Writing about music assignment

~ Web Site Review ~

Music 102 ~ Jacklich

This assignment will be due on: _________________

For this assignment, please use one-inch margins; double line spacing; 12-point standard typeface. There is no minimum number of words required, but make sure you meet the criteria listed below.

Visit the following web site:

http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp

1. Browse through the web site; make sure your computer’s speakers are on because there are a number of things on the site that have sounds associated with them. This site really needs to be viewed on a multimedia capable computer.

2. The opening section(s) of your review should be your overall reaction to the site. Were you impressed? Were you unimpressed? Why? Had you ever seen anything such as this previously? In your opinion, was the site designed so as to be usable by kids and engaging to kids? Describe the things about the site that struck you positively or negatively. Tell me about your travels through the web site and those things that caught your attention.

3. As you browse through the site, make a list of ten musical elements, concepts, terms, projects, anything dealing directly with music, that you discovered on this site - anywhere in the site. These could be musical elements that we have either dealt with directly in this class or simply musical elements that you think could be integrated into a lesson in your elementary classroom.

4. Your closing paragraph (or two, or three, if you really get going!) should be a description of how you might integrate this web site, or others like it, as part of your music lessons in your elementary classroom.