Introduction
This Webquest will help you learn about Boccherini's Concerto in D Major for Flute. Take a look at the history of when this piece was written, as well as analyze some of the music theory used within the piece. This is intended for advanced flute students, in a flute studio enviroment who might be looking to add this piece to their repertoire.
This webquest was made by Alia Buresh : alia.buresh@und.edu
Task
In this web quest you will learn about both the theory and a little bit about the history behind this piece of flute literature. You will read about and learn about the following and create a power point on Boccherini's Concerto in D Major including the following historical information:
-When was Boccherini's life time?
-Where did Boccherini live?
-What are two facts you find interesting about Boccherini?
Your power point should also include a section about the theory behind Boccherini's Concerto in D Major. These slides should include the following:
- The definition of a musical motif
-A score with the motifs highlighted
-The definition of a musical sequence
-The sequences highlighted in the score (either label or highlight in a different color)
-Definition of musical ornamentations
-Definitions of the following ornamentations (and any additional ornamentations you wish to look up. Have fun with this!):
--Trills
--Grace Notes
-Highlight the different ornamentations you find in the score. Label them so it's clear you know which is which
Process
First follow this link and read up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Boccherini
In this link you should be able to find the following information:
-When was Boccherini's lifetime?
-Where did Boccherini live?
-You should be able to find plenty of interesting facts about Boccherini here.
Then follow these links to get the definitions you need:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_(music)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_(music)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace%20note
From these you should be able to find the definitions for the following music theory terms:
-Motif
-Sequence
-Ornamentation
-Trill
-Grace Note
Go ahead and put this information into your power point presentation before going to the next step. Be creative, make yourpower point presentation fun, add pictures and audio as you see fit. Don't just paste words to a page.
Next I want you to print off a copy of the score for Boccherini's Concerto in D Major for flute, below you will find a link to the pdf:
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=LBoccherini1.PNG
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=LBoccherini2.PNG
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=LBoccherini3.PNG
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=LBoccherini4.PNG
After printing this off I want you to listen to my call chart (below) and highlight the Motifs, sequences, trills, and grace notes using a different colors for each.
https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=call+chart+for+music+tech.wav
Evaluation
5- All definitions and facts asked for have been found and somehow put into the power point presentation. The information is presented in an organized manor. All Motifs, sequences, trills, and grace notes are highlighted on the score; the student used a different color for each. The score is in the power presentation. The student added a bit of their own touch to the power point.
4- The facts and definitions asked for are there in the power point. They have highlighting in the score, but maybe one or two aspects are either mislabeled or missed. The score was in the power point presentation. Though all the information is on the power point it is clear all the student did with the power point was tack information in, it shows you nothing about how they feel about the piece.
3- Most facts and definition are there but there are a few missing. They've highlighted in the score but 3-4 of the things that were asked for are misslabeled or missed entirely. It shows little comprehension of the subject matter. The power point however is straight forward.
2- Many of the definitions and facts are wrong. There's some highlighting on the score but more than half of it is inaccurate. The power point is made but kind of hard to follow, shows a jumpiness in thought process.
1- Information is there but all or most of it is inaccurate. There's no highlighting on the score. The power point presentation is sloppy and missing information.
0- They didn't do the assignment
Conclusion
Having completed this assignment you should be able to point out basic theory components in Boccherini's Concerto in D Major for flute. After having completed this assignment you should also know basic information about who Boccherini the composer was such as what time period he lived in.