Soundcloud Symphony – 7647
Summary How can others help you improve how you play an instrument? Soundcloud is a social music tool that allows classmates, a teacher, and really …
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Music in Our Schools
Summary This lesson was designed for students to understand why music is important in schools. While students think music class is fun, they need to …
Reader’s Theater Plus – 4535
Summary Sound design is the art of creating sounds to invoke emotion and mood in a production. In order to understand this concept, students listened …
Puppet Rhythm Ostinatos
Summary The objective of this lesson is for small groups of students to collaborate to create layered rhythm vocal ostinatos (repeating rhythm phrases) using puppets, …
You Best Be Jazzin’ – 5303
Summary Students will explore the lives of a variety of jazz musicians and become familiar with the social and historical events that were current during …
Composing and Layering Ostinati
Submitted by: Erin Franklin and Jessica Jones School: Echo Lake Elementary and Longdale Elementary Summary This lesson covers the concepts of ostinato (musical patterns) and …
1920’s Culture Snapshots
Submitted by: J. Harvey Stone School: Glen Allen High School Summary In this lesson, student groups (3-4 per group) work collaboratively to understand elements of …
Music of the Southeast Region
Submitted by: Joy Herod School: Longan Elementary School Summary While studying the Southeast United States, the students showed interest in the musical genres of this …
Function Transformation Dance Project
Submitted by: Rachel Lawrence School: Deep Run High School Summary Essential questions or objectives: To demonstrate to the class knowledge of function transformations (horizontal and …
80’s Music Video Project
Submitted by: Leslie St. James Collaborators: Melissa Carothers School: Center for Communications – Varina High School Summary The 80s Music Video Project has several goals. …