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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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TAGS
Animals, Instruments, Story, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Star Spangled Music as a Patriotic Symbol

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Christina Gammel

Through the use of music, students will make connections with the historical events in Colonial America and Europe during the early 19th century.  Using the music of Sousa and Tchaikovsky, students will understand how music can become a patriotic symbol and help depict historical events.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Foreign Language, Performing Arts-Music, Social Science
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TAGS
America, Biography, Geography, History, Poetry, Reading, Tchaikovsky, War
 
 
 

Conociendo a un gran compositor (Meeting a Great Composer)

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Monica Suyo

Through this lesson students have the opportunity to research a classical composer of their choosing. This lesson involves the use of different skills such as: reading, translation, writing, and speaking in Spanish. Furthermore, students will be able to analyze their composer's life, and present feedback and insight on what they have learned.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Visual Arts, Foreign Language
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TAGS
Art, Beethoven, Copland, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
 
 
 

First Tango in Flagstaff

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Michelle Galloway

This lesson introduces Argentine culture through the study of Tango to students taking Spanish language. The lesson focuses on the works of vocalist Carlos Gardel and composer Astor Piazzolla, as well as the use of Spanish infinitive verbs.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Foreign Language
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TAGS
Dance, Poetry, Tempo
 
 
 

Elephants in Tutus

Posted Jul 06, 2011 by Debra Hoiem

Students will understand how three famous people made a significant contribution to the performing arts. They will read a timeline, demonstrate map skills, learn and perform a simple rhythmic pattern using various percussion instruments. Using adjectives and verbs, students will describe the animal that they have selected for their ballet performance. They will listen to an historical account of the event as well as listen and dance like elephants to Stravinsky’s Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant.

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2 3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, English Language Learner, Foreign Language, Performing Arts-Other
COMMENTS
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TAGS
Animals, Stravinsky
 
 
 

Un Poema Musical

Posted Jul 06, 2011 by Monica Suyo

Students will create a poem in Spanish using different adjectives and emotion descriptors inspired by a classical music listening experience.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Foreign Language
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TAGS
Beethoven, Poetry, Tchaikovsky
 
 
 
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