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Instruments from Various Cultures Lesson PlanInstruments from Various Cultures Lesson Plan
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Instruments from Various Cultures

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After a review of orchestral instruments and instrument families, learners make their own. They listen to the song "Simple Gifts" and identify the instruments heard in the piece. Then they draw an instrument of their own invention, describing how it sounds, is played, and they type of music it could be used to make.

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2nd
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Visual & Performing Arts
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