SAVE the DATES & 4th Quarter Music Project SomeWHERE in Time

 SAVE the DATES:
Our Music@SPARK ensembles are deep in preparation for these upcoming events: 

• BAND: Music@SPARK Band concert May 9 (the May 5 date had to be changed)  and Grady Cluster Honor Band at MES May 12
• ORCHESTRA: Grady Cluster String Fling May 5 and Music@SPARK and Mary Lin's Orchestra Concert May 11
• CHORUS & AC: Music@SPARK Chorus and AC concert Somewhere in Time May 17--call time 4:30, concert time 6pm

Hi! It's time to start working on the 4th Quarter Music Project!

SomeWHERE in TIME Project Sheet

During the 1970s and 80s there was a fad of putting classical music to a disco beat. The Royal Philharmonic from London and Walter Murphy from the US were popular artists who did this.  The biggest hit from this style was called "A Fifth of Beethoven" (video below).

 The project is called SomeWHERE in TIME, and the students need to include a Place, a Time, and Something musical (covering 2 GPS).

The options are wide open—the students can choose any music/musician/singer/performer/show/movie they’re interested in and make a time and place connection. They may be in groups of up to 4 kids from their grade level.  Their topic should be something they are interested in and want to learn more about. The only limitation is if the song has lyrics, they must be school-appropriate (not even beeped out words).

I have listed options on the project sheet, but kids are not required to choose from that list if they have their own ideas of how to complete the project; however, if they do not choose from the list they must get approval from me no later than April 22.

Also, please note Rating our Projects and the Reflection on the back must be completed!

Examples (real project ideas from kids):

•  A third grade girl loves Justin Bieber—she’s going to sing and dance to a song of his (covering 2 GPS) and find out where and when he was born and some other biographical info. She plans to make a poster with the info and lyrics.
• A fifth grader is very interested in the Medieval era, so he’s going to study music from that era, learn & perform a song (maybe on recorder) and dress up like he is in that time period in Europe.
• A fourth grader is interested in what music might sound like in 2050 on Earth...
•  Some fifth grade kids have started their own music business writing songs that help kids memorize academic facts. They are re-writing lyrics to popular songs & singing them (they may make a video), and their business manager will write up how she is advertising their company. The time and place are Atlanta, GA at SPARK in 2016

 I hope this project will spark some creativity and give kids a chance to explore their own interests while connecting to Music!  

Deadlines (students may turn in projects any time between now and the dates listed. No late projects will be accepted):

Tuesday, May 10: Naman & Thurman 

Wednesday, May 11: Butler & Southcombe

Thursday, May 12: Badger/Lockwood, English/Lockwood, Mckie & Redel

Friday, May 13: Latimore/Lockwood, Neal/Lockwood, Hall, & Riggins