History+and+Culture+in+the+Music+Classroom

History and Culture in the Music Classroom created by : Stephanie Pugh

__Objective:__ For the students to learn music history as well as how to read music.

__Standard :__ The student will learn how music fits into history as well as culture. The student will learn how to read and notate music

__Material:__ Computer for classroom use by teacher and student - http://www.dsokids.com Document Camera Word Wall Cards Terms and Definitions Quiz for Pre and Post Assessment

__Procedure:__ At the beginning of each class, start your lessons by teaching the students about one composer, one instrument, and one music symbol. I take about 10 minutes to read the information about the composer from the website listed (http://dsokids.com) and have the students read along with me silently. After reading the information, we listen to a piece of the composers music which is attached to the website. Next, we learn about an instrument. At the beginning of the year, I start teaching the stringed instruments. We then move to woodwind, brass, and percussion families. By the end of the year, the students have learned many composers, all the instrument families, and many music symbols to learn to read music.


 * Beginning/during the year powerpoint of Composers
 * Word Document with Composers, Instruments and Music Symbols to teach for the year.


 * Powerpoint to teach the Instrument families in the Orchestra.

http://quizlet.com/_m0xa
 * Flash Cards, Terms and Definitions, as well as quiz capabilities for Pre and Post Assessment

To add to this lesson, you could use the Computers On Wheels (COWs) to let the students explore on the website listed. The students could listen to the music, try to play the music on the keyboard in the music room, or you could use GarageBand to let the students try to play the music or create their own music that would fit into the period in which you are learning that week (example: Baroque, Romatic, etc.).