Introduction
Music history spans many thousands of years. Music has evolved from simple tribal drums to very complex symphonies and orchestrated works. Music has played a really important role in the history of the world. It has had numerous effects on humanity and the growth and span of civilization.
Today we are going to study one of those time periods of music history. We are going to study the classical msuic of music history.
Task
Today you will choose to research the life and times of a classical music composer and inform us about their life.
Process
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/classical
From the Website above you will choose one of the composers and complete the following application:
1. Full Name (First, Middle (if any), Last
2. Birthplace and Date
3. Deathplace and Date
4. Age and Gender
5. Occupation (What did they do for a living? Not all composed music).
6. Most Notable Musical Works
7. Number of Musical Works completed
8. Abstract Information (anythign off the wall or amusing about them we may not know)
Write a paragraph that summarizes this information into a plausable introduction of this person. It must have 5-7 sentences that are complete and have little to no grammatical mistakes in it.
Evaluation
Evaluate yourself and your quest.
Create 3 questions you might ask yourself you want to know about your compser.
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Answer these questions and then complete the following questionaire.
1. How well did I research my composer?
2. How well did I complete the composer application?
3. Could I effectively create an indroduction to this person that most would understand?
Conclusion
In conclusion create a Power Point introduction that you will present to the class to introduce your composer!
The Power Point must include all of the application points and must be typed in complete sentences with at least 5 slides. Every slide must have a picture on it that corresponds to what is on the page.