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Pedro y El Lobo (Peter and the Wolf)

Posted Aug 12, 2009 by Cathleen Colby

Peter and the Wolf becomes Pedro y El Lobo as students in Spanish class are given the opportunity to increase their vocabulary with an exploration into the classic musical tale by Sergei Prokofiev.  This lesson provides practice in new vocabulary and natural dialogue as the students create a new ending to the tale and perform it in front of their peers.

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GRADE LEVEL
9-12
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Foreign Language
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Animals, Instruments, Story, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Lucha Music

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Cassandra Schlievert

The four styles of music within the Mexican culture are the backdrop for this lesson which provides students an opportunity to create percussion instruments and recognize the difference while playing each style.  Lucha Libre masks are also part of the culture and students gain a deeper understanding of it by creating their own masks.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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Art, Folk songs, History, Percussion , Vocabulary
 
 
 

Meet the Families

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Emry Gensler Hromec Wojcik

Every orchestra is made up of families – four to be exact.  This lesson invites you to meet these wonderfully diverse familes and the members who make up the voice we hear at the symphony.

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2 3-5
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Math, Performing Arts-Music
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Brass, Instruments, Orchestra, Percussion , Reading, Sfskids.com, String , Vocabulary, Woodwind
 
 
 

The Voices of Beethoven

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Kimberly Spotts

Voice is distinct in writing and music.  How do students put their own voice into their writing so the reader will know who is speaking?  Students will draw connections between the voices in music and voices found in literature to increase their understanding of how to use voice in their writings.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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Beethoven, Biography, Composer, Vocabulary, Voice
 
 
 

Which Instrument Are You?

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Bonnie Redfern

To accomplish goals, members of families must cooperate, just as members of the orchestra must cooperate to create beautiful music. Similarly, students in a classroom have similar constructs; everyone must do their best for themselves as well as for the good of the whole.  This lesson helps students understand that an orchestra, a family and a classroom must work together to accomplish great things.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music
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Brass, Dynamics, Instruments, Orchestra, Percussion , Reading, Sfskids.com, String , Tempo, Vocabulary, Woodwind
 
 
 

Dear Mr. Copland and Mr. Ellington

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Sonja Rivera

After gaining familiarity with the lives and music of Copland and Ellington, students write each a formal letter expressing how culture is reflected in music.  Students create a bio-poem about the composer’s life and music.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Performing Arts-Other
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America, Art, Biography, Composer, Copland, History, Jazz, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Music Reflects History

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Anita Ullner

Music can help us learn about history!  This lesson demonstrates to your students how music of the Baroque period reflects the importance of the institutions of State and Church, and the influence both had on the work of each composer.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Social Science
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Composer, History, Reading, Sfskids.com, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Beethoven's Thoughts

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Sherry Matic

Students write a descriptive essay explaining their thoughts and feelings while listening to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, learning how to describe the musical elements that cause them to feel this way, and transpose these feelings into a watercolor art piece.  The students will present their essay and art work orally, and act out their responses during a physical education exercise.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Performing Arts-Other
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TAGS
Art, Beethoven, Composer, Reading, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Learning Literary Terminology Through Music

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Stefanie Friesen

While gaining exposure to a wide range of music – from classical to contemporary - students will understand that music and literature share a common language.  Students will understand that hearing the language of music helps us to understand the language of literature.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Visual Arts, Performing Arts-Other
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TAGS
Literature, Story, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Earthquake Symphonies

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Rick Carreiro

Can earthquakes write music?  Using seismograms and music score sheets, students record the earth’s movements to create Earthquake Symphonies.  Students listen to and analysis the music of Beethoven’s Eroica and how it relates to the movement of the earth.

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GRADE LEVEL
9-12
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Acoustics, Beethoven, Dynamics, Geography, Physics, Rhythm, Tempo, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Revolutionary Music

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Ann Callan

Students will gain an understanding of music’s relationship to the American, French and Russian revolutions.  Students will also gain knowledge that music has changed over the last 200 years as a result of a musical revolution.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Social Science
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America, Composer, Geography, History, Jazz, Stravinsky, Vocabulary, War
 
 
 

Graphing Beethoven's Emotions

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Tammy Chapman

Students will discuss emotion words. They will look up synonyms for emotion words. They will then listen to the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and discuss the emotions they hear. Discussion about instrument families and dynamics will take place to help students decide why the song gives certain emotions. After several times listening to the music students will create a graph of the emotions they hear in the music.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Math
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Beethoven, Dynamics, Instruments, Sfskids.com, Vocabulary
 
 
 
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