Category: American Folk with Kaia
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Unit 1 – Lesson 2: Learning “Freight Train”
Aim: How can we learn about the folk singer Elizabeth Cotten through the song “Freight Train”? Summary: Students explore melody and banjo through the folk song “Freight Train.” Materials: Musical Explorers online audio Standards: GA: ESGMK-2.PR.1 , ESGMK-2.RE.1,ESGMK-2.RE.2, ESGMK-2.CN.1, ESGMK-2.CN.2, ESGMK-2.RE.3 SC: GM.PR.NL-AH.3, GM.RE.NL-AH.6, GM.RE.NL-AH.7, GM.CN.NL-AH.8, GM.CN.NL-AH.9 Vocabulary: banjo, clawhammer technique, melody Learn the Melody…
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Unit 1 – Lesson 1: Learning “John Henry”
Aim: How can we understand how music tells a story while learning to sing the folk song “John Henry?” Summary: Students learn and sing “John Henry” while understanding how music can be used totell a story. Materials: Musical Explorers online audio Standards: GA: MK-2GM.1, MK-2GM.6, MK-2GM.7, MK-2GM.9, MK-2GM.10 SC: GM.PR.NL-AH.3, GM.RE.NL-AH.6, GM.RE.NL-AH.7, GM.CN.NL-AH.8, GM.CN.NL-AH.9 Vocabulary:…
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Unit 1 – American Folk with Kaia
Tradition and Artist Overview American folk music spans our country’s geography and draws on traditions that pre-date the nation’s founding. Broadly defined, folk music is the music of regular, everyday people, and is an integral part of daily life. Folk music functions as an accompaniment to specific activities associated with work, social gatherings, and religious…