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- 8th - 12th
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Students examine music from Shakespeare's plays and how they indicate character and/or character traits. They try to choose a contemporary song to represent characters. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view and discuss the movie, Music of the Heart. They compare/contrast two versions of the song, Music of My Heart, identify characteristics of heroes, and sing the song, Music of My Heart. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore music from both the North and the South during the Civil War. They decide how it was used to rally the troops. Finally, they write a song about life in the US since September 11. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discuss contemporary music that tells a story and connect that to the storytelling qualities of folk music. They read lyrics to a folk song popular in the early 1800's and write their own folk song telling the story of the Corps of Discovery. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students examine the music of the North and the South during the Civil War. They try to interpret the meaning of the lyrics and present their ideas to the class. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are introduced to classical music by listening to the music. They also examine how the music evolved and what the composers are trying to say. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore how elements of music are manipulated and used to create specific moods, tell stories, and evoke emotions, choose selection of instrumental music and write personal narrative that they feel reflects the story the music is telling. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 11th
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Students discover sound properties in this introduction to Musical Pipes. Additional lessons are offered as part of a unit. This lesson uses class discussion to meet state standards for the Arts. Full Review »
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- 4th - 11th
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Students discover compositional techniques through the study of a current young composer and listening examples. This 30-minute lesson is an introduction to a unit on current classical music trends. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students are provided with opportunities to develop the ability to assess how elements of music are used in a work to create images or evoke emotions. They listen to examples of program music. Full Review »