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- 2nd - 4th
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Students gain a basic knowledge of musical instruments. Through this activity students develop a greater appreciation of music and the different instruments involved in its creation. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students compose music with musical instruments, and write the proper notation for the songs they have created. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the orchestra and identify the sounds of common musical instruments. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine how music can influence our feelings, describe things, and create special effects. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students examine the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres. They describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures. After listening to short examples of CD's and tapes, students engagee in a classroom discussion about pop vocal groups from each decade from the nineties going back to the forties. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students examine how certain types of music can evoke emotions and mental images. They fold a piece of paper into four equal sections, and create a picture of what they are visualizing in each section while listening to four different pieces of music. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine how aspects of Native American and American folk music are alike and different. They contrast both forms of music and engage in many activities to identify or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students discover the United Nations through the use of musical examples and performance. This two day lesson requires two forty-five minute sections and delivers information about different cultures around the world. Emphasis is on singing and/or playing simple instruments to achieve state art standards. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students assess the impact of music to portray emotions and tell stories. Examples are taken from the life of Rosa Parks and a piece of band music called "A Movement for Rosa". Evaluation is accomplished through in-class participation and individual writing. This is a cross curricular lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review their math skills by examining notes and rhythms. In groups, they research the origins of Latin music in Cuba. They complete a worksheet finishing the rhythm of different beats. They also write their own measures and clap the beat. Full Review »