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  1. Research

    1. Use the Resources below to research your genre based on the questions in your packet. Record answers to your questions & other helpful information in your packet. Record extra information as you discover it.

  2. Time Period & Location

    1. Choose a time period that your group thinks is the definitive time period for your genre. Also, choose a location that was the center of creativity for your genre in the time period you chose. For example: if your genre was Pop, you might consider disco music to be definitive and so choose New York in the 1970's as your location and time era. Include in your presentation an explanation of why you chose both the time period and the location in which your Land is set.

  3. Create your "Land":

    • Performing Artists

      • Choose three musical artists (dead or alive) who will "perform" in your Land. Pick musical artists you feel are important to the history of the music genre you have chosen and that would have lived in the time period and location you have chosen. 

    • Background Music

      • Choose five different musical selections to be used as background music throughout your Land. The music chosen must be typical of the genre and time period.

    • Timewarp Entryway

      • Create a timewarp entryway establishing the historical setting of the music. People will walk through this display when they enter your region of Musicland. It will provide a brief glimpse of important historical events in that era to give your visitors a mindset when experiencing your section of the park. You can use audio, video, pictures, newspaper clippings from the time period, etc.

    • Restaurant

      • Plan a restaurant that features the type of food that was a favorite during the time period Land. Name your restaurant and design a few items for the menu. 

    • Souvenir Shop

      • Plan a souvenir shop that carries reproductions of instruments and musical recordings that are unique to the musical genre you are focusing on in your Land. Provide photos and descriptions of your products.

    • Rides & Entertainment

      • Develop theme park rides or activities that creatively use music terms and ideas. Name your park attractions after famous musicians, their music, or musical terms.

  4. Presentation

THE PROCESS

Performing Artists
Background Music
Entryway
Restaurant
Souvenir Shop
Rides & Entertainment
ABOUT US
Our work
CONTACT

LEARNING ADVICE

The success of your theme park design is dependent upon the contributions of all members. Therefore, take careful notes as you do your research and remember that your goal is to design an authentic music theme park. Make sure that the attractions and park atmosphere reflect the musical genre, time period, and location you have chosen. When researching music, use all of the resources available to you, including CD's, laserdiscs, audio tapes, encyclopedias (yes, they still work!), books from your library, etc. Here are samples of the kinds of questions you may want to ask as you are researching music related topics:

    • Who were the most influencial and dynamic musicians of the time? (ie. musicians of the royal court, Grammy award winners, billboard magazine chart toppers, etc.)

    • What were the popular songs of the musical genre?

    • What events took place during this time period that may have influenced the music that was being composed and performed? What was the political climate?

    • What were the customs and fashions of this time period? (ie. clothing styles, food, architecture, etc.)

    • What other art forms were current and significant to the music topic? (ie. paintings, print ads, theatrical releases, etc.)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

SERVICES

RESOURCES

Genres:
Infoseek: Music Genres

Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Genres

Yahoo! - Entertainment:Music:Genres

 

Artists:
Artist-specific Internet Sites

Individual Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups or Groups and Ensembles (Except for Popular) from Indiana University.

Infoseek: Artists and Bands

Yahoo! - Entertainment:Music:Artists

 

Musicology:

Fiske Museum Home Page contains photos of some vintage musical instruments.

Ethnic and National Music from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University, contains links to resources on music from all over the world.

Yahoo! - Entertainment:Music:History

General Music Resources from Indiana University.

Research and Study of music, from Indiana University.

American Music Center Home Page has many links to music-related pages.

 

General Research:

Wikipedia

Google

AllMusic 

CleanVideoSearch

MUSICLAND Theme Park

MUSICAL GENRES & MORE

THE TASK

You are a team of theme park designers assigned to build a new music theme park in your city. MusicLand will have different "Lands" for each of the following musical genres:

  1. Musical Theater

  2. Early Jazz (Ragtime, Dixieland, and the Blues)

  3. New Jazz (Roaring '20's, Swing, and Be-bop)

  4. Rock and Roll

  5. Country & Folk

  6. Pop music

 

 

Your team is assigned the task of researching, designing, and creating a blueprint or model of your section of the music theme park. Things of interest to appear in your design should include:

 

  1. Performing Talent - Looks & acts like the musical artists of your chosen musical style.
  2. Musical selections - To be used as background music throughout your Land.
  3. Timewarp Entryway - Establishes the historical setting of the music.
  4. Restaurant - Features the type of food that was a favorite during the time period of your MusicLand genre.
  5. Souvenir Shop - Carries reproductions of instruments & recordings that are unique to the musical art form of your chosen era.
  6. Theme park rides or activities - Creatively use music terms & ideas & involove persons or events related to your genre.
 
Your team will research and compile the features of your genre and theme park land into a Slides (Powerpoint) Presentation to be presented in class.

 

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