Welcome to Musical Explorers! This curriculum is designed to connect students in grades K–2 to the diverse musical community of the Georgia and South Carolina Lowcounty as they develop listening, singing, and composing skills. Each semester culminates in an interactive concert featuring musicians from a wide variety of musical styles and from different cities and…
Presenting and Discussing Music in Your Classroom: With your guidance, Musical Explorers develop habits of active and engaged listening through a process that includes using recurring prompts, follow-up questions, modeling, and short, repeated listenings. Prompts: As students encounter new songs throughout the curriculum, ask them questions about the music. We have included some scripted suggestions,…
Aim: What can Musical Explorers do? Summary: Students identify themselves as explorers of the Lowcountry’s music. Materials: Musical Explorers CD or online audio Standards: GA: MK-2GM.1, MK-2GM.6, MK-2GM.8, MK-2GM.9, MK-2GM.10 SC: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.4, MGK-2.5, MGK-2.6 Vocabulary: explorer, community Introduce the “Musical Explorers Song” Introduce Melody on SG1. Where is our school on this map?…
Aim: What happens in our bodies when we breathe, hum, and sing? Summary: Students explore their singing and talking voices. The exercises learned may be done as a warm-up. It may take some time for students to know and feel that their singing and talking voices are very different from each other. Materials: Musical Explorers…
