ipod-+Lesson+Plan

Composer Interview
 * //__ipod Lesson__//** - **//Grade 5 General Music//**

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the lives and music of: Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Students will demonstrate their knowledge in the use of technology.
 * //__Lesson Objective__//**

4- 45 minute class periods
 * //__Duration__//**

Wireless Internet Audacity/Movie Maker Microphone Composer website info iPod Touch Flip video camera iTunes
 * //__Lesson Materials__//**

//**__WI State Standards- Music/Technology__** H: Students will relate music to the other arts and disciplines outside the arts. I: Students will relate music to history and culture. A. Media & Technology B. Information & Inquiry C. Independent Learning D. The Learning Community
 * Music**//
 * //Technology//**


 * //__Procedures__//**
 * Students will be grouped and assigned a specific composer.
 * Students will research the websites of their specific composer along with the time period that they lived in using the iPod Touch.
 * Students will organize the information they gathered and write an interview script for a podcast/vodcast that they will create.
 * Students will assign roles for the podcast/vodcast, i.e. interviewer, composer, director, tech person.
 * The group will record the interview (audio or video), edit, and incorporate music samples of the composer’s works. (each sample may not exceed 30 seconds)
 * Students will upload their podcasts/vodcast to Mrs. A's Wiki and present them to the class.

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 * //__Assessment Rubric__//**

These follow-up activities are SmartBoard activities. You may do these alone or with your group.
 * //__Follow-up Fun__//**


 * //__[[file:composer anagram.notebook]]__//**


 * //__[[file:composer match.notebook]]__//**



For extra credit, you may Use "Notebook" to create your own game using a template from the lesson activity toolkit, incorporating facts from the composer you have studied. Please share your game with the class! Have fun!