in different modes. Lets
try singing
in mixolydian mode.
What the heck is
Nickelodeon mode?
Rok, there are some very
funny parts of this essay,
keeping with your
personality, but there isnt
a lot of development.
What is the thesis? What
does it mean to think to
oneself loudly? For
example, I thought to
myself rather loudly.
Also, work on your tenses.they switch a few times in
the essay from present to
past.
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RubricName:_________________
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Period:_________
Below are the criteria toachieve an A+ thru B in anyparticular category. The
Somewhat Successfulessay (B- thru C-) has notsucceeded in one/some/all
of these areas, and theUnsuccessful essay (D
thru F) has failed inone/some/all of these areas.
Purpose (20): 15Successful (A+ thru B):
The purpose of thisassignment is to
convey a significantliteracy event thatconsiders the entire
Rhetorical Situation.
Genre (25): 18Successful (A+ thru B):
Captures theauthors momentand demonstrates
the significance of
this moment Contains a thesis
(explicit or implicit)
that unifies the piece Uses vivid detail Demonstrates
sophisticated
reflection
Design/Layout (10): 10
Successful (A+ thru B): Uses columns
effectively Uses
font/spacing/size tomake the readingexperienceenjoyable
Includes a title andthe authors name inthe appropriate
place
Audience (25):19
Successful (A+ thru B): Uses vocabulary
appropriate for a
college audience Assumes a level of
intelligence andsophistication for
the audience Adheres to the rules
and conventions ofmechanics, spelling,
usage and grammar Uses a style that fits
with the concept of
a narrative so the
audiencesexpectations are met
Stance(20): 17
Successful (A+ thru B): Uses the narrative to
offer an argument
about literacy Includes a consistent
tone that presents
the authors take onthe event
Takes risks in that itoffers the readersome insight intothe author