Internet Scavenger Hunt “Evolution of the Guitar”
John H Doan
doan@capital.net
North Country School
TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:
Information Processing
Level:
Middle School
Class:
General Music
Equipment:
Computer,Internet,Web Browser,Printer
Duration:
45 min Minutes
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
Recognize modern guitar appearance, beginner guitar skills
NAfME standard of 1994 Addressed:
NAfME standard of 1994: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
NAfME 2014: Responding
NAfME standard of 1994: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
NAfME standard of 1994: Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture
NAfME 2014: Connections
Materials:
Computers with internet access,Worksheets
Objectives:
To understand how the guitar has evolved through history ,Internet research skills
Procedures:
: Internet scavenger hunt to explore the evolution of the guitar throughout history. A guided discovery using specific questions and internet links.
1 From which instrument did the guitar evolve from?
a. What is a Quatro?
Site: www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument
2. When did the 6-String guitar first appear
a.What other innovations occurred in guitar making around this time.
bHow do modern guitars look different than these early guitars. ( See fig . in text)
Site:www.classicalguitarmidi/history/gitar_history.html#18th_6_string
3When was the electric guitar invented ?
a.What did the prototype( first design) look like?
b.Why did people want/need guitars that were louder?
Site:www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/electricguitar/
4. Who was Les Paul?
a What was different about the guitar he built compared to previous methods of instrument construction?
Site:www.si.edu.lemelson/guitars/noframes/orelectric.html
Evaluation:
In class discussion, written answer assignment, evaluation of ability to research on the Internet.
Follow Up:
In depth project on specific guitars. Composers for the different guitar types. Design the guitar of the future.
