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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students research the lyrical and dramatic structure of opera through Internet sources and audio examples, cooperatively discuss elements of opera stories vs. their own lives and create one-act opera based on their own life experiences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students create music that celebrates the excitement of making new friends. They tell or write stories about their friends and the music they created for a classroom music program. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore how to determine whether the various artists are singing soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, or bass and watch African Americans sing opera. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discuss the style and characteristics of the Classical era and the genre of opera. They compare and contrast modern day popular icons to musical icons throughout history. They write original librettos to modern entertainment. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students examine the interconnectedness of different art forms. They listen to music and watch a video while determining the similarities of the themes. They make connections between books, movies, opera, dance, and music. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students study Chinese opera by sketching pictures of Chinese opera characters and musical instruments. They watch the film A Night at the Peking Opera, noting the elaborate costuming, the sparse staging, and the highly developed use of mime. In addition, they listen to a brief segment of spoken dialogue and an aria from Peking opera, particularly noticing the tense, nasalized vocal quality. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students examine classical music and the "Art Rock" of 1967. They review classical themes in their original genre and discuss/analyze how pop musicians incorporate theses themes into a variety of pop music genres. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the elements of an opera. In groups, they use the internet to research an opera of their choice and analyze it given specific criteria. After analyzing the music, they create a PowerPoint presentation to share their thoughts with the class. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students, with this opera exchange, increase their knowledge of the opera process. They use opera as a vehicle to better comprehend the relationship music has with all arts and other disciplines across the curriculum. Full Review »
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