Project 10 – The Beatles

Read / Research some information on “The Beatles”

Some places to look:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

www.beatles.com/

www.beatlesagain.com/

Write a short essay 1–2 pages that gives your reader insight on who the Beatles were.

Some questions to ponder:

Why were they so popular?

What is your opinion of their music?

Do you think they had an influence on the music of today?

Select a song from the list below:

What is your song about?

What message were the Beatles trying to send through this song?

What instruments did you choose to create your arrangement? Why did you choose these instruments?

Type your essay in microsoft word (not appleworks). Do Not copy and paste information from websites - rewrite in your own words.

Choose one of the midi files below – download it to your desktop – then import it to garageband and create an arrangement of it. Then share>itunes

Create a new folder with your  name-Beatles; place the essay and the itunes file in the folder and drop it in my dropbox.

                                                             If you're a Beatles fan and have another song in mind for this project ask me about it.

Midi Files                                                 Sample of the Original

      

A Hard Days Night                                   A Hard Day's Night

All You Need Is Love                              All You Need Is Love

Come Together                                         Come Together

Eight Days A Week                                  Eight Days A Week

Eleanor Rigby                                           Eleanor Rigby

Help                                                           Help

Here Comes The Sun                                Here Comes The Sun

Hey Jude                                                   Hey Jude

When I'm Sixty-Four                                When I'm Sixty-Four

Yellow Submarine                                     Yellow Submarine