1. From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil. By: Nicholas Whelan

2. Personal Relevance Brief musical background -Trumpet -Percussion Jazz Band with Hal - Began to enjoy and appreciate both Jazz and Bossa. Experience with Garageband - Make songs of all genres for fun

3. Goals Compose a Bossa Nova piece that is enjoyable Learn more about Bossa Nova and its history Have SOME fun working on my senior project

4. My Product Brazilian Popular Music Essay - The journey - The effects -The appropriation -My piece “Rossa Nova” - Composed - Performed

5. What makes up a Bossa Nova piece Drum -“The Heartbeat” Overall Feeling -Soft -Straightforward

6. Facing Challenges -Remembering blog entries Alarm -Variety of sources for essay Learn new types of sources -Getting sick of my song Take a break, then listen again

7. Learning Skills Instrument ranges -Flute Writing sheet music Communicating with my peers during the performance.

9. Conclusions Lots of great responses from the listeners of “Rossanova” Have more knowledge on the roots of Bossa Nova and the history of Brazil. Had fun while composing and performing the piece.

10. Growth as a learner Enlightened by Senior Project, where the student is able to choose: -What they are graded on -How they will be graded -Who will be grading them

11. Career Possibilities Composer - Radio - Movies - Commercials Drummer -Teacher -Performer

12. Special Thanks Hal Mckusick Sophia Kobolakis Devon Parkes Mom Sister Leander Kobolakis, Tom Jawin, Camille Coy, Forrest Gray, Miles Kozatch, Jake Sosne, Pietro Martini Anybody I missed