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GRADE 7 MUSIC COMPOSER REPORT: (50 marks)
Presentations/ Due date: April 7, 2015
1. Personal Information (5 marks)
Full name and picture (if possible).
Date of composer's birth and death and where the composer lived (some
composers lived in more than one place) and died.
2. Family facts (paragraph) (10 marks)
Were any of his family members also musicians?
How many people were in the family?
How did your composer learn to play an instrument?
Did your composer marry? Have children?
3. Other facts to research (paragraph) (10 marks)
Did your composer have any other jobs or training?
Was your composer popular while alive?
Did anything or another person influence your composer to write music?
Are there any odd or interesting things about your composer?
(nicknames, hobbies, personality traits)
4. Musical Information/Education/Accomplishments (10 marks)
The style of music and period of music in which the composer wrote music:
Baroque
1600 - 1750
Classical
1750 - 1825
Romantic 1825 - 1900
20th Century 1900 - 1950
What instruments did your composer play?
Did he have a favorite instrument?
Name some of the famous pieces that your composer wrote.
What are the different types/genres of music/songs your composer wrote?
 Choose one title of a piece that can be played in your presentation to
represent the composer’s work:
_______________________________________________
5. World History (5 marks)
Was there anything significant happening in the world at the time the
composer was alive? (not related to music)
6. Layout (5 marks) and Neatness (5 marks)
RESEARCH:
Take your own notes on each section. You can use library books, a
handout/package from your teacher, or the internet. Good sites are:
classicsforkids.com, dsokids.com and www.nyphilkids.org. You must try to
answer every question, although some questions in #3 may not be applicable
or be hard to find. You may add extra information if you choose.
WRITING:
After you have completed your research, you will take your notes and write a
rough draft for the 2 sections marked “paragraph”(Family Facts and Other
Facts), organizing your notes into proper paragraphs, with a topic sentence
and supporting details. For the other 2 sections (Musical
Information/Accomplishments, World History), you may present your
information in note form and do not need to write a rough draft. Instead,
number your notes in the order you will write them on your good copy.
It is preferable that your information is printed out on a computer,
rather than hand-written.
PRESENTING:
Your final presentation should include:
- Title
- 5 separate sections – 2 will be paragraph form.
- At least 2 pictures – portrait, instrument, example of music, etc.
You will prepare each section on paper, and then later glue it onto the poster
board, and decorate your poster board.
Grade 7 Composer Report
Biographical Information
Family Information
/5
/10
Interesting Facts About Composer
Musical Education and
Accomplishments
World History
/10
/10
/5
Layout
/5
Neatness
/5
Total
/50
GRADE 7 MUSIC COMPOSER REPORT: (50 marks)
Presentations/ Due date: April 7, 2015
Additional section for students working in partners for the composer report:
1. Include the answers to these questions in your report (it fits in Section 4):
- What other composers were alive at that time?
- How did your composer earn money – did he work for the church, for
royalty, or was he a free-lance musician who hired out his services?
- What were some important musical inventions, instruments, forms of
music at that time?
- What were popular instruments during that time?
2. Describe the piece of music you chose to play:
… 20 marks
What style of song is it?
Why do you think the composer wrote it?
Did it have any special significance?
Has it been played/used more recently in a type of performance?