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MUSIC SYMPOSIUM WEBQUEST

Introduction

The 1^st Annual

Grand Mukilteo Historical Music Symposium is being organized.

Your team has been selected as a Performance Segment Organizing (PSO) team.

PSO teams are charged with designing the individual performances at the Symposiums finale concert.

The Task

You will be working in a team of 5-6 members to select and research one composer/song to represent one of the following musical eras:

Renaissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

20^th Century

The Symposium board has already secured a venue for the performances and musicians have been hired to accurately perform the music on period appropriate instruments while wearing the period appropriate costumes you have researched. The period art examples you have selected will also be displayed on stage during the performance.

Your presentation will need to provide the following information:

Who was this composer?

What characteristics make this song representative of the period?

What instruments will we need to provide for the musicians?

What costumes will need to be provided?

What historical events took place during this period?

What other types of art were popular at this time?

Process

1. Choose a team of 5-6 members

2. Decide upon the musical era your team will research.

3. Select a composer and one of his/her works.

4. Each of you should choose one area of the presentation to research.

5. As a group your team will need to create a short song about your composer (12-24 bars) and notate it using “Play Music” software.

6. Your team will need to decide the format for your presentation. Either Powerpoint or a webpage

Evaluation

This is the Rubric for assessment of your teams performance.

CATEGORY	4 - Above Standard	3 - Meets Standard	2 - Approaching Standard	1 - Below Standard
Facts - Composers	When asked to name famous composers associated with a particular time, the student can name 1 composers and at least 1 work by that composer.	When asked to name famous composers associated with a particular time, the student can name 1 composer.	When asked to name famous composers associated with a particular time, the student can name 1 composer.	The student is unable to name composers associated with a particular time period.
Analyzes how music fits time/culture	Accurately describes several dominant elements of music associated with a particular time period or culture and can relate them to other elements in that time or culture..	Accurately describes a couple of dominant elements of music associated with a particular time period or culture and can relate them to other elements in that time or culture.	Accurately describes 1-2 dominant elements of music associated with a particular time period or culture.	Has difficulty describing any dominant elements of music associated with a particular time period or culture.
Facts - Instruments	When asked to speak or write about musical instruments or styles associated with a particular time period or culture, the student presents several accurate facts, with no inaccurate or questionable facts.	When asked to speak or write about musical instruments or styles associated with a particular time period or culture, the student presents 1-2 accurate facts, with no inaccurate or questionable facts.	When asked to speak or write about musical instruments or styles associated with a particular time period or culture, but also includes 1 or more inaccurate or questionable fact.	Student cannot talk or write accurately about the instruments or styles associated with a particular time period or culture.
Facts - Time Period/Culture	When asked to speak or write about the time period or culture, the student presents several accurate facts, with no inaccurate or questionable facts.	When asked to speak or write about the time period or culture, the student presents 1-2 accurate facts, with no inaccurate or questionable facts.	When asked to speak or write about the time period or culture, the student presents 1-2 accurate facts, but also includes 1 or more inaccurate or questionable fact.	Student cannot talk or write accurately about the time period or culture.

Conclusion

When your group has finished putting together your presentation you will present your project for the other PSO teams either in the form of a webpage or powerpoint presentation.