DJ Battle

For the most part I enjoyed the DJ battle, but it wasn't quite organized enough to make it a great experience as an audience member. We were told the event would start at 6:00 pm, but the first "battle" didn't even perform until 7:15 pm. But that's all I will say about that situation. 

It was fun to see all of the students dressed up and excited to perform. It was very obvious that an ability to perform and really get into character was vital in this project. The more performative the approach the students took to the assignment, the more entertaining and easy to follow their "battles" were. Some students just stood there and played their music right after each other without moving, while others really got into it. One of my favorite performances that I saw was the Hannah Montana Vs. Miley Cyrus pair. It really felt like they were using the music and sound clips to fight for them. 

I could see doing some variation of this project in a theatre class while teaching students about character and conflict. I think it would be interesting for students to find music that matches their characters and speaks some of their characters inner feelings.