WebQuest

 

Today in TPTE 486 we took a look at WebQuest that could be used in the classrooms with our students. I think these WebQuest are good ways to help the students research topics and do appropriate projects with the topic. However, I am on the fence debating on how I could use these in the music education field. But I think I would keep them out of the band classes because I would rather have them practicing on their personal instruments. I think I would use this in either a music theory class with the WebQuest that has the student make their own compositions or in a general music class with WebQuest based on music history. 

I looked through the website for a WebQuest that I could use with my general music class. The WebQuest is titled "The Sound of History". It has the student go in and research a historical topic. Then the student must find a song of any genre that relates to the historical topic. They then would play the song for the class and follow it up with a presentation on the topic and song using either PowerPoint or a presentation board. This is a great way to have the student realize how events in history can effect the music of that time and this might also begin to make students have a new way of interpreting music and make music more enjoyable.

When I first was going over this WebQuest I kept thinking of the song "We Are the World" by Michael Jackson. But I did not think of the original version of the song. I thought of the remake version that was made for the tragic earthquake in Haiti. This is a great example of how the song was used based on a historical event. However, this can also be done based on the original as well.