Music by Emily Greenfield and Megan Boender

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by Emily Greenfield and Megan
Boendermlygrnfl_at_dordt.edu and mgnbndr_at_dordt.edu
A Webquest about Music
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INTRODUCTION

• The purpose of this webquest is to educate middle
  school and high school students in the general
  field of music.
• Students will learn the basics of reading music
• Students will gain a greater knowledge in music
  history by studying great figures such as Mozart
  or Bach.

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The BIG Question

• Music is an aspect of our everyday lives. We go
  shopping and music is playing through every
  store, we go to the dentist and soothing music is
  there to relax us. But do we really pay much
  attention to this music? Are we degrading this
  art form by not giving our full attention to the
  aesthetic purpose of a song? What do you think
  Mozart or Bach would say to the way we use music
  today?

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Assignment

• On YOUR OWN, be able to recall musical terms and
  know where the different notes are placed on the
  staff and review the following worksheet.
• Worksheet
• Then in your assigned groups research the
  assigned composer, either Mozart or Bach.
  Research their early life (when/where they were
  born), what made them start their music career,
  and a few of their good works. After the
  research is finished you and your group will be
  giving a short presentation on your composer to
  the rest of the class.

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PROCESS

• 1st- Individually do the worksheet that is
  provided for you. You will be asked to turn that
  in at a later time.
• 2nd- As you individually do your research, check
  out these websites on both Bach and Mozart.
• http//www.mozartproject.org
• http//w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart.html
  click on the hyperlink while researching to
  listen to some of his famous works. Once youve
  clicked on the hyperlink, pick any one of his
  violin concertos to listen to.
• http//www.studio-mozart.com/mozart
• http//www.jsbach.org
• http//www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.htm
  l click on Bachs Life in contemporary color
  illustration and read through and play samples
  of music to get a feel for what his compositions
  are like.
• http//www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/bachjs.h
  tml
• 3rd- Get together with your group and share the
  information that each of you have found.
• 4th- Then as a group put all of your information
  together in a brief presentation and be ready to
  present it to the class.
• 5th-Individually go to the Big Question and
  write a 1 page response, double spaced. There is
  no right or wrong answer, its your opinion!

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Evaluation
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Conclusion

• Students should be able to understand the basic
  concepts of music.
• Mozarts and Bachs lives and compositions should
  be well understood.
• Students should be able to read a simple score of
  music and be able to repeat rhythms.

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CREDITS

• Evaluation form http//www.rubistar.4teachers.or
  g
• Graphics
• Microsoft Clip Art
• Print Artist 6.0