International Music Convention

Welcome to the International Music Convention! You will have the opportunity to experience some of the most fascinating music and culture from around the world. Each booth will have colorful posters and packets of cultural information to enjoy. You will also have the priveledge to hear some of the great music from these cultures played by master musicians. We hope you enjoy your experience. . . Oh no, I have just recieved word that some of our delegates have been stranded at the airport due to snow! I need all of your help! Please keep reading to see how you can help save the convention.

Your task is to design a booth to represent the culture and music of the missing delegates. The delegate who have been stranded are the Ewe delegate, the Appalachian Folk Music/Bluegrass delegate, the Hindustani Classical Music delegate, and the Mariachi Music delegate. You will be divided into 4 groups and each group will be responsible to conduct research and design a booth for their chosen culture which includes the following elements:

1. A poster to decorate your booth
2. An informational packet to hand out to convention goers
3. Examples of music to have playing at your booth

Each group must use the Resources provided to create the elements for their booth. These elements will be evaluated by the following criteria (This is how you get a good grade!):

Poster

1. Your poster should include the name of the musical style you are responsible to represent.
2. Your poster should include the name of the culture of its origin.
3. Your poster should be colorful and include a graphic which illustrates the music and cultural heritage .
4. Neatness counts! Everything should be organized and clear so convention goers will know who you are representing.

Tips: When you are researching, notice the colors and graphics used on the websites (these can give you some ideas). Don't copy exactly, though!

Information Packet

1. The information packet must be two pages long plus a bibliography in the format we will cover in class (three pages total).
2. Your packet must have the following sections:

• Introduction-state what culture and musical genre you are representing
• Culture section-give a brief history and at least three interesting facts about your culture
• Music section-give a brief description of the music which should include information like:
• what makes this music unique?
• who typically performs the music?
• is it vocal or instrumental or both?
• if instrumental, what instruments are used?
• what is the role of this music in the culture?
• Conclusion-summarize your main ideas and conclude
• Bibliography-be sure to write down your sources during research so you can write an accurate bibliography

3. Your packet will be evaluated on accurate content and writing style.
4. Proper grammar and spelling is a must! (remember this is to represent and promote your culture)

Musical Selections

1. You must have the name and performance information of three pieces from the genre.
2. These pieces should be authentic and representative (we will discuss this in class)
3. You must have a recording of one piece to play in your booth.

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Thanks to all of your hard work and research the convention was saved! You also learned some valuable information about different cultures and the music that they enjoy. Hopefully next year the snow will allow our delegates to arrive safely. Great work!