Q For this project, you will research a Music Icon (soloist or group) whom you admire and who has had a positive impact on society. You will present your research in a presentation (details below). Please note that you will not be writing a formal essay for this project! This project includes the following components: 1. Choose an icon (assignment due in Week 8) 2. Research Your Icon 3. Complete an Analysis of 2 Songs 4. Create a Presentation that synthesizes your research, song analyses, photos, and videos Choosing the Icon You will choose an iconic musician or musical group you admire. Your chosen icon can come from any place, and should have been alive within the last 75 years. Make sure there is enough information on this group to research, especially if they are contemporary (your preliminary research should be done in the Week 8 "Midterm Topic & Sources" assignment). Research Your Icon As you conduct your research, you should... 1. Summarize the artist/group’s childhood experiences (musical training, performance experience, pivotal epiphanies, etc.) 2. Outline the artist's formal training, mentors or experience and how these mentors helped them develop their craft and worldview. 3. Describe any personal crises that impacted the life or career of the artist/group and/or put them on a new artistic trajectory. 4. Discuss any social or political factors that have influenced the artist/group's creative output. 5. Describe any cross-cultural, personal or musical influences and how the artist/group used/uses cultural elements in their work. 6. Describe how the Artist/Group’s work and activities make a positive impact on society or the music world. Be specific. Did the artist or his/her work create a cultural, stylistic, or technical shift? Provide details. Discuss the artist/group’s work (recordings, concerts, original compositions, collaborations, etc.) within this context. 7. Conclude by explaining why you chose this particular artist or group and share specific observations about how the artist/group's personal stories, experiences and training relate to your life, experiences, training and/or aspirations. Simply, why do you appreciate and admire this artist and their work in the world? NOTE: Within the final presentation, you must cite all your sources using parenthetical citations Links to an external site.AND in a Works Cited page, using MLA style. Complete a Song Analysis Using the "Bohemian Rhapsody" analysis sheet and our textbook as guides, analyze two of your Music Icon's definitive songs. • You should construct a substantive analysis of musical elements such as form, melodic & harmonic content, texture, orchestration, dynamics, etc. • The, analyze the text of the song for meaning and examine how the composer used both acoustic and/or electronic music or sound effects to add deeper meaning to the text of the song. • Finally, analyze any cultural or cross-cultural elements featured in the work. Do you think they were effective? Were these cultural elements authentic (reflecting the Artist/Group's own culture), mixed, borrowed or appropriated? • Incorporate these analyses into your presentation in order to make larger points about the artist's style, musical innovation, social commentary/political stances/positive impact on society. Compile your Research & Song Analysis into a Presentation In lieu of writing an essay, you will create a multi-media Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation. Here, you will synthesize your research, song analysis, photos, and videos. The presentation should include: • Minimum of 10 informational slides - slides must contain text, pictures, embedded videos, and musical examples. • A title page slide that includes your name, the date, and the title of your project • Information includes: childhood, training, family, career & work/accomplishments, crises (if applicable), cross-cultural influences (if applicable) and positive impact on society. • Important information is summarized using boxes or bullets. • Product must be thoughtfully constructed with presentation in mind. • Parenthetical citations should be used throughout the presentation. • A properly formatted MLA-style Works Cited page must be included on the last slide. Submitting this Project Upload a file, embed your presentation, or post a link to your Google Slides Presentation - if you use this option, be sure to "give permission to anyone with the link" so that I can access your work. This project is due by Sunday, October 30. Click the NEXT button to go to the next page 1. 2. 3. Rubric Musical Icon Project Rubric Musical Icon Project Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength & Formatting 20 pts Full Marks Presentation contains 10+ slides, plus a Works Cited page. A title page includes student name and project title. 10 pts Almost there... Presentation has 4-6 slides. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWorks Cited & In-Text Citations 20 pts Full Marks Works Cited page is properly formatted using MLA, APA, or Chicago style (one style is used throughout). Sources are listed in alphabetical order. All necessary information is included for each source. Works Cited is formatted properly (double spaced with hanging indents). Works Cited includes 3+ scholarly sources. Project includes a sufficient number of properly formatted, in-text citations. Each in-text source is listed on the Works Cited page. 10 pts Almost there... Works Cited includes less than 3 scholarly sources. Presentation slides include few or no in-text citations. 0 pts No Marks Presentation includes no in-text citations and no works cited page. Failure to cite sources is a form of plagiarism and the student may be asked to re-do the project. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization 20 pts Full Marks Presentation is clearly organized. It includes introduction and conclusion slides. The introduction includes a thesis statement. 10 pts Almost there... Project is missing a clear thesis statement. Slides are unfocused and lack topic sentences. Thoughts are disorganized 0 pts No Marks 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Quality & Style 20 pts Full Marks The text in each slide is clearly worded. Ideas and paragraphs flow together in a logical way. Slides are organized around a clear topic sentence; all information in the slide supports, expands on, and/or explains the main idea of the slide. Project includes very few grammatical or punctuation errors. The writing is engaging, clear, and elegant. 10 pts Almost there... Text in the slides include several grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Student overuses quotations (for a project this length, use only 1-2 direct quotes). Student has trouble clearly expressing ideas in sentences. 0 pts No Marks 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent 20 pts Full Marks The student's ideas are focused and the presentation thoughtfully responds to the original prompt. Presentation is organized around a clear thesis statement/topic. Project is well-researched, and ideas/information from scholarly sources are smoothly integrated into the paper. Student includes a detailed analysis of 2 songs by their chosen artist. The student demonstrates the ability to find relevant sources and synthesize existing research with their own ideas. 10 pts Almost there... Student has trouble synthesizing their research into clear, original ideas. Project includes summaries of sources, but little analysis. 0 pts No Marks 20 pts Total Points: 100 PreviousNext