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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 »
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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 »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to "The William Tell Overture," identify instruments, sounds and other characteristics of the music. They compare and contrast orchestra music to large band music. Students discuss the musical composition and how the timbre of the instruments affects the mood. They complete a worksheet, detailing information about the four families of the 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 »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students explore a variety of instruments to discover their sound. After watching an orchestra play, students discover the categories of instruments such as woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion. In teams, they listen to music and guess the instrument that matches the sound. Students create posters describing a particular instrument. 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 »
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