Angela's+Showcase


 * __Bach, Brahms and the boys: Anything for a buck!__**

This unit will combine the knowledge that the students will have learned through previous units on the Baroque and Romantic periods of music history. The lives of the various composers will be expanded upon through research into the historical and cultural events of their times that would have influenced their compositions. The musical compositions of the composers from the two eras will be compared and contrasted using a blog site. In addition, students will analyze the lives of modern day composers and how they compare with the composers of the past. Using a capacity matrix, they will compile their data and use this to form an essay. This essay will enable the students to answer the Essential Question of the unit. Finally, students will work in groups to create original compositions, influenced by current events/culture, using Finale composition software to produce a polished musical product.

Curriculum Framing Questions: How have the historical events of the last 20 years influenced the music of modern composers? What roles did composers play in the societies in which they lived? What major historical events have occured in the last 20 years? What roles do composers play in our society today? Which compositions from the Baroque or Romatic eras were influenced the most by historical/cultural events?
 * Essential Question -** How does history and culture affect music?
 * Unit Questions -** How did the historical events of the 17th century/19th century influence the music of Baroque/Romantic composers?
 * Content Questions -** What major historical events occured during the 17th century19th century in Europe?


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Great project Angela! ~Megan