Music

Mr. Scott will be leading the music at St. Charles. What a wonderful opportunity for our children. Ask your child what songs they are singing in class.

Composer Report Information Schedule Email

Composer Report Information

	Begin receiving information from your teacher about the composer report.
	Begin researching your composer (go the school or public library; surf the internet with the help of your parents or a teacher: www.google.com, www.onlineencyclopedia.org; http://en.winipedia.org/wiki/main_page Write or type the report on your composer using the worksheet. The higher your grade-level, the more information I'll be looking for (don't say I didn't warn you...). Decide how you are going to present your report... Read it directly from your written report? Dress up as your composer and tell the audience about your life as a composer? Bring a picture or prop (like a musical instrument or a copy of the composers' music...sometimes you can find copies of the composers' manuscripts displaying the way they would have written the music themselves, by hand) to display as you read your report? Display your information and pictures on a poster board.
	A written description of how you are planning to present your information is due.
	Presentations of reports begins....
Be sure to start your report NOW. Remember that from time to time I will be coming to you to ask you to give me some information about your composer (other than that he was German or had a big nose. Also, if you start now it will save you a lot of heartache and frustration closer to the time your report it due. Finally, have fun!
1.	Name of Composer
2.	Date of birth
3.	Place of birth
4.	Information about the family of the composer, if you can find it.
5.	Information about the time period in which the composer lived. For example, Bach lived in the Baroque period. What information can you give about the Baroque period? Mozart lived during the Classical period and Chopin lived during the Romantic period. If you can, give some information about the period in which the composer lived.
6.	Information about some of the composers' compositions, which are the composers/ most famous compositions? Are any of the composers/ compositions still popular today?
	Information about the style in which the composer wrote his/her music. Did the composer write music for symphonies and other instrumental ensembles? Did the composer write music for the organ or piano? Many of the earlier composers wrote music for choirs. Did yours?
8.	Date of death
9.	Place of death
10.	How much of the composer's music is still popular today, in 2006?
Do your best to find as much information about your composer as you can. This report will teach everyone not only about the composer, but also about different time periods in history, information about instruments and things like that. Have fun with this report because all of use will have fun learning from you.

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