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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students use the card or automated catalog to locate titles related to the symphony orchestra. They read and skim materials related to the symphony orchestra in order to make a selection. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students learn the string instruments of the symphony orchestra and recognize their "relatives." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students receive an introduction to jazz or the blues by reading and writing about a jazz or blues musician. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the four basic instruments of the Brass Family in the four lessons of this unit. The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are inspected as students develope a familiarity with their sight and sounds. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a video clip about how taking a journey can change a person's outlook on life. They write a paragraph about a place that uses imagery and tone to create a specfic effect. They evaluate their journal entries as well. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify the four instrument families of the symphony orchestra. They listen to the instruments and compare the similarities and differences of each of the four families. They design and create an instrument that belongs to a specific family of the symphony orchestra. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study the classical orchestra in this technology-based general music lesson for the high school classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of the "Microsoft Musical Instruments" software. This lesson can be accomplished in one class period. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students explore a variety of instruments to discover their sound. After watching an orchestra play, students discover the categories of instruments such as woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion. In teams, they listen to music and guess the instrument that matches the sound. Students create posters describing a particular instrument. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to opera, its vocabulary, definitions and are given an opportunity to listen to an opera sung by children. They identify phrases and events in the story, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Each student creates a movement to go along with a phrase or event from the story. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students listen to a book, "Meet the Orchestra." They observe a PowerPoint presentation, listen to the sounds in "Peter and the Wolf" and then match illustrations of instruments to their specific sound. Students identify instrument families and create a chart. Full Review »
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