1. Music History Composer Research Project
All Piano Classes

2. The Project
Each student will research an assigned composer from one of the historical periods of music discussed during the Music History Unit

3. The Product
Each Students will produce a presentation that communicates the required information about their composer. Poster, prezi, powerpoint, speech, video, etc.
Outline of notes is due Monday, April 22nd
Final Projects are due by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3rd.

4. Required slides
Composer Name, Dates of life, picture of the composer, Country/Region of origin, where they lived, Historical Period of Music.
Early Life, musical background, training, family environment
Composing Career, who did they work with, etc. where did they compose. What did they compose (symphonies, ballets, songs, operas, string quartets, concertos)

5. Required Slides
Important or best known works. Include embedded audio clips, video clips or links to videos of their works. (2)
Legacy- their impact on music world and other composers. Lasting legacy impact. When did works become popular.
Interesting Facts, other information.

6. Intermediate Piano
Your composer will be from a list of piano composers
Important works MUST be for piano, either solo, or concerto, etc.
Included with your important works needs to be a thorough description of the piece.

7. Sources
NO WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No copy and paste. Take the information and rewrite it in your own words.
You must include as your last slide a list of the websites or books that you utilize as sources.
Pay attention to the source, does it sound like a reputable source or are you looking at Jimmy Joe Bobs Beethoven fan page.

8. Composers Palestrina Schumann Puccini Byrd Liszt Mahler Monteverdi
Wagner
Debussy
Purcell
Verdi
Sibelius
Vivaldi
Franck
Vaughan Williams
Rameau
Smetana
Rachmaninov
Gluck
Bruckner
Schoenberg
Weber
Strauss
Ravel
Rossini
Brahms
Bartok
Schubert
Saint-Saens
Stravinsky
Donizetti
Bizet
Prokofiev
Bellini
Tchaikovsky
Gershwin
Berlioz
Dvorak
Shostakovich
Mendelssohn
Grieg
Britten
Chopin
Elgar