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Copland and Ellington

Posted Aug 15, 2009 by Sherrie Matic

Why do two composers from the same period of history compose different music? Students will gain an understanding of how culture and history influences music as they analyze and compare the music of Aaron Copland and Duke Ellington, and learn how these composers used special sounds to enhance their music.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5

SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Visual Arts

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America, Art, Biography, Composer, Copland, History, Sfskids.com

Patriotism Through Fanfare

Posted Aug 15, 2009 by Bonnie Redfern

It’s a Fanfare! Almost every student has heard the fanfare at the beginning of an MGM production. Students will understand the basic elements of a fanfare, and the significant role fanfares have played in history as a means of communicating information and emotion

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2

SUBJECT
Social Science

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America, Copland, History

Copland: Life Then and Now

Posted Aug 15, 2009 by Bonnie Redfern

Copland, an American maverick, becomes a storyteller as he writes about life in the early years of America. His Appalachian Spring helps students understand how people, places and things change over time, while his musical sketch reinforces the six traits of writing.

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2

SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Social Science

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America, Composer, Copland, Dance, History, Reading

Native American Instruments and Nature

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Andrea Crisp

Students will understand the relationship with nature reflected in Native American music. Students will understand that instruments have different voices that reflect these relationships.

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GRADE LEVEL
9-12

SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts

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TAGS
America, History, Instruments, Reading

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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TAGS
Composer, History, Reading, Sfskids.com, Vocabulary

Mr. Lincoln Through the Eyes of Aaron Copland

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Jill Humrich

Learning about this nation’s twelfth president is fun when we combine music, writing, and performing to your lessons. Mix together a little Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, with historical facts and opinions, books, videos and even the Gettysburg Address. Your students will astound you as they create a class performance piece using their words, accompanied by Mr. Copland’s composition.

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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, Reading, War

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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TAGS
America, Art, Biography, Composer, Copland, History, Jazz, Poetry, Reading, 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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TAGS
Art, Folk songs, History, Percussion , Vocabulary