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- 4th
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Students explores Gregorian chant, the development of music notation, ballads, the lute, and the recorder. They create a mistrel gallery, play the recorder and listen to lute music. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore medieval castles by creating their own castles. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, ingroups, make a board game which demonstrates their knowledge of music history and music theory. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the impact of history, religion, and culture on music. They discover Renaissance genres, composers, and cultures as they sing, play songs, and participate in hands-on activities. Handouts and worksheets are included. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students design and create a medieval shield. They read and discuss the history and color schemes of how shield symbols are chosen, design and construct an original medieval shield, and write a paragraph explaining the design and symbols of their shield. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students go on a tour of how and why music styles have changed over the years, and discover where they can gather some insight about their favorite musical styles and artists. There are excellent websites imbedded in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use the internet to research musical periods and composers. They examine how Medieval and Renaissance instruments worked and compare how they sounded. They discover the criteria to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize the characteristics of music from the Medival time period using the Internet to research various aspects of music during the Medieval time period. They then exchange papers and review their responses in a discussion setting. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss and compare contemporary class systems with those of the Middle Ages. They explore Websites on HyperStudio stack and review art and music of the Middle Ages. In groups, students design and draw castles reflecting manor life. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore medieval architecture, medicine, laws, methods of warfare, and the role of women. In groups, they collect their information and preprae a medieval newspaper from various countries. Students create and illustrate a book detailing the economic, political and cultural changes. In pairs, students "role play" an interview of an historic figure. Full Review »

