Music National Content Standard #7

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 & Activities Chinese Opera Introduce your class to the artistic characters, vocal music, and instruments of Chinese opera. Creating Opera Work with students to improvise dialogue (speaking and singing), music, and scenery to turn a story into an emotional performance. Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence. Melody of Tearin' Up My Heart 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. Native American Music and the Flute Students in grades 9-12 evaluate a performance, composition, arrangement, or improvisation by comparing it to similar or exemplary models. Native American Music: Call-and-Response Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance. Harmony of Tearin' Up My Heart Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart.

References Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #7 Technology can help students evaluate music. Learn how to incorporate technology in music education with these teacher strategies and student activities. Connecting Standards with Orchestral Performances A discussion and strategies for integrating the Standards into orchestra rehearsals. Related Music Resources National Standards for Music Education Incorporate 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! Strategies for Music Education 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. Music Resources for Teachers 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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