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RHS CHOIRS Make-Up Assignment

All makeup assignments should be typed in 12pt. font, double-spaced. Please type your name and provide a topic title for your paper. Please email your Make-Up Assignment to jerry.lim@rentonschools.us . Absences must be excused prior to completing makeup assignments. Please choose from the following options for your make-up assignment:-

1. Composers

Choose an important composer and write at least 2 pages, typed, double spaced, on the life/works

of the composer. Examples:-

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Giuseppe Verdi

John Williams

Hans Zimmer

You can find a more extensive list at:-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_classical_music_composers_by_era

You must also include a bibliography or the source of your information.

2. Vocal Health

Write at least 2 pages detailing important matters of vocal health. Describe the vocal mechanism

and detail how to remain in good vocal health. Discuss the Do’s and Don’ts of singing and

taking care of your voice. You may use some of the listed web sources as well as others. You

MUST include a bibliography or the source of information you researched.

http://www.texasvoicecenter.com/advice.html

https://vocalist.org.uk/vocal-health

https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/ear-nose-throat/maintaining-vocal-health

https://www.schoolofrock.com/resources/vocals/7-tips-on-how-to-keep-your-singing-voice-healthy

https://www.aimm.edu/blog/the-top-10-vocal-health-tips

3. Program Notes

Write program notes of the concert you missed. Discuss information about the pieces that your group sang. Research the pieces, composers, music, text, etc. Write about the context or the meaning in the song lyrics. Include the sources of information that you researched. This should be at least 2-pages.

4. Reading Rhythms

https://www.notationmachine.com/how_to_read_sheetmusic/

Read the online article (following all links) and taking at least 2 pages of typed, double-spaced

notes. Print one page of the online article to turn in and also turn in your notes to receive credit.

or

https://www.datadragon.com/education/reading/

Read the online article (following all links) and taking at least 2 pages of typed, double-spaced

notes. Print one page of the online article to turn in and also turn in your notes to receive credit.

5. Careers in Music

Choose a career in music (including but not limited to music business and music industry) to

research and write at least a 2-page typed, double-spaced report. Include necessary aptitudes to be successful in this field, training, job outlook, job location, employment possibilities, salary, and job responsibilities. Please include sources of the information you researched.

6. Music Time Periods

Choose one: (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th cent.) (You should

focus on classical music if you choose 20th century) Discuss time periods, geographic centers of

musical activity, important composers, important genres, instruments, etc of the time period. You must have a minimum of 2 sources. Include a bibliography of your sources. Your report should be at least 2-pages typed, double-spaced.

7. Misc. Topics

Choose from the following topics to research and write at least a 2-page report about:

Barbershop

Jazz

History of the Mass

History of choirs

Any other specific genre of music

History of conducting

Kodaly

History of solfege

History of a particular instrument. (piano, violin, organ, etc)

You should check with Mr. Lim if your desired topic is not on this list.

You must have a minimum of 2 sources.

You must include a bibliography or the sources of the information you researched.

8. Video of your singing.

You can also do a video of yourself singing the songs that we learned in class. You will need to play the music from the CANVAS pages and then video record yourself singing the songs and upload to Google Drive or the iCloud or some other storage drive to send a link to me to view. You can also compress your video or zip it and then send to me to my email: - jerry.lim@rentonschools.us .