Introduction

Letsplay Musicology Millionaire, a GAME where the Producer,Director, and Production Manager, become the contestants, the classcan be the studio audience, and the Game Show Host reads thequestions that could make YOU a MusicologyMillionaire!

There are four job positions that must first be filled before we canstart to play Musicology Millionaire. First decide who is going to bethe Baroque Producer. The Baroque Producer chooses the outline forthe questions, which ones to ask and in what order.

Then you must decide who is going to be the Classical ProductionManager. The Classical Production Manager breaks each question downto four multiple choice answers.

Then you must decide who is going to be the Romantic Director. TheRomantic Director decides the difficulty level of each question andhow much money the answers are worth.

Then you must decide who is going to be the 20th Century Game ShowHost. The 20th Century Game Show Host edits the questions so thatthey are easily understood, not too difficult and not too easy, andthen writes them down on index cards to be later read to thecontestants. The links below will get you started.

The Quest

Therewere mainly four different periods of music. Baroque, Classical,Romantic, and 20th century. The first period led to the second, thesecond led to the third, and the third led to the fourth. Each perioddepended on the other period that came before it.

You need to show some of the reasons why the different periods ofmusic developed, and what caused these individual styles to evolveand become so different from one another. In addition, see if you candecide what style(s) you like best.

The Process andResources

In thisWebQuest you will be working together with a group of students inclass. Each group will answer the Task or Quest(ion). As a member ofthe group you will explore Webpages from people all over the worldwho care about music.

You'll begin with everyone in your group getting some backgroundbefore dividing into roles where people on your team become expertson one part of the topic.

Phase 1 -Background: Something for Everyone

Use theInternet information linked below to answer the basic questions ofwho? what? where? when? why? and how? Be creative in exploring theinformation so that you answer these questions as fully andinsightfully as you can.

• Music History 102 - a Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present.
• Yes, yes, it's musical history. - We give you a brief overview of each period. But more importantly, we tell you how to sound knowledgeable about each one.

Phase 2 - LookingDeeper from Different Perspectives

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Individuals or pairs from your larger WebQuest team will assumeone of the roles below.

2. Read through the web pages linked to your group. If you print outthe pages, underline the passages that you feel are the mostimportant. If you look at the pages on the computer, copy sectionsyou feel are important by dragging the mouse across the passage andcopying / pasting it into a word processor or other writingsoftware.

3. Note: Remember to write down orcopy/paste the URL of the file you take the passage from so you canquickly go back to it if you need to to prove your point.
4. Be prepared to focus what you've learned into one main opinionthat answers the Big Quest(ion) or Task based on what you havelearned from the links for your role.

The BaroqueProducer

TheBaroque Producer chooses the outline for the questions, which ones toask and in what order. Although the Baroque producer shouldconcentrate on the Baroque period to gather most of the information,the Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century periods can also beexplored. Use the Internet information linked below to answer thesequestions specifically related to The Baroque Producer :

1. What characterizes this period musically and philosophically?

2. How is this period of music different from the other periods?

3. What time frame does this period fall into?

4. Which composers had the most influence during this period?

 
• Baroque Music - Welcome to the definitive source for everything related to Baroque music.
• Baroque Music Period - The word baroque is a general term for a style of artistic expression that is marked by grandiose concepts and refers to music written during the period that extended from 1600 to 1750.

The ClassicalProduction Manager

TheClassical Production Manager breaks each question down to fourmultiple choice answers. Although the Classical Production Managershould concentrate on the Classical period to gather most of theinformation, the Baroque, Romantic, and 20th Century periods can alsobe explored. Use the Internet information linked below to answerthese questions specifically related to The Classical ProductionManager :

1. What characterizes this period musically and philosophically?

2. How is this period of music different from the other periods?

3. What time frame does this period fall into?

4. Which composers had the most influence during this period?

 

• E85.2073: Music Literature: The Classical Period - WHAT IS CLASSICISM IN MUSIC?

The RomanticDirector

TheRomantic Director decides the difficulty level of each question andhow much money the answers are worth. Although the Romantic Directorshould concentrate on the Romantic period to gather most of theinformation, the Baroque, Classical, and 20th Century periods canalso be explored. Use the Internet information linked below to answerthese questions specifically related to The Romantic Director:

1.What characterizes this period musically and philosophically?

2.How is this period of music different from the other periods?

3.What time frame does this period fall into?

4.Which composers had the most influence during this period?

 
• The Romantic Era - emotion was the focus of all the arts of the self-described 'Romantic' movement.

The 20th CenturyGame Show Host

The20th Century Game Show Host edits the questions so that they areeasily understood, not too difficult and not too easy, and thenwrites them down on index cards to be later read to thecontestants.Although the 20th Century Game Show Host shouldconcentrate on the 20th Century period to gather most of theinformation, the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods can also beexplored.Use the Internet information linked below to answer thesequestions specifically related to The 20th Century Game host:

1. What characterizes this period musically and philosophically?

2. How is this period of music different from the other periods?

3. What time frame does this period fall into?

4. Which composers had the most influence during this period?

 
• The Twentieth Century - The years spanning the end of the nineteenth century and the earliest part of the twentieth were a time of great expansion and development

Phase 3 -Debating, Discussing, and Reaching Consensus

Youhave all learned about a different period of music. Now group memberscome back to the larger WebQuest team with expertise gained bysearching from one perspective. You must all now answer the Task /Quest(ion) as a group. Each of you will bring a certain viewpoint tothe answer: some of you will agree and others disagree. Useinformation, pictures, movies, facts, opinions, etc. from theWebpages you explored to convince your teammates that your viewpointis important and should be part of your team's answer to the Task /Quest(ion). Your WebQuest team should write out an answer thateveryone on the team can live with.

Phase 4 - RealWorld Feedback

You andyour teammates have learned a lot by dividing up into differentroles. Now's the time to put your learning into a letter you'll sendout for real world feedback. Together you will write a letter thatcontains opinions, information, and perspectives that you've gained.Here's the process:

1. Begin your letter with a statement of who you are and why you arewriting your message to this particular person or organization.

2. Give background information that shows you understand thetopic.

STATE THE TASK / QUEST(ION) AND YOUR GROUP'S ANSWER.

3. Each person in your group should write a paragraph that gives twogood reasons supporting the group's opinion. Make sure to be specificin both the information (like where you got it from on the Web) andthe reasoning (why the information proves your group's point).

4. Have each person on the team proofread the message. Use correctletter format and make sure you have correctly addressed the emailmessage. Use the link below to make contact. Send your message andmake sure your teacher gets a copy.

Conclusion

So isthe music slow, fast, soft, or loud? Well, when you're blindfoldedand only *listening* to one part, it's easy to come up with an answerthat may not be completely right. That's how it is when understandinga topic as broad or complex as music: when you only know part of thesong, you only know part of the song. Now you all know a lot more.Nice work. You should be proud of yourselves! How can you use whatyou've learned to see beyond the black and white of a topic and intothe grayer areas? What other parts of music could still be explored?Remember, learning never stops.