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5,244 Music: world music Lesson Plans
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article to help them develop an understanding of the history, development, and social influence of various types of world music through the creation of music museum exhibits. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the role of music in changing the cultures of the indigenous cultures in New Zealand and Australia. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students listen to examines of tribal African music. They participate in activities and listen to examples of the music. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the musical elements from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. They use singing, dancing, improvisation, and composition to duplicate a song from each country. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research and create a PowerPoint about another country's culture. They present their PowerPoint to their classmates. They compare cultures and music of the world. They examine relationships between music and other arts. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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. 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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- 3rd - 12th
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Students explore particular places in the world. Students decipher clues that a class mascot leaves behind as it travels the world. Through researching the clues, students discover geographical locations, elements of world culture, famous people, and the environment. Students create a travel journal and write memories of each location to which the mascot traveled. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore music around the world. After listening to a variety of audio clips from around the world, students write their thoughts about the music. Through interviewing others, students conduct a "Music Preference Survey." In groups, students explore varied elements of world music. They create a presentation of the music they have examined. Full Review »

