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Students explore a variety of musical instruments, their sounds and materials. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students listen to world music samples and try to identify the countries of origin; students work in small groups to design an online "world music caf??." Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students listen to several tribal drum pieces and create thier own original compositons utilizing various elements. They play, using MIDI, their piece and explain it to the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students define the term "exoticism" and identify musical elements used by 19th and 20th century composers and modern pop icons to convey exoticism. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the musical elements from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They use singing, dancing, improvisation, and composition to duplicate a song from each country. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study the mathematical sense of conducting music with the help of a musical conductor. They examine the patterns in musical pieces and conduct music from a CD. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore traditional music of different societies around the world by listening to number of different musical recordings, discuss how music makes them feel, examine how music is central to cultural traditions, and compose short written responses. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
Students create auditory presentations on festivals and celebrations around the world. They begin by reading about how the New Orleans high school marching bands have overcome many obstacles to keep their music traditions alive. Then small groups research musical traditions in different global regions to develop a five minute skit using music. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students are able to demonstrate the ability to identify, contrast and compare the music of different places and regions, and the ability to recognize music as a resource for information about places and regions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore music around the world. After listening to a variety of audio clips from around the world, students write their thoughts about the music. Through interviewing others, students conduct a "Music Preference Survey." In groups, students explore varied elements of world music. They create a presentation of the music they have examined. Full Review »