Living Performer Final Project – due June 7
Points 20
Objectives:
1.1
To learn more about contemporary performers
1.2
To use the internet to investigate live performers –
biographies, interviews, video clips, audio recordings, concert schedule, fan
pages
1.3
To write compellingly about a live performer by
creating a one page flyer
Final presentation: Present your flyer and info sheet in
class June 7 (seniors) or June 8
Project outline: Using the internet or library sources, you
need to research a live performer – someone who currently concert-izes
nationally, playing the same stringed instrument you play. You need to pretend
that you are the manager for this person and that your information you submit
makes or breaks their career. Each student will have one page for this
performer. The following information will be presented:
Picture(s) of the artist
Quick read bio:
Full name
Date born
State/country of origin
What genre does this artist play
in? (Classical, Contemporary)
What are they know for (one
sentence)?
A brief biography – not longer than 2 paragraphs (do not
plagiarize… reword anything you copy off the internet into your own words!!!)
A list of CD’s currently in print (partial list if
extensive)
Three (3) video links (embedded code or link code) to your
favorite videos you found of this performer.
Any other information you’d like to include, for example:
upcoming tour schedule, where do they teach, other groups they perform with,
etc…
Links to at least 3 websites for this performer (fan/FB
pages, official website, CD label website)
Lastly, each student needs to make a one page 8.5 x 11 flyer
(black and white is fine) to bring to class to share with all the other
students. This flyer needs to have a one sentence blurb about the performer and
a picture of them. Make it compelling – make your colleagues want to go to that
page to learn more about that performer! You should do this document on your
computer in Word. You can see examples of these flyers from years past at the
entrance of the orchestra room.
Have fun researching today’s performers. We’ll sign up for
performers in class.
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To learn more
about classical composers
1.2
To use the
internet or library to investigate composers
1.3
To write
compellingly about composer by creating a poster ‘advertising’ his/her works
and reputation
Final presentation: Poster needs
to be brought in to class by June 7. If you cannot purchase materials due to
financial hardship, Ms. Silberman will provide poster board. Any size poster
board is ok. There are examples of posters that were done well up in the
classroom.
Project outline: You need to
research a classical composer – anyone writing music from 1500 thru modern day
‘classical composers’. No students can research the same composer – each of you
needs to work independently. The following information needs to be present on
your poster board:
Picture(s) of the composer
Poster information
Full
name of the composer (or, the commonly-referred to name followed by the full
name if that’s of interest)
Date
born, date died – age when he/she died
Country
of birth and country he/she mainly lived in (if different)
What
era of music (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, etc.)
Marketing
tag line – if you could say one thing about this composer, what would it be?
Time
line of his life – limited to major events or pieces… needs to be quickly
readable.
Major
important works he/she wrote – keep it to 3 – 5 entries!
You
can also include anything else on your poster that makes him/her famous – you
can add quotes, summaries of the numbers of works they wrote, famous
occurrences in their life or a list of links to interesting websites about the
composer.
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!… Reword
anything you copy off the internet into your own words!!!
On June 7 (seniors) or June 8
you will present your poster to your class – you will talk about your composer.
If you have a recording of one of the famous works by your composer, you may
play that at the beginning or end of your poster presentation. The presentation
only needs to be a couple of minutes – basically discuss what you put on your
board and tell us about your composer.
Have fun researching composers.
Don’t only get your information off of Wikipedia – there are many composer
websites. We’ll sign up for composers in class.
