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Composer Expert Project

Choose from list of composers:

Johann Sebastian Bach
 
Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Joseph Haydn
 
Ludwig van Beethoven
 
George Frederic Handel
 
Johannes Brahms
 
Frederic Chopin
 
Franz Schubert
 
Claude Debussy 
 
Igor Stravinsky
 
Duke Ellington
 
Ella Fitzgerald 
 
Louis Armstrong 
 
Clara Schumann
 
Hildegard von Bingen
 

Project Content 

Google Slideshow: (bullet points)
  • Title page - should include your name, the name of your composer (spelled correctly) and an image of your composer
  • 3 Background information slides - you should have 18-21 bullet points total (they can be spread out differently if you so choose), remember - no complete sentences
  • 1 Musical background slide - you must include 6-7 bullet point facts on this slide
  • 2 Pieces of music slides - select two important pieces of music your composer wrote and tell us about them, 6-7 bullet point facts on each page and include a link to the piece - youtube is fine
  • “Why are they important?” slide - write a paragraph, in your own words, as to why you think your composer is a big deal, 4-5 sentences (copied and pasted from your doc)
 
Google Doc: (complete sentences)
  • Heading should include: your name, the name of this project, your composers name and your general music day
  • Background section: 18-21 full sentence facts about your composer
  • Music Background section: 6-7 facts about the composer’s overall music background, 6-7 facts about two important pieces the composer wrote (6-7 facts about each piece)
  • “Why are they important?” paragraph - write a paragraph, in your own words, as to why you think your composer is a big deal, 4-5 sentences
 
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