Composer Projects
Journal Entry:
• Who is your favorite musician?
• What will they be remembered
for after they are no longer
creating music?
Guess the events for which the
following music is, or was, used:
• The Olympics Theme
• The Lone Ranger
(actually the William Tell
Overture, Giacomo
Rossini)
• TV Commercial (actually
“Carmina Burana”, by
Carl Orff
• Space Odyssey 2001
(actually "Also Sprach
Zarathustra", by Richard
Strauss)
KWL Chart
Know Want Learned
(What I already (What I want to (What I learned
Know) know) in the project)
Steps in Project
• Identify your groups’ composer
• Research his life
• Identify historical events that may have
influenced his compositions
• Find his Discography
• Listen to samples of his music and select three
listening examples to share with the class.
• Decide a TV Show format
• Write a script involving everyone in your group.
Steps in Project
• Select appropriate costuming and rehearse
script
• Record the TV Show with Mrs. Yon
• Edit the TV Show in Windows Movie Maker
• Turn in the final product to Mrs. Yon for review
• Edit and make final changes
• Present the final product to the class
Overall Rubric
Student Guideline for Success