Composers+and+Glogsters

=**Composers and Glogsters: ASSIGNMENT #1** =

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==**Your first assignment should take 1 week to complete, depending upon how many technical issues we come across as we start this course. If it takes longer, that is okay too.** ==

**1) Please choose one of the following historical composers to research:**
==**2) Once you haven chosen a composer, please go to the DISCUSSION tab above and send me a message telling me who you have chosen. Only one person can research EACH composer, so if your composer is already taken, I will let you know. **==
 * **Johann Sebastian Bach**
 * **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**
 * **Ludvig van Beethoven**
 * **Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky**
 * **George Frideric Handel**
 * **Robert Schumann**
 * **Clara Schumann**
 * **Franz Liszt**
 * **Johannes Brahms**
 * **Hildegard of Bingen **

** 3) Begin researching the life of your composer, as well as the famous songs written by your composer. Here are some sites below that may help you with your research: **

 * **[|http://www.musiclopedia.com] --> See "Compositions" link --> See "Composer Master Index" link**
 * **[|http://www.nyphilkids.org] --> See "Composer's Gallery" link**
 * **[|http://www.dsokids.org] --> See "Listen and Learn link" --> See Listen by Composer link**
 * **[|http://www.classicsforkids.com] --> See "Composers link" --> See "Composers A to Z" link**
 * **[] --> See "Quizzes,Games, Music Help" link --> See "Music Information-Theory" link --> See "Composers-Musicians" link**

==** 4) Make sure to type whatever notes you have __each day__ on what you have learned about your composer. Please scroll below to see examples of what should be included (the red basic info section.) You can copy and paste this directly onto your personal page for this wiki, or you can use Microsoft Word to type your notes, and then **** __you can copy your notes and paste them onto this wiki page by following these steps:__ **==
 * ==** Select your notes with the mouse and copy your notes from a Microsoft Word document **==
 * ==** Hit the EDIT tab on the upper right-hand side of __this__ page **==
 * ==** Click your cursor below this step #4 **==
 * ==** Right-click the mouse to choose the PASTE option. **==
 * ==Then click the SAVE button on the upper right-hand side of this page. ==

4/27/2011
== 1) Please continue researching your composer. Your end product will be to create a "Glog" on [|www.glogster.com] about your composer. I want you to create your Glog from your composer's point of view. Meaning, I want //you to pretend// you actually are the composer you are researching when you are designing your page, so __FIRST__ you must learn a lot about your composer. Here is my example (in progress) [] ==

2) The following are things you should consider including about your composer, so that your glog will be full of information and look like a social networking page, such as Facebook or MySpace:
__ Basic Info __ Name Birthday Current City (Or city where your composer died) Hometown (Or city where your composer was born) Parents (names) Siblings (names) Relationships (Was/is your composer single, married, engaged, divorced, widowed, or cheating on his/her spouse?) Political Party (Or thoughts about politics, current kings or queens, etc.) Religion (Beliefs)

__Likes and Dislikes__ Activities Interests Music (Who does the composer like, or who influenced our composer?) Books Quotes (Famous quotes said by your own composer)

__ Biography __ This is a space where you would write a paragraph as if you were the composer telling others about himself/herself. Example:

My nickname is J.S. Bach and I come from a huge family. I really enjoy playing piano and entertaining wealthy people. I hope that someday I will make enough money selling my music that I can retire! (Or something like this.)

__ Education and Work __ (Insert college or schooling places here)

__ Friends __ (If your research tells you about other people or musicians who were close to your composer when he/she was around, please write their names here. You might also look at it from another angle and put famous musicians from today, 2011, who might be friends with your composer if he or she were still alive and young today.)

__ Works __ (Insert famous songs or "works" written by your composer. See if you can find internet links to put on your glog where people who read your glog can click to hear their music. Pretend it is like you are a current, popular artist posting a new song that you have just created, but you are posting a piece written by your composer. __ Pictures __ (Insert pictures here)

__ Status Update __ (Think of something your composer might be doing today if he or she were still in school, or even if they are just starting to become famous. Think of something they might post to share with friends) Example: Have you heard Rhianna's new song? I really like her voice but I think her music videos are scary.

**4/29/2011**
<span style="color: #8b2e94; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">**1) Keep researching your composer. When you feel like you have all or most of the information asked for, then you can create a "Glogster" account. Please send me a message on the DISCUSSION tab if you think you are ready to create your glog and I will check your notes to see if I agree. Then I will help you get started.**

<span style="color: #8b2e94; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">**2) When you are ready to start working on the Glogster site, I will show you my examples of a quality composer glog. You will have time to experiment and play around with your glog website before you actually create a final product. Keep in mind, I want your glog to look like it could have been made by your composer, (if they had internet back then.)**