In this lesson, students learn to use different types of pies to recognize and notate rhythms in standard notation. Students participate in rhythm dictation trough use of popsicle sticks to illustrate rhythms clapped. Further, students will use standard notation to notate simple melodic patterns that have been performed for melodic dictation.

Maps, music, and video-recordings can be effectively used to discuss the present and historical incidence of the " plena" . In the way that rap music is referred to as "the people's" CNN, plena, an Afro-Puerto Rican musical form that has much in common with other Caribbean musical expressions, is sometimes referred to as "the newspaper of the people" as it expresses what is going on in the lives of working class people.

Students are introduced to the concept of popular culture and the role that it plays in their lives. Students examine the importance of videos to the music industry and the role that music plays in popular culture. In pairs, students interview each other about their musical preferences. Activities for this lesson include: viewing and listening to videos, with and without sound, in order to analyze aesthetic visual elements; exploring the history of the music video; and independent projects on music videos for selected musical genres.

This lesson shows students where rock music really began! Students will create musical instruments with objects from nature. Using their created instruments, students compose and perform a musical arrangement, while making connects with their knowledge of life during the Stone Age.

This lesson was created for primary age students but can easily be adapted into the intermediate or middle school social studies lesson. Students will explore a period of time when African Americans were striving to make their mark on American music. Ragtime music will be experienced through listening to classics, observing performances, researching the life of Scott Joplin, learning dances, and wearing self-made costumes of the era. They will reflect on the Ragtime music, the struggle of African Americans, and the life skills of successful people who perservere.

Students look at musical notes and determine their value in the measure in terms of rational numbers. They will figure out what the value of the note is in fractions, decimals and percents of the entire measure.

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

Students need knowledge and understanding of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes in order to correctly solve the mathematical word problems.

Students will be able to identify Romare Bearden's collage technique and explain how his vision represents African American identity. Students will also be able to discuss the importance of improvisation in Jazz Music while analyzing changes in Art and Musical Style reflects changes in society.

Visitors to the website will learn about the musical instruments that have been traditionally used along the Silk Road. Included is a map of the region, a reading list, and fun facts. Teachers will find an Education Kit with a Teacher's Guide and a Sourcebook of lesson plans, activities, and background materials to use in teaching their students about the Silk Road. Students will learn about the geography, economics, and history of the Silk Roads. They will discover the religions of both the ancient and contemporary cultures of the area. They will also be able to create musical instruments.

Students will learn the history behind "This Little Light of Mine", following the song through slavery, the civil rights movement, and up to its current day applications. Students will also learn to sing the song itself in multiple languages and will be prompted to write about their learning experiences after each session. At the end, there will be an opportunity for students to add their own verses to the song, based on the writing they did through each portion of the lesson.

Students will discover how modern dance and music styles were influenced by the "Son Jarocho". Students will listen to, view, and analyze recordings of "La Bamba", "El Zapateado" , and "El Pajaro Cu" to gain an understanding of how this tradition originated in Spain and was reconstructed by the cultures of African slaves, Arabs, Mexicans, and further developed by folk musicians in the United States.

Learn about the Gullah culture in the United States. Utilize polyrhythms and call-and-response, critical listening and language skills, musical play, vocal improvisation, and the 12-bar-blues. Discover the rich traditions of the Gullah culture that have helped to shape our American musical culture today.

Students will gain a keen understanding of the Musical Instrument Families. They will understand how instruments are played. Finally, their experience will bring an understanding of the culture and climate of the Symphony, as it becomes truly accessible to students of all socio/economic backgrounds.

Students will compare and contrast Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to Vivaldi's Four Seasons, La Primavera (Spring). Pair the music of Stravinksy with the art of Edvard Munch. Pair the music of Vivaldi with the art of Claude Monet. Discuss the similarities and differences. Discuss Josef Albers'Homage to the Square entitled "The High Spring". Discuss how color and mood are connected. Create a color square in the style of Josef Albers to represent the pairings of Stravinsky and Munch and the pairing of Vivaldi and Monet.

Students will learn and understand what syncopation is through physical activities relating to the human body. They will also learn a dance to a musical selection from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

Students relate various dynamics and tempos through listening to musical excerpts, then relate these characteristics to individual poetry selections using appropriate music suggested by the poem as background and the best voice for their reading/reciting.

Student learn the piece "Man and Buffalo (Kon Gap Kwai)" by Caravan was instrumental in affecting governmental and social change in Thailand. Musical study of the song lends itself to discussion of form, performances of ostinati and accompaniment, and improvisation of a pentatonic song/solo.

In this lesson, student learn the piece "Man and Buffalo (Kon Gap Kwai)" by Caravan was instrumental in affecting governmental and social change in Thailand. Musical study of the song lends itself to discussion of form, performances of ostinati and accompaniment, and improvisation of a pentatonic song/solo.

This lesson is intended to develop knowledge regarding Ghanaian music. Students will
experience the musical cultures of Ghana through listening, movement, game play, and
percussion performance. Lesson segments are designed to stand alone, but sequential
presentation may yield greater success as the experiences progress toward more
rigorous performance requirements for both the students and instructor.