Duke Ellington

 

Take a tour of:

 

http://www.dukeellington.com

 

In addition to reading biographical information make sure to take the time to listen to Ellington’s music.  After becoming acquainted with Ellington’s life and work, choose ten important or even surprising facts that you learned about this composer.  Prepare a power point presentation with one important fact on each slide.  Include details and pictures that will help a novice to better know this important American.  This presentation should be prepared with the intent to be shared at the final cyberschool meeting.  Your project will be graded not only on content, but quality as well.  Include a variety of facts.  Grammar, spelling, visual format, it all counts.  Creativity is a plus.  Have fun with this one and see what you can do.

 

The Composer Project