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5th grade

Composer Project

Today you will start to create your

Composer Powerpoint Project.

Use the information on this page to assist you in finding a composer and the biographical information you need to do your project.

Some Composers you might consider:

Johann Sebastian Bach

George Frederic Handel

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Johannes Brahms

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Richard Wagner

Leonard Bernstein

Aaron Copland

Paul Dukas

George Gershwin

Igor Stravinsky

John Williams

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Maurice Ravel

Louis Armstrong

Duke Ellington

• Click on the following websites to choose a composer:
• DSO Composer Page  great for information
• Wikipedia
• Tracking the Entire World
• Search for a Composer
• Arts Alive Composer page  Interesting Facts about some composers
• Indiana University Composer Resources
• Classical Net - Composer Database
• Yahooligans - Composer search
• Jazz Composers
  
• Pictures that are FREE to use in your slideshow!  Search by last name of composer!

• On these web pages you will find pictures of your composers, personal information, compositions and other very interesting facts. If you have trouble finding the information you need, you can always go to Google or Ask Jeeves to find more information.

• You may also need to choose a different composer if there is little written about him/her.
  
• Once you have chosen your composer start to fill out your composer worksheet with the biographical information, compositions and interesting facts. When you are finished finding the information about your composer, have Mrs. Miller ok it for you so you can go on to the next step!

• Music Download site

Now you are ready to start

your powerpoint!

Follow your Composer Powerpoint Instructions to get started!

When you are done with your powerpoint project - try playing some games on the Dallas Symphony Orchestra web site! 

Try Composer Baseball or Time Machine!

http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/games.html