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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students use the card or automated catalog to locate titles related to the symphony orchestra. They read and skim materials related to the symphony orchestra in order to make a selection. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the orchestra and identify the sounds of common musical instruments. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students receive a musical instrument of the orchestra and the family it belongs to. They run when the teacher calls either the instrument or the family. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students read a newspaper article about the controversial taxation of an orchestra. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, analyze the use of verb forms in the article and take a 'true or false' quiz. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore a tour through the families of instruments of the orchestra. They Students examine how music enhances our examineing of humanity. Students name the four families of instruments and the instruments in each family. They experience how you play each family of instruments as well. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students participate in a class discussion about Sergi Prokofiev, his music, country, and his life. After viewing "Peter and the Wolf", students discuss the story and the instruments used in the story before using Kidspiration to map out the different instrumental families in an orchestra. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify the four instrument families of the symphony orchestra. They listen to the instruments and compare the similarities and differences of each of the four families. They design and create an instrument that belongs to a specific family of the symphony orchestra. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the classical orchestra in this technology-based general music lesson for the high school classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of the "Microsoft Musical Instruments" software. This lesson can be accomplished in one class period. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students identify various musical instruments and explain their roles in an orchestra. Following a Powerpoint presentation, students discuss what they have discovered in small groups. Then, each groups devises four questions based on the lesson to present in a quiz show format. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students listen to a book, "Meet the Orchestra." They observe a PowerPoint presentation, listen to the sounds in "Peter and the Wolf" and then match illustrations of instruments to their specific sound. Students identify instrument families and create a chart. Full Review »

