2014-15 Curriculum Concert Preparation 2 Concert Preparation: The Second Concert

Concert Preparation: The Second Concert

The Second Concert

  • Review the diverse artists that students have encountered so far this semester.
    • Rebecca (Opera)
    • Eric (Blues)
    • Huxsie (African American Gospel and Spirituals)
  • Look at SG37 and have students find the artists and genres represented on the map.

    • What do you remember about the artists and their music?

  • Brainstorm a list of responses with the students.
  • Listen to a brief excerpt by each of these artists on the Musical Explorers CD (or online audio).

    • What musical opposites have we learned from these artists?

  • As a class, brainstorm some questions that the students could consider during the concert. Have the students try to answer the questions for one another after attending the performance.
  • Lead a discussion with students about the roles of performer and audience member (or listener) during a concert. Brainstorm ideas about these roles and document them on chart paper. Have students narrow down the list by voting on their favorite two ideas per role.
  • Divide the class in half, with one half acting as performers and the other half acting as audience members for a song from Musical Explorers. Facilitate a reflective discussion with students about how each group did. Invite the groups to share one aspect of what they liked and one thing that could be improved for themselves and the other group. Perform the song again, switching so that the students take on the opposite role. Repeat the reflection.


Let’s Go to the Savannah Music Festival

  • The Bus Driver now takes us from each of our artists’ home towns to the Savannah Music Festival, where we will meet and hear our singers Rebecca, Eric, and Huxsie. Have students turn to SG38 and help them do the following:
  • Find Rebecca in Pooler; Eric in Tybee Island; and Huxsie in Savannah.
  • Find the Savannah Music Festival and Armstrong State University.
  • Complete the maze that takes each of them from their home towns to the Savannah Music Festival and Armstrong State Unversity.
  • After the concert, ask students to draw a picture of a favorite moment (SG39) and write a letter to their favorite artist (SG40). Share these letters with Rebecca, Eric, and Huxsie c/o Savannah Music Festival, 200 East Saint Julian Street, Suite 601, Savannah, GA 31401 or education@savannahmusicfestival.org.


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