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- 6th - 12th
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Students assess the relationship between music and science by learning how various musical instruments work. They create a poster, presenting the research conducted in class that focuses on a specific musical instrument. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students appreciate African Music and the rich culture it represents. They identify two characteristics of African Music in their journals. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students listen to a piece of music and draw the instruments they recognize. They discuss the definition of a hearing disability. Then they hold a balloon on their lap, and listen to the music again. They relate what it was like to feel the music. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students view a video and summarize the information. They research a person or musical associated with the video and present their findings to the class. They write a story using metaphors and personification. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students appreciate the civil rights movement with a focus on Little Rock, Arkansas. They acknowledge Louis Armstrong's unparalleled contributions to American music. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students relate music's relationship to society, the other arts, disciplines outside the arts, history and culture. They explore the evolution of musicals and their background. Students summarize how being exposed to musicals involves being exposed to drama, dance and stage production. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the four instrument families: strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. They identify the instruments of each family and explain their unique tonal qualities. A written assessment is given to determine if the student knows the instrument families. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students identify a guitar, piano, trumpet, flute, drum, and a violin by sight and sound. They view pictures of each instrument as they are played on a recording, discuss how each instrument makes their particular sound, and listen to selected musical recordings. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore and assess the importance of music to the economy of Louisiana. They review and analyze the jobs, skills and careers found and needed in the state's music industry as well as how to meet and make personal contact with people in the music industry. Each student also evaluates musical performances and recordings. Full Review »

