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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students disover the art of reading music, introducing quarter and half notes and their values. It can can be a self-contained minilesson, or the beginning of a unit about Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the role of music in changing the cultures of the indigenous cultures in New Zealand and Australia. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students listen to examines of tribal African music. They participate in activities and listen to examples of the music. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the musical elements from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They use singing, dancing, improvisation, and composition to duplicate a song from each country. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the impact of history, religion, and culture on music. They discover Renaissance genres, composers, and cultures as they sing, play songs, and participate in hands-on activities. Handouts and worksheets are included. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students determine performance schedules and clothing guidelines for choral music. They explore the music appreciation curriculum and assessment expectations. Students evaluate choral ensemble expectations and opportunities. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students examine aesthetics using existing and student-created program music. They describe music, propose meanings in music and defend their descriptions and propositions.They also describe and defend music and visual arts representations of subject matter that are not from the arts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
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Students research three African-American musicians and compose a report based upon their research in this Music Appreciation lesson for the middle level classroom. The lesson could be adapted for various student levels and abilities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students examine how aspects of Native American and American folk music are alike and different. They contrast both forms of music and engage in many activities to identify or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students participate in an art lesson using various methods of artistic expression with student chosen mediums. They listen to music and are asked to draw what is heard in the music. The music can change and thus the artwork may as well. Students develop musical appreciation skills. Full Review »

