Please use the document template provided in the module to create your project.
Please use the document template provided in the module to create your project. Replace anything in brackets, keep everything else.
When you are completed your project, submit the document as either a Word document or a PDF.
Stages
Your virtual festival will have four stages:
Main Stage, Stage A, Stage B, and Stage
C
The Main Stage represents songs that you think are among the most influential/significant in all of rock history.
Stage A, Stage B, and Stage C will each have different themes.
The themes will fall within the following categories: decades, subgenres, and social and political movements.
You may choose themes from just one category, for example:
Stage A-1960s
Stage B-1970s
Stage C-1990s
Or you may mix-and-match from different categories, for example:
Stage A-1960s
Stage B-Punk
Stage C-Vietnam War Protest Music
Once you choose your themes, you will then select songs that you think are among the most significant/influential for each one.
In your document, include an image for each stage that shows an artist (or a collage of all the artists) from the setlist.
Songs
For each stage, you will choose a setlist of at least 3 songs to represent it.
You may include artists and songs discussed in course materials. You may also include artists and songs from outside course materials. If you include examples from outside course materials, be sure that they are considered rock or a rock subgenre.
Rationale
For each song, you will give a rationale for why you included it in the setlist for a given stage.
Each rationale should be at least 75 words and should thoroughly explain why you think the artist/song is historically and/or musically important.
Be sure to connect your reasoning to the theme of the stage.
This part of the project should be in formal academic prose (please follow the
“Writing Tips and Guidelines,” found in the module)
Your rationales should be in your own words, not copied from the readings or any other source as it is meant to show YOUR understanding of the materials.
Copying text from the readings or online sources on assignments is plagiarism and will be considered academic dishonesty.
YouTube Playlist
To simulate a virtual festival experience, you will make a Youtube playlist with the songs you choose.
Keep the songs in the same order you present them in your document.
When possible, use a music video or live performance (again, to create a virtual festival experience).
Include the link to your Youtube playlist at the top of your document.
A guide to creating a YouTube playlist is provided in the module.
Grading
Similar to post-tests, you will be permitted 3 attempts to earn a score of 80% by making revisions to your Virtual Rock.