Aim: How do musicians create a bluegrass jam?Summary: Students learn “Put All Your Troubles Away,” and explore the different parts of a bluegrass jam.Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGM2.CR.1, ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM3.RE.3, ESGM2.CN.1, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, jam, lead, mandolinSee Glossary → Sing “Put All Your Troubles Away” Music is one way to…
Genre Overview Bluegrass is a style of American roots music that dates back to the 1700s, when English, Scottish, and Welsh immigrants settled in Appalachia, and brought with them ballads (unaccompanied narrative songs) and reels (dance tunes accompanied by a fiddle). These came together with African American traditions—first the banjo, which came from west Africa,…
Aim: What are some elements of opera singing?Summary: Students will explore the elements of classical singing technique by listening to and learning “La Donna è Mobile.” Materials: Musical Explorers digital resources, Musical Explorers Student GuideStandards: GA: ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM2.CN.1, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: bass, breathing, mezzo-soprano, opera, posture, projection, repertoire, soprano, tenor, vibrato, vocal warm-ups See Glossary →…
Aim: How do opera singers use their voices to tell a story?Summary: Students will explore the ways opera singers express emotion through dramatic musical storytelling.Materials: Musical Explorers digital resources, Musical Explorers Student Guide; chart paper, markersStandards: GA: ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM2.CN.1, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: aria, dynamics, pitch, repetitionSee Glossary → Sing and Interpret “Nessun Dorma” Princess Turandot says…
Aim: What is the form of a bluegrass song?Summary: Students learn to sing “Uncle Pen” and use movement to identify the different parts of a bluegrass song form.Materials: Music Explorers online material and audioStandards: GA: ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM3.RE.3, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: bluegrass, break, chorus, introduction, verse See Glossary → Sing “Uncle Pen” Track 3 – Uncle Pen…
Genre Overview The word Opera in Italian means “work.” Opera is a type of theatrical artwork where everything is sung and set to music. Just like plays or movies, operas can be dramatic or comedic, but all of the dialogue is sung instead of spoken. Many cultures have their own style of opera. The first…
Aim: What is the hidden meaning in “Follow the Drinking Gourd”?Summary: Students learn to sing “Follow the Drinking Gourd” and explore the hidden meaning of the song and the code found in the lyrics.Materials: Music Explorers online materials, pencilsStandards: GA: ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM2.CN.1, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: gourd, spirituals, Underground RailroadSee Glossary → Spirituals are songs originally sung…
Aim: What musical opposites can we find in “This Train Is Bound for Glory”?Summary: Students explore the meaning of the song, and learn musical opposites of dynamics (loud/soft) and tempo (fast/slow).Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGM2.CR.1, ESGM2.CR.2, ESGM2.PR.1, ESGM2.RE.1, ESGM3.RE.3, ESGM2.CN.1, ESGM2.CN.2Vocabulary: dynamics, tempo, gospel See Glossary → Huxsie sings “This Train Is Bound…
Genre Overview African-American spirituals originated in the enslaved peoples’ living quarters of the American south, and are sacred songs with lyrics based on stories from the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible. Spirituals are the musical product of West African influences and practices, as well as hymns sung in Anglo-American churches. While spirituals…
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