I chose the topic I did because not only am I interested in music (Mozart in particular), but I am also interested in the culture of Austria. I've always had an interest in the Germanic community, but following my recent trip to Austria I realized just how much amazing musical history was there.
When Mrs. Jewitt first said that the topic of the iSearch was going to be about a culture that we either didn't know much about or were interested (or both) I knew immediately which country that would be. However, what I wasn't sure was what aspect of the culture I wanted to focus on.
I knew that I was interested in music, but everything about Austria interests me. The architecture, food, and war history all attracted my attention. It came down to me thinking about my three favorite things on Earth: 1) Mozart, 2) baroque music, and 3) travel. I was able to link the first two, and decided to focus my research on Austrian music history.
The next step was what exact question I wanted. I had first thought of looking into what part Austrian composers (Strauss, Schubert, Mozart, etc) played in the classical music of today. However, Mrs. Jewitt thought that that was too broad, and we realized I could spend about three years researching that question alone. We narrowed it down to Mozart (my favorite person. Period.) and what effect his innovation and creativity had on the classical music we hear today.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
My Topic
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Your background thoughts on the topic are very detailed, and they support the reasoning behind your thesis statement. Also, you should look at other classical artists of today, and see if they have had any huge influences on their musical careers. For those who say Mozart, you could then get an idea of how broad his influence has spread worldwide.
Yeah that's a really good idea. I know a guy out in LA that's composed for some movies, so I'll talk to him tomorrow or over the weekend and see if he said Mozart had an impact on him at all.
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