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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students listen to and reproduce the rythum of Mary Lou iams' musical piece, "Scratchin' in the Gravel." The swing song was written at a time that women did not play jazz. She broke the rules by playing and writing the music. the lesson explores he Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students contrast the meter and style of two different versions of the musical piece, "Waltz of the Flowers." Duke Ellington's meter in the "Dance of the Floreadores" is compared to Tchaikovsky's version in the "Nutcracker." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students examine the sounds and notes for crescendos and decrescendos. They attend a concert by a symphony orchestra and when they return to the classroom they identify the crescendos and decrescendos in music they hear. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students demonstrate understanding of roles of composer, conductor, percussion players, string players, woodwind players, brass players, and harpist in a symphony orchestra. Students then play "I Am a Musician" pantomime board game. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students develop an understanding that instruments in an orchestra are similar to individual cultures in a state; i.e. each has its own individual characteristics that become more interesting and colorful when brought together. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students identify the string instruments of the orchestra by sight and sound. They access the Trackstar website and explore "The String Family of the Orchestra" section of the site, and read about string instruments and answer questions on a worksheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students discuss various vocabulary and terminology in music. The class listens to a grouping of music samples while writing down the names of songs that are familiar. Students discuss the meaning of a musical montage and break into small groups to create and perform their own montage arrangement. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students listen to and identify the sounds from different orchestra and band instruments using audio clips from an internet website. They discuss and compare the specific characteristics of the different instruments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify various pieces of music that are familiar to them and define how the music made them feel. Then they select their favorite piece of music heard and the activities in which they like to do. Students also attend a concert and answer the questions posted in the lesson in the form of a critique. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students identify the dramatic expression made by performance and how it relates to the content of the story, L'Orfeo. They determine the form of orchestra and each instrumental group within the orchestra for this piece. Full Review »
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