This webquest engages students in a potential disscussion with a composer from a different era. This activity could also be adapted for exploration of current composers as well.
This site is a webquest on the making of musical instruments; specifically, the violin. While based on a string instrument, this is a great site for inspiration for creating a similar project for wind or percussion instruments.
This is a great resource for teachers and students that connects to music history. This could serve as a review resource or a quick introduction for whatever musical period is being studied. If offers great facts as well as information about instruments from that time. It could also be used as a WebQuest assignment for sub-plans.
This video provides modeling for developing vibrato for violin players. The instructor is slow, methodical, and clear. This video will be used for my WebQuest.
This video will be a reference for my WebQuest. Hilary Hahn is playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and her type of vibrato will be analyzed by students.
TaskYou, either alone or with two to four classmates will plan 5 different trips to attend and critique 5 different pop music performaces around the country and around the world. Two of these events must be outside the US.Your final product will be an Avid binder that includes the following documents:There are 5 components (tabs) to this project for each event:Spotify playlist (email link to class website)In order of attended EventsSchool appropriateLogistics/itinerary sheetMust make sense and be able to implement in real timeMusical Element observation sheetComplete sentence for each of the element.BeatMeterDynamicsHarmonyMelodyPitchRhythmTempoTextureTimbrFinal ReflectionA 5-sentence paragraph on why you chose this artistA 5-sentence paragraph on why you chose the city.A 5-sentence paragraph on what you learned and found most interesting.
Have you ever wanted to travel the world and visit a different state or country other than your own? Now is your chance! You and your classmates have been hired as Music Reviewers and Critics.You, alone or with an entourage of two to four classmates, will travel to 5 different live music events and critique the shows. You will carefully plan your travel to arrive at each event on time as well as slip in some sight-seeing! Get Ready!