Vince Rusbosin

SLM-521

Online Subscription Music

Elective #9

Part 1: Top Three Music Subscription Sites

Selection Criteria

Excellent

Satisfactory

Unacceptable

User Friendliness

Site is very easy to navigate & use. It also is appealing and is aesthetically pleasing.

Site is somewhat easy to navigate & use. Users can find desired music in a timely fashion.

Site is difficult to use. Takes user longer to search for desired music.

Features & Tools

Provides useful features and tools that help the user search for music. Most music labels can be found.

Features are limited but helps users to find music. Major music labels are available but some are not found.

Features do not help users find music in a timely fashion. Most major music labels are not due to lack of restrictions.

Pricing

Pricing is competitive and/or offers attractive packages and/or deals to the user.

Pricing is average. There may be some packaged deals offered.

Pricing is higher than market value. No offers, discounts are available.


Top Three Music Subscriptions:

iTunes- Ranking in at #1, iTunes provides the user with and excellent overall music experience. Aesthetically appealing, easy to navigate, and offering features & tools that are geared for the user. This site also provides competitive pricing and discounts and sales. They will also send out free playlists to subscribers. A great music subscription site ranking very high on the charts. Date Visited- 7/12/09

http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/

eMusic- Considered to be the little cousin of iTunes, eMusic offers some of the great features of iTunes with cheaper prices. The downside is that there is lower restrictions and some major labels will not cooperate with eMusic. Date Visited- 7/12/09

http://www.emusic.com/

Napster- Often the leader regarding new features and tools that are normally user friendly. However the prices tend to be on the higher side of the market which makes this site rank third on the top three list. Date Visited- 7/12/09

http://www.napster.com/index.html?darwin_ttl=1247513298&darwin=s0609A


Part 2: Music Supported Lesson Plan

Downloaded iTune Songs:

  1. Back In Black- ACDC (Slower)

  2. Where's Your Head At- Jean Elan (Medium)

  3. Walk It Out- Dj Unk (Fast)

Grade Level: 9-12th Grade

Objective: To jump rope in unison to a variety of musical tempos.

Students will be able to:

  1. Maintain jump rope speeds according to the varying tempo of three different songs.

  2. Obtain and record heart rates during resting intervals.

  3. Compare and contrast steps recorded by pedometers.

  4. Compare and contrast heart rates with the tempo speed of each song.

Procedures:

Students will meet in assigned squads and be instructed to record individual resting heart rates.

Students will run a light warm up jog around the gym followed by a static stretch and dynamic warm-up.
The teacher will pass out pedometers and jump ropes to students.

The teacher will assign students in groups of 2-3 and find adequate space in the gym.

The teacher will instruct students that in each group one student will be assigned as the time keeper, step and heart rate recorder.

The teacher will then start the clock and music and monitor students.

After each session the teacher will instruct the students to rotate and repeat the procedures.

At the end of the class the teacher will instruct students to obtain and record their post exercise heart rates.

Closure:

Jumping rope is a fun and effective exercise to train the cardiovascular system. The teacher will review with the students how measuring heart rate is an effective tool to monitor cardiovascular strength. Also the recovery rate post exercise is can also be used to determine cardiovascular efficiency. The teacher will review with the students how it is important to maintain a steady pace when exercising the cardiovascular system. Also question students on the relationship between heart rates and tempo.

Evaluation:

The teacher will review students heart rate, pedometer recording data over several sessions to determine if students are following instructions and putting fourth enough effort and determination.