Group+C+Wiki+Archived

media type="youtube" key="w2cFEHM9yMw" height="344" width="425"Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven 1836)media type="youtube" key="N6K_IuBsRM4" height="344" width="425"Toscanini conducting Beethoven's fifth symphony.

=Group C=

Movie Maker Video
Using a concept inspired by this chapter, your group will create a Multimedia presentation using Microsoft Windows Movie Maker software. Guidelines for this segment are as follows: 1. A written script and story board must be submitted before your group begins working with the software. 2. The final "movie" should be at least two minutes in length. 3. All graphics, music, and other content used to create you movie should contain citations and credits. This includes web content, and text content. 4. Selection of background music chosen should be appropriate and acceptable for all audiences. Original music or music performed by a live musician is preferred, but not mandated. 5. The final product should be obviously related to chapter content.

Content Extension Links
Find, list URLs, and describe at least five links to websites which appropriately extend the content of this chapter. Ideally, the links should relate directly to any major concepts covered in the chapter. Descriptions of these websites should include:

1. A general overview of the offerings and a brief narrative about how it is relative to chapter content. List specific text page numbers. 2. A list of the forms of content available (text, photos, graphics, videos, instructions for activities, glossaries, vocabulary lists, interactive features, etc.) 3. A self-composed descriptive paragraph indicating how certain features of the web site extend or enhance the understanding of chapter content.


 * < ===Web Address of CEL=== ||< ===Content=== ||< ===Self-Composed Descriptive Paragraph=== ||
 * < http://home.swipnet.se/zabonk/cultur/ludwig/beetbio.htm ||< Beethoven's life summary ||< This contains information on Beethoven's early life through his death. It describes his family and his Early, Middle, and Late periods. ||
 * < http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyDeafness.html ||< Beethoven's deafness ||< This web page explains Beethoven's deafness, who he told his secret, the origins of his deafness, and his attempts to heal his deafness. ||
 * < http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/onestopbeethoven/a/moonlightsonata.htm ||< Moonlight Sonata ||< This site has information on Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. It includes background of the song, his connected emotions, and the movements that mold the mood of the song. ||
 * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5473894 || Beethoven's Fifth Symphony || This site contains background and information of the parts and movements of the Fifth Symphony. ||

Audio Podcast
1. A written script, or story board must be submitted before your group begins working with the software. 2. The final podcast should be at least two minutes in length 3. All music, spoken content, and other sources used to create you podcast should contain citations and credits. This includes web content, and text content. 4. Selection of background music chosen should be appropriate and acceptable for all audiences. Original music or music performed by a live musician is preferred, but not mandated. 5. The final product should be obviously related to chapter content.

Vocabulary In Paraphrase
Find the vocabulary words for this chapter within the text (not in the glossary) and read the paragraph containing them to be sure you understand the context. Using paragraph form and complete sentences, rewrite the definitions of these words in your own language. Good writing technique and spelling count!


 * ~ Vocabulary Word ||~ Paraphrase of Definition ||
 * a cappella || A cappella is when music is sung without an accompaniment from other instruments or parts. ||
 * gamelan || Gamelan is a group of people performing the Balinese cultural music. These groups may consist of up to twenty-five performers and instruments. Some instruments they use may be, traditional percussion instruments, flutes, and stringed instruments. ||
 * libretto || A text of a opera and the script or lyrics of a musical. ||
 * music drama || Music dramas were like operas performed in the Romantic period. ||
 * Requiem Mass || A ritual for the dead from the Catholic Church. ||
 * Romantic period || The Romantic period, during the nineteenth and early twentieth century, composers wrote songs that were full of emotions and feelings. ||
 * symphony || Extended music performed by an orchestra that usually consists of three to four musical movements or parts. ||

Theory Fun
Visit Ricci Adams' website [|Music Theory dot net] and complete at least five lessons and use the appropriate trainers which accompany the lessons. Describe the use of the web site and summarize what you learned about music theory in paragraph form. Yes good writing technique and spelling count!


 * ===Summarize your experience at Musictheory.net in the box below:=== ||
 * If we were really super interested music, this can take us to the next level. It would really help us understand everything about notes and stuff. ||