Students examine pieces of sheet music and identify context, purpose, and perspective with regard to the political, social, and economic conditions existing at that time. They create a cover illustrating a topic of the Progressive Era.

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7th - 12th

Students explore the musical archives and several historical articles to explore representative musical works from Canada's past. An audio gallery is provided for student use to enhance their experience of the musical search.

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9th - 12th

Students identify many genres of Black music. They listen to examples of black artists playing songs of social concious, then identify issues that are addressed by today's Black artists.

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9th - 12th

Students relate musical styles with US historical context through research and presentation.

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9th - 11th

Students explore how music aids in planning writing. They listen to a piece of music several times and identify the kind of story, music terms, and its form. After describing the music piece and sharing with a partner, they compare their throught to the music and evaluate their story plan to see if it follows the moods of the piece.

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4th - 6th