Wix Assignment Task Sheet

SUBJECT: MUSIC

GRADE LEVEL: 7-10

NAME: ...............................................

Wix Assignment Task Objective To research one of the following topics, make your own website and interact with: 1. The Instruments of the Orchestra Or 2. The Music of Another Culture (choose one)

Materials You will need the following: • A group name (or an alias if you are by yourself) • A current email address that you can access while at school • Access to the internet • An overactive imagination

Procedures Instruments of the Orchestra 1.

Using your class notes on the four families of the Orchestra you are to create a Wix.com site that has the pages below

2.

Using Wix.com add media: diagrams, sound clips, & videos to help a viewer to your site understand, see, hear & experience the Instruments of the Orchestra

3.

Wherever you obtain an image, sound clip or video, copy its URL into your Bibliography Page

4.

Save your work continuously

5.

Check your site that it contains examples from each Orchestral Family before you Publish it

Main Pages Required a) Title Page (Home) b) The Four Families - branching off into a page each of: i) Woodwinds ii) Brass iii) Percussion iv) Strings c) The Conductor d) Famous Pieces e) Bibliography PAGE 1 OF 3

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SUBJECT: MUSIC

GRADE LEVEL: 7-10

NAME: ...............................................

Music of Another Culture 1.

Choose a culture from the list below & in consultation with your teacher (the focus is on traditional music)

2.

Provide an information page on your chosen culture (geography, population, wealth) and how they perform music (ceremonies, weddings, religious festivals).

3.

Research and provide 3-5 instruments from this culture and classify them according to the Sachs-Hornbostel system http://thurly.net/10b3

4.

Describe & Notate the types of Scales or Rhythms featured in your culture’s music (find Youtube demo videos or instrumental lessons online, google books etc)

5.

Finish with a Bibliography page stating where you obtained every link, image, sound clip & video with its owners (you can search Compfight for free images and edit them in Picnik)

Culture Choice List: a) Greece b) Latin America (Peru, Brazil etc) c) Asia (China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia) d) Europe (Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Norway) e) Middle East

Adaptations If you come across another idea or useful website and think that you could make a similar one, such as the DSO Kids website or a library of World Music Instruments, see your teacher to discuss varying your task.

Due Date .......................................

Outcomes to be Marked Syllabus

4.7 4.9 4.11 5.7 5.9 5.11 Institute Teachers All Key Stages 1.1.1 2.1.3 3.1.1 3.14 3.1.5 3.1.10 4.1.5 4.1.1 5.1.5

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SUBJECT: MUSIC

GRADE LEVEL: 7-10

NAME: ...............................................

Extension • If you find you have a passion for the music of Mexico and know of a parent, grandparent etc

who is a Mariachi musician, video them performing and include it in your website

• Undertake an in-depth analysis of Greek Music and include it as a PDF on your site • Learn to clap the main Clave rhythms from Cuba and record the audio on the laptops, edit it in

Audacity an upload them to your website

• If you are currently learning, or can play, a piece of music from China for example, get your

instrumental tutor to record you and include a performance review stating how you performed this piece and what you had to do to learn it

Suggested Readings The Rise of Music in the Ancient World

Sachs, Curt. “The Rise of Music in the Ancient World- East & West.” New York, W. W. Norton & Co. 1943.

An eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music from the Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, Asia, India, Greece, Middle East & Europe.

Music Around The World

Dunbar Hall, Peter. Hodge, Glenda. “A Guide to Music Around The World.” Marrickville, Science Press, 1991.

This book will take your students on a guided tour of music from around the world with complete scales, rhythms, folk songs and CD included for listening activities. The book also contains a full glossary and index.

History of Musical Instruments

Sachs, Curt. “The History of Musical Instruments.” New York, W. W. Norton & Co. 1940.

From prehistoric times to the 20th Century this book is the first comprehensive history of musical instruments. It starts with the earliest forms of rhythm to modern day electronic instruments.

Links • http://www.yourworldinstruments.com/ • http://www.rhythmnraga.org/raga.html • http://www.oudcafe.com/index.htm • http://music.indiana.edu/lamc/home/ • http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Music/index.html • http://www.totshabbat.com/freesheetmusic.html • http://www.indianmelody.com/hindustani.htm

These are all my ideas and are free to use but please reference me in your future wix.com endeavors.

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