DrumbandQuest

Introduction

Hello everybody!

This is a WebQuest to reinforce our knowledge about the drum band instruments. You should look at the information in the different WebQuest components and try to answer the questions that you can find in "Task".

Good luck!

Task

1. Write the name of the african and brazilian drum band instruments. Do not forget to put images too.

2. Define the next brazilian instruments.

  • Surdo
  • Snare drum (caixa)
  • Tamborine
  • Repenique
  • Pandeiro

3. Listen to three drum band instruments, identify the music compass and write the musical notes.

4. Write the walking order of the brazilian drum band.

5. Create an easy dance for 32 beats of brazilian style.

Process

African and brazilian (define) drum band instruments: http://www.marcdedouvan.com/en/percussions.php

Listen to three drum band instruments: http://www.marcdedouvan.com/en/flash/polyrythmie5.html

Walking order of the brazilian drum band: http://www.marcdedouvan.com/en/lesson.php?id=7

 

Evaluation

In order to evaluate the tasks, there is a rubric and individual YES/NO sentences.

Items

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Needs improvement

INFORMATION

All the instruments are well-explained, with a lot of information.

The instruments are well-explained with basic information.

The instruments are explained with little information.

The instruments are not explained.

IMAGES

All the images are specific and help to define the instruments.

The images are related to the instruments, but do not help to define them.

The images are more general. 

The images are not related to the instruments.

WRITING

The structure of the sentences and the words are specific to the content.

The structure of the sentences and the words are correct, but not specific.

The words are correct, but some structures of the sentences are not.

Neither the structure of the sentences nor the words are correct.

The musical notes are correct:

The music compass is well identified:

The walking order of the brazilian drum band is correct:

The dance is for 32 beats and is easy to follow.

Conclusion

I hope you to enjoy with this DrumbandQuest and I also recommend surfing the Internet to expand your knowledge about these questions.

See you in class!