United StatesMusic National Content Standard #7
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Teach students how to evaluate music and music performances. Browse these music lessons and references for ways to address the seventh National Standard for Music Education in your classroom. The activities below will encourage students to pay attention to details and will help them think critically about the arts. Students will learn how to evaluate opera, pop, and Native American music through comparisons and by making connections with other disciplines. |
Lessons & ActivitiesIntroduce your class to the artistic characters, vocal music, and instruments of Chinese opera. Work with students to improvise dialogue (speaking and singing), music, and scenery to turn a story into an emotional performance. Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence. The melody of the *NSYNC song Tearing up My Heart is examined in detail by listening to the recording, reading sheet music, and singing the song. Students in grades 9-12 evaluate a performance, composition, arrangement, or improvisation by comparing it to similar or exemplary models. Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance. Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart. | ReferencesTechnology can help students evaluate music. Learn how to incorporate technology in music education with these teacher strategies and student activities. A discussion and strategies for integrating the Standards into orchestra rehearsals. Related Music ResourcesIncorporate the nine National Standards for Music Education into your curriculum. Use these resources to teach students in grades K-12 about singing, instruments, music composition, and much more! Discover great teaching strategies for music education. Help young children learn about singing, instruments, and music composition by incorporating these lessons and techniques in your classroom. Bring some music into your classroom with lessons and printables! Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month in March, or enjoy music on a regular basis with your students. |
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