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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the popular culture phenomenon of the musical 'Cats' and the T.S. Eliot poems that were its inspiration. They write original poems about animals, and read them aloud to their peers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore music in nature. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students use music and rhythms to help them with their vocabulary. They use poetry and music to help them in their reading skills. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are introduced to classical music by listening to the music. They also examine how the music evolved and what the composers are trying to say. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students, using excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee', explore 'bee havior' and link habits of bees to the musical selection Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss the recent success of the "Phantom of the Opera". They practice using new vocabulary associated with the musical. In groups, they work together to match the word with its definition. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the origins of human music. Students watch a movie and collect examples of music they like that they might hear in nature. Students create a graphic display of the sounds humans make and the sounds animals make. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to music and discuss blends and chords. They sight read songs and practice scales. Students practice diction and explore the differences in forte and piano. Technology, such as CDs, may be used to play the music. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students sing and play the song "Naughty Kitty Cat" using student-created cat sounds, soprano glockenspiels, soprano metallophones, alto and bass xylophones, and a vibra slap. This first grade General Music lesson uses the Orff method of teaching. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students sit in a circle. They are given one card each. Students pass around their cards as the music plays. When the music stops, whoever has a card must give an example of the term on their card. For example Noun-cat. The music starts again after every student wih a card has given an example of the term on their card. Full Review »

