Composer Powerpoint

John Scavone
scavone29@gmail.com
Interboro School District

TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:

Multimedia
Productivity Tools

Level:

Middle School

Class:

General Music

Equipment:

computers with powerpoint

Duration:

47 X(2 classes) Minutes

Prior Knowledge and Skills:

Basic functions of powerpoint

NAfME Standards of 1994 Addressed:

NAfME Standards of 1994: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
NAfME Standards of 1994: Evaluating music and music performances.

NAfME 2014: Responding 

NAfME Standards of 1994: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
NAfME Standards of 1994: Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture

NAfME 2014: Connections

Materials:

Objectives:

-Students will be able to create a powerpoint file
-Students will be able to research information on a composer
-Students will be able to find five important facts on that composer
-Students will be able to insert pictures
-Students will be able to insert various media such as audio and video

Procedures:

OVER THE COURSE OF 2 CLASSES

-Students research composer using websites given by individual teacher(grove music online, etc)
-Students pick out five important facts throughout the composers life
-Students copy that information to Microsoft Word and save that file
-Students open powerpoint
-Students pick a background or design slide
-Teacher shows students how to pick a layout
-Students pick a layout
-Students type in composers name as title
-Students find a suitable image from google images
-Teacher shows students how to import picture
-Students import picture
-Students transfer information from word to powerpoint
-Teacher shows students resources for midi files
-Students find midi files
-Teacher shows how to import midi file
-Students import their midi file
-Students save project and email to teacher

Evaluation:

Follow Up:

Adding more slides on the composer as you see fit.

Items to Purchase:

When budget should be submitted: