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Haydn's Surprise

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Students listen to Haydn's "Surprise" and use the score to create themes and variations with other rhythms. They create poems using Haydn's rhythm in the symphony and research his life. They also use "body percussion" to play parts of the symphony.

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literary themes, literary elements

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theme, variations, visual and performing arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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