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The Sorcerer's Apprentice: 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson PlanThe Sorcerer's Apprentice: 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson Plan
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Upper graders view the animated short, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and analyze how the music score was chosen to express the scene. They create an animation as they listen to a classical recording to experience the connection between music and descriptive imagery. Resource links and an animation cell worksheet are included.

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classical music, classical period, music analysis, music appreciation, pop music, popular culture

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classical music, music analysis, pop culture, pop music, describing music, the sorcerer's apprentice, pop icons, music and animation, mickey mouse, visual and performing arts
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7th - 12th
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