Prepare a list of at least 3 questions to ask the musicians you are observing or joining with to participate in music making.
I will be observing him play a hammond organ and directiong a choir.
These need to be separate questions from the research questions you explored during Week 6.
Think of open-ended questions that will encourage the musicians to share significant information about their experiences making music.
After you create the Interview Questions, write a few sentences about the preparations you have made for compiling your observations of music making as a participant or observer. Where are you in the process? Are all of your preparations in place?
My topic is the folowing:
My fieldwork project and topic will be on my friend Derick Pew and Gospel music. Derick is a musician and a teacher of music. Growing up in the church I was always around gospel music and the instruments, to the vocals, and the organ and the singing of hymns always intrigued me. I will be interviewing him on what he loves about playing the organ, why he enjoys gospel music and hymns.
My research questions are attached.