Music Training Lesson Plans

Students create a 3-D self-standing album containing an accurate timeline of his/her life. They select personal items to attach to the timeline (like jewelry, photos, etc.). Also, they create journals as keepsakes for themselves and their families.

Students study the folk music and dance of the island of Mauritius. In this music and dance lesson, students study the style of music and dance that is called sega. They learn about how the traditional music comes from the islands off the coast of Africa.

Students assess whether or not a piece of music is contrapuntal. For this music education lesson, students listen to various pieces of music and identify whether the music is contrapuntal or not contrapuntal.

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.

Learners investigate the vision and history of the Juilliard School. They develop a personal mission statement, watch a video, conduct Internet research, and create a PowerPoint presentation about a fictional school that also promotes excellence in a discipline of their choice.

Learners identify independent harmonies in music. In this music lesson, students are introduced to the definition of independent harmonies and listen to several musical pieces to identify the harmony.

Students explore the didjeridu. In this music lesson, students use hollow tubes, sandpaper, and bees wax to construct their own didjeridu. Students decorate their instrument.

Students explore the music and dance of Mauritius. In this music activity, students locate Mauritius on a map and listen to samples of music. Students discuss the basic elements of the music.

Students are introduced to the art of Romare Bearden. Using a packet, they discover Bearden's theme of family and African-American history in his art. After viewing specific examples of his artwork, they identify the ways in which he used collages.

Students trace the course of Black music from the 1900's to the beginning of the jazz age. They realize that when education is defined as enlightened training for a place in society and for individual personal development, it was highly respected in Africa.