Instruments

Venn Diagram for Peter and the Wolf

Posted May 04, 2011 by Paula Pendleton

This lesson provides students with an opportunity to listen to music and express their feelings through describing words, as they learn how to express themselves verbally. Using Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, we compare the music of two characters at a time and complete a Venn diagram of describing words. Students select their favorite character, draw a picture of the character, and write a sentence or two about the character, using the descriptive language from our Venn diagrams, as they develop vocabulary and enhance their writing.

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PK-2
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Language Arts
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Animals, Instruments, Story, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Vibrating Columns of Air with Bottle Flutes and Panpipes

Posted Apr 25, 2011 by Helen Patten

This lesson is a small part of a larger unit on the science of sound. The unit has several sections, including: how sound is made, the elements of sound, how sounds travel, and how we hear sounds. This particular lesson is part of the section in which we distinguish the difference between musical sound and noise. We examine the different ways in which musical instruments make sound - or the different way each one creates vibrations of air.

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3-5
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Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Folk songs, Geography, Instruments, Vibrations , Woodwind
 
 
 

Fairy Home, Fairy Play

Posted Apr 25, 2011 by Gael Reed

The students will have a deeper understanding of the vocabulary words: gather, exciting, cooperate, activity and exhausted. Students will be able to compare and contrast two pieces of music, distinguish between real and fantasy, fiction and non-fiction. Students will be able to sequence a story, telling about main events and using vocabulary.

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PK-2
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Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Visual Arts
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Dance, Instruments, Literature, Story, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Retelling the Story of the Three Little Pigs

Posted Apr 09, 2011 by Mary Bedient

This language arts lesson focuses on how to retell the story of the Three Little Pigs. The musical objective is for students to replace the characters in the original version of the Three Little Pigs with musical instruments. Students show their understanding of the instruments they choose by writing in the sounds and physical features of each instrument.

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PK-2
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Language Arts
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Instruments, Orchestra, Sfskids.com, Story, Voice
 
 
 

Possessive Nouns and Identifying Instruments

Posted Apr 09, 2011 by Erika Charlebois

Students will identify the sound and appearance of different musical instruments, and write descriptive sentences using sensory adjectives and possessive nouns to describe the sound produced by each instrument.

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PK-2
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Language Arts
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Instruments, Voice
 
 
 

Boléro and the Writing Process

Posted Apr 09, 2011 by Sheila White

This lesson uses Maurice Ravel's Boléro as a way for students to "hear" the writing process. In this lesson, students will learn and practice all five stages of the writing process (prewriting, rough draft, revise, edit, final draft).

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6-8
SUBJECT
Language Arts
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Instruments, Melody
 
 
 

Seasons Rondo

Posted Mar 28, 2011 by Donna Boyes

Students will work in groups to compose pieces of music to represent a season of the year. They will combine the pieces into a Rondo form.

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PK-2
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Dynamics, Instruments, Percussion
 
 
 

Peter and the Wolf with Puppetry

Posted Mar 09, 2011 by Kathy Davis

This is a simplified version of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf taught in a developmental delay program for special needs students and English language learners, ages 3 to 6 years. It is easily adapted to meet the needs of older children with the same educational needs. The purpose of the lesson is to provide the students with a variety of experiences performing and telling the story of the fable that Sergei Prokofiev has set to music, and to introduce the students to various instruments of the orchestra.

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PK-2 3-5
SUBJECT
English Language Learner, Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Performing Arts-Other, Special education
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Animals, Brass, Dance, Instruments, Percussion , Story, String , Theater, Voice, Woodwind
 
 
 

The Nutcracker Ballet

Posted Mar 09, 2011 by Cristy Pollak

This lesson will introduce students to the music of composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky and prepare them for a field trip to see The Nutcracker Ballet. Students will write a poem from the images they imagine or visualize while listening to a two selections from The Nutcracker.

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6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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Concert, Instruments, Orchestra, Tchaikovsky
 
 
 

A Musical Visit with Babar

Posted Mar 09, 2011 by Janet Mulligan

This lesson will introduce students to Babar, an elephant portrayed in the children's books by Jean de Brunhof. Students will listen to Francis Poulenc's musical composition of the same name, written to reflect the scenes in Jean de Brunhof's book. Students will gain an understanding of how powerful the use of simple rhythm instruments is in retelling the story. Students will also create visual works of art based on the sounds they hear in the audio performance.

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PK-2
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Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Visual Arts
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Animals, Art, Dynamics, Instruments, Rhythm, Story, Tempo
 
 
 
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