Marcie's+Showcase

= Composer Project                                    =    __**Unit Summary:**__ The students will work in groups and will choose from a selection of composers to produce a TV Show about the composer's life. It should include 3 listening selections by the composer as well historical events that affected the composer's music. It is designed for middle school grades 6-8. in a general music class, although it could be adapted to be used in a performance based class as well. The students will do a journal entry about modern composers (I'm actually anticipating they will choose pop performers) and how they will be remembered in history--then we'll apply that idea to the past. Students will have to assess for themselves the quality of musical performances, quality of recordings, a composer's affect on history, and why that composer is still important today. They will take the knowledge they gain from their reseach (using a graphic organizer) and present it to their classmates in the form of a TV Show. They must manipulate the information to fit into the context of their drama, game show, talk show, mystery, etc. They will also use Microsoft Movie Maker to edit raw footage of their TV Show into a finished product, complete with commercials (if they desire), title and theme songs, and credits. __**Essential question:**__ How does music represent history?


 * __Unit Questions:__**


 * How do musicians affect the world around them?
 * How can music show different perspectives of historical events?
 * How can we use Windows Movie Maker to create a connection between drama and music?


 * __Curriculum Framing Questions:__**


 * How does music represent historical events?
 * What roles did composers play during the 17th and 18th centuries?
 * How will you use Windows Movie Maker to create a visual representation of your composer's role in world history as well as musical history?
 * How can drama and music, when used together, represent historical events?
 * How did your composer use the elements of music in an exemplary fashion to communicate and thus win themselves a place in the history of music?

Student Sample Wiki Great job, Marcie! Ann Please respond with comments to myon@greenville.k12.sc.us
 * Unit Plan**
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 * Summative Assessment**
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 * Student Sample**

From Tracy Beach:

Excellent job! Angela