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Research the musical or opera. The show must be cleared with Ms. L. Musicals/opera must be a "classic/traditional/standard" show. Submit a project to present to class, following topics that need to be covered (see rubric below.) Include a works cited page with at least 3 quality resources used researching the paper. Will be graded on quality of research, effective use of information gained through research, credibility of sources, content, grammar and mechanics, and work cited.

Students will use common rhythms and simple melodic gestures to compose a 36 measure composition. The composition should include a major and minor scale. They will create their first 16 measures and then change their composition from a major key into a minor key. Students should include the major and minor scales in the first 4 measures before they start their composition. (16 measures of major composition, 16 measures of that composition turned into the minor scale form.)