A Picture's Worth a Thousand Notes

Objectives: Students will listen critically to classical works and develop a listening map or format for the piece. Students will be able to represent each thematic section with a picture and explain why they chose the picture they did.

Method:
First teacher will model a digital listening map for the students using one created for this purpose.

Students will be given a choice of classical literature from 3 - 6 minutes in length and be asked to work with a partner to listen and create a visual map. (Using standard ABCD. etc...format). Then students will transpose that format into pictures.

Presentation:
Students will be required to set their pictures to the music in a power point type presentation and show to the class. They may even be posted to our class webpage.

Evaluation:
Students will receive full credit if they: 1. Have developed a reasonable form for the
piece.
2. Have both worked on the project.
3. Finished a power point presentation.
4. Used all elemental aspect of music
discussed in class during presentation.