Mad Music,
Magnificent Music
I'm
sure you've heard of Mozart, the famous composer and child prodigy, or
maybe even Beethoven,
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WebQuest created by Aria von Elbe.
the writer/musician who was deft before he was 30 and
still managed to create magnificent works,
but what you probably didn't
know what they all these musicians had in common...they were all mad!
And now
it's your turn, you and your team will discover what drove them over the edge
and figure out how their music was made, despite their madness.
This webquest is for the subject of music theory, and is based on the composer that almost everyone knows, Ludgiw van Beethoven. It is designed to expand the knowledge on classical composers and music. During the creation of the final product, students will find out more about Beethoven and learn to play the piano if they don't already.
There is no real question in this WebQuest, but a biography must be written, ideas must be created, and a piece of music must be composed. In this WebQuest you will be working together with a group of three people. It can also be a single person webquest by combining all of the roles into one. The three roles are: the Historian, the Musician, and the Philosopher. The group will think up how Beethoven made his music, what inspired him, and how far in life he got. The philosopher will figure out what was wrong with the composer and create some theories as to how, when, where and why to answer some of the questions below. The musician is to learn to play the piano, if he or she does not know already, and compose a little piece of music. (For mor details, check the Process.)
The following are the requirements and jobs of each member of the group. All of the links are in the Resources Section.
Historian:
The historian has the job of find out information about Ludwig van Beethoven. Such as, where was he born? Did any other family members have cases of being insane or of being a genius? How many pieces of music were written, and what kind of music was it? When were the first traces of the insanity seen? Where was it at full force? When did he die and of what? The links below are good sites, but feel free to find some others.
Once those questions, and any other that might seem relevent, are answered, the next part is to write a summary of the composer's achievments, faults, and basically a biography on the musician so that the other members can better understand him.
Philosopher:
The philosopher, the thinker. This member will think of possible ways that Beehtoven could have made his music. Where he was inspired from, and who it might have been for. Why did he loose their sanity? How must it have felt? These links will take you to some reading material that will allow you to think deeper about the topics.
Once the sites have been reviewed, write down the ideas and compare them to what the historian found. None of your ideas are wrong, but compare how close they were with what is really suspected to be true.
Musician:
The musician has to compose their own music. He or she will learn to play the piano in a few basic steps. The first website shows the keys on a piano, where they are, and how to find them. Practice just hitting radom keys and see what you come up with. The following website had the music that the composer created. You can get ideas from listening and try to make up your own music. It will be good if you write you music down, so you can write the letter of the notes down, or you can learn which notes are which on a sacle by looking at the last link.
Once you have created your own piece of music, it does not have to be exceedingly long, and it is writen down, it can be recorded or preformed for the subject matter teacher. And please don't use a song that is already written, create your own, but most importantly, have fun! When it is preformed, imagine yourself not being able to hear your music, such as Beethoven, if that is your composer, or have your mind wander. The other two members will review the music and make sure that it is suitable.
**To listen to the music, you will need a media viewer.
If you do not have one, you can download Windows Media Player, free,
here.These links will help the members of the group, but feel free to use your own resources if need be.
Historian:
1. Beethoven Reference Site - Every part of this site is good. Look under General mostly.
2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Another detailed site that will be good to use.
Philosopher:
1. Beethoven's Immortal Beloved - A website that is good to learn about one weakness of Beethoven.
2. Genius or Madman? - This site talks about the hereditary flaws that can create a genius, or madman.Musician:
1. Pocket Piano - This website has a great way to learn the keys on the piano. Just read the instructions, and then play around with it to see which keys are which. It even shows you the chords!
2. Beethoven's Works - Here you can listen to some of the pieces of music Beethoven made.
3. More of Beethoven's Works - Here are a few more pieces of music.
4. Learning Notes - This site tells you which notes on the piano correspond with which notes on the staff.In order to evaulate each member of the group acordingly, rubrics have been made to help that process. Before you hand in your final assignment to your teacher, print out the proper rubric for you by clicking on your role.When you hand in your assignment, make sure that your teacher knows what part you are so that he or she will not get confused.
Congratulations! You have compleated your webquest! I hope that you've all had fun participating, and if you have any questions, comments or complaints, pleas e-mail me here. Thank you for doing my webquest!
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