MUSICIAN BIOGRAPHY Project a Middle School General Music Research Project
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Introduce your students to biographical research with this musical artist research project. Using any music genre or musical period, your students will become familiar with famous musicians’ careers through carefully guided research. They can organize their findings into a presentation with the provided Google Slide or create one from scratch.
As a middle school teacher, I have discovered the need for careful guidance to help students keep their information and sources organized when doing research. Music teachers often don’t have time in their class schedules to go in-depth with students to research a topic properly. I have created these materials to help students organize and neatly present their research quickly and straightforwardly.
This Product Includes:
- Teacher instructions (PDF)
- Student Instructions (PDF)
- Student instructions (Google Slide for teacher editing)
- Research Collection form (Google doc)
- Four pre-formatted Google Slide presentation
- Suggested research sources
- Grading form (Google doc)
- Tips for converting files to other LMS and sharing with students
The basic form of this research project
- Assign students a musical artist to research or allow them to choose an artist they would like to study.
- Give students the direction sheet and the pre-formatted Google Slide presentation.
- Students will follow the prompts in the presentation and, using the suggested links in the direction sheet, complete the project.
Other options include:
- Have students complete their research first using the provided Google Doc document. The document contains a checklist for each topic and a prompt to copy and paste sources.
- For increased student freedom and creativity, use the provided presentation or Google Doc™ as a model for them to build a slide show from scratch.
NOTE: Some districts block the ability for students to embed videos. Here is a workaround that I have used in my classroom as a result:
- Insert a related photo into the slide.
- Select the photo and hyperlink the photo to the video directly on YouTube.
Feedback and questions are appreciated. Thank you for visiting the Music Room in Bloom!
For more Google app units, check out:
MUSIC HISTORY RESEARCH PROJECT for Middle and High Schools
Interview with a Musician: A Middle School Music Research Project
Music and the Brain: A Google Forms Unit for Middle School or Junior High
WORLD MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECT - for Middle School Students
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