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- 1st - 10th
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Students study Jamaica and the Reggae music style. They sing and play various instruments in a Reggae song. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students recognize and describe elements of Bob Marley's life that influenced his song writing as evidenced in the song "No Woman No Cry". They identify the elements of music characteristic of Reggae. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students perform using rhythm instruments with accurate tempo a given syncopated ostinato pattern to accompany a played audio recording of reggae music. They discuss the use of music to express religious and political beliefs. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students analyze and describe Reggae music using correct musical terms to discuss tonality, instrumentation, meter and tempo. They experiment with singing and dancing to Reggae music in a style appropriate to the genre. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students compare Reggae to other musical genres and identify rhythms. They study the history and musical significance of Reggae as a musical genre. 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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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the Caribbean in terms of its music, art, and folklore. As a class, they listen to a folktale and discuss the difference between telling a story and reading a story. In groups, they write their own folktale and share it with the class. They use the internet to research what it was like to grow up in Cuba during the 1970s. To end the lesson, they view examples of artwork and reflect on them in their journals. 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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