A
Teen's Personal Guide to Music on the Web
Introduction | Task
| Process
Have you ever gone to the mall and bought a record? Have you ever
seen or held a 45? Does your parents' car have an 8 track player? If you've
answered "no!" to any of these questions, you are most likely a
member of the millennium generation. Your generation is experiencing great
advances in technology in music like never seen before! Most of you currently
buy music cd's from retail
stores, but there are many new ways to find and purchase music on the web. CD's
may soon be a thing of the past! Currently, you can preview and download your
favorite songs from the internet and create your own CD's or MP3 disks! And -
you don't have to purchase the whole collection of songs from a CD; you can
choose just your favorite tracks! Also, the internet holds a wealth of information
like finding/previewing/downloading music, finding information on your favorite
groups, finding resources for creating music with a computer, and finding
information and listening to music from around the world! As part of this new
generation, you will be pioneering these new advances in music technology!
Your task is to produce a
Power Point Presentation containing 10
slides that will serve as your own personal guide to music on the web.
This document must contain the following:
·
Introduction of yourself and how your musical interests have
developed
(1 slide)
·
Minimum of 3 of your favorite groups/composers and links to the
best web sites for each. (3 slides)
·
Minimum of 3 links to sites where music can be purchased (2 sites)
or downloaded (1 site) (1 slide)
·
Minimum of 3 links to web sites containing music from different
cultures.
(3 slides)
·
4 sites that can be resources for creating music with the
computer.
(1 slide)
·
Summary of this experience. (1 slide)
The process is relatively
simple. Do not get overwhelmed! Your instructor will decide what type of
document you are to prepare based on what you already know. Here are the steps
to follow. When you have finished step 6, you are done! The first step is
always the most difficult to take. So take a deep breath and get started!
Introduce yourself and your musical interests
1 Slide
Begin
with a paragraph to introduce something about
you and how your musical interests have developed.
Some questions
you may want to use as a basis for this introduction are the following:
·
What kinds of music have been exposed to you?
·
Who has helped influence your musical interests?
·
Do you play an instrument?
·
What radio/cable stations do you frequent?
You may also want to include a graphic or picture of yourself
here.
Favorite groups/composers (minimum of 3)
3 Slides
For
this section, you need to write a paragraph for each of your favorite
groups/composers.
Be
sure to include all of the following for each group/composer:
·
Group's/composer's style of music
·
Your favorite songs or CD titles for each group/composer
·
Why you like the group/composer
·
A minimum of 3 links to the best web sites for each
Sites to preview/purchase/download music
1 Slide
You are a pioneer in
the newest technologies of purchasing music for your personal collections.
Trips to music stores to purchase overpriced CD's that contain 1 track that you
want with 13 tracks of songs you will never play are a thing of the past!
There are many sites
available to preview music before you buy.
With iPod’s and MP3
players and software like Audacity,
you can download your
favorite tracks and burn your own CD's!
Your mission in this
section is to find a minimum of 3 sites
to preview and/or purchase music on the web.
Be sure that at least 1 site allows you to download
audio files in MP3 format.
Write a paragraph for each site and be sure to include the
following:
·
Description of the site
·
Ease of use of the site
·
Features of the site
·
Why you picked this site over others that you have browsed
·
A link to each site
Music from different cultures
3 Slides
Sometimes we all get "lost" in our own little world and
culture. Sometimes its hard to
reach out and discover that there is music out there that may be of interest to
us. This section will help to expose you to music of cultures other than your
own. Perhaps you may pursue these interests further in the future!
Your mission in this section is to find 3 countries other
than your own whose music you enjoy. You may reach into your own
ethnic/cultural background or venture into other cultures. You must write a
paragraph for each country/culture that you have chosen. Be sure to include the
following for each:
·
Name of country/culture
·
Your own description of the music
·
Why you like this music
·
Link(s) to a site(S) for each country and/or link(s) to song(s)
representative of each country
Creating music with
a computer
1 Slide
Much of the music heard today on radio, tv, or in the movies is composed and performed with
the use of a computer. Music workstations are fairly inexpensive and fairly
easy to use.
Your mission is to delve into the world of computer generated music
and find some resources in case you are ever interested in pursuing computer
music! You must find 4 sites for this section:
1. Online
computer/music magazine / software
2. MIDI resource (Be
sure this site can answer the following: what is MIDI?,
how to set up
3. Online music store
(where to purchase music software/hardware online)
4. A site to get your
new music heard online
Include
the following:
·
Description of site
·
Link to site
·
Usefulness to you
Summary
1 Slide
Write a paragraph
that summarizes your experience in this WebQuest.
Some items you may
want to include in this paragraph are the following:
·
New sites you have found
·
Usefulness to you in the future
·
New concepts you have learned
·
New software processes you have mastered
·
Sites you plan to continue to visit