... * Appreciate rhythm in poems by exploring the nuances of the same * Co-create tune for the class poem * Interview and learn from peers, family, relatives and community members * Design an independent project and co-create the same based on interviews, readings and research. Integration of Other Functional/Academic Skills: Problem Solving, Critical thinking/ Analysis are required throughout all the lessons. Each one of these fundamental academic skills can be integrated with the other to produce a project-based outcome. With respect to integration of subjects, it would be Mathematics, History and Geography along with Reading fluency, Comprehension, Speaking and listening, and Writing. There will be use of technology, music and dance throughout the project. Estimated time and brief outline of the project: The estimated time of the project would be around 12-15 days. This completely depends on how students master each skill and how ready are they to learn at a particular pace. Each lesson would be around 45 mins and there would be different phases in the project. Phase 1: Literacy (New Vocabulary, Reading fluency, Comprehension, Speaking and listening and Writing) This phase goes on for 4-5 days, where students by the end would co-create...
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...My musical journey EDUC 8Y23 Aline Saffran 5138839 The Beatles. The ultimate band and one in which I have loved since I was a baby, thanks to my mom. She would always sing “And I Love Her” to me when I was scared or could not go to bed. My Babi (Polish for grandmother) and my Nonni (Italian for grandmother) would also sing me songs to sooth me to sleep, about butterflies and magical places. These are some musical events that I can remember from when I was little and that is where my musical journey began. Music was never my best subject, especially when it came to playing musical instruments. I was better at singing, dance and drama. I did take music as a kindergartener, learning how to play simpler instruments and to sing songs, which I think I had an easy time with, but I cannot fully remember. I picked up the recorder easily, but when I got into older grades the one thing that still to this day that throws me off about music is the “salamander and penguin” thing that my music teacher would always say to me about music notes. I still do not get it and that frustrates me now because I could have been a fantastic flute player if they did not throw this curve ball at me in the first place! I always thought I could master an instrument, but the challenging part was finding...
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...Annise Farmer March 7,2016 Chapter 4-6 World Music 100-010 Oceania is Christian influenced, introduced by European and American missionaries during the 19th and 20th centuries. Colonial government changed cultural customs, social systems on many populations throughout Oceania. Oceanian music is mostly vocal with idiophones or membranophone instruments. The Australian didjeridu is similar to a trumpet is found among the Aborigines. The Aborigines of northern Australia have a totemistic belief system which is the relationship of an individual or group with animals or natural objects and elements. They also believe in Animism, the belief that all living things have a spirit. Dreamtime is the cosmology focus of a lot of the artistic activity in the Aboriginal communities. In South Asia, India is separated into north and south regions. The northern culture is called Hindustani. It is influenced by Indo- European invaders. Here are many religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, the Baha'I Faith and Islam. The southern region is mostly Hinduism. The southern culture is called carnatic. Carnatic music and Hinduism go hand in hand. Hinduism is know for instrumental improvisations called Raga. They are normally an hour or more long. In India Bhajans devotional song are similar to Protestant hymns in Christian traditions. They consist of repetitive names of gods. In Southeast Asia, Thailand piphat is the main classical court...
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...Lloyd-Jones Family – Adding Beauty to Beauty A generation before Frank Lloyd Wright was born, Anna Lloyd-Jones, daughter of Mary Lloyd and Richard Jones, was a teacher inspired by her passion for education and love of beauty. With her parents and three siblings, Anna at age five immigrated to America from Wales. Six years passed before the family settled in The Valley by the Wisconsin River. At age eleven, Anna started a journey in the hills and woods of the Wisconsin prairie first as a willing worker learning to add tired to tired and add it again; something her Unitarian father preached and diligently taught her, and later as a countryside teacher. Family Dedication Anna crisscrossed the land on horseback and by foot building a fine reputation...
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...Learning is a lifelong affair. Science draws nearer to unveiling the inner workings of existence and lyrical melodies expand our perceptions of even ourselves. The study of music never ceases; the quest for composition is forever a new journey, even when founded upon old ideas; it is a beautiful interconnection and represents, for me, the journey inward, and at the same time it is when I feel closest to God. The world is full of music; it is the rhythm of the street, and heartbeat of the earth itself. By unlocking these secrets, I can achieve that which is most revered to me; by sharing these secrets with those who seek them, I can help them achieve theirs as well; it is ever the musician’s quest to be heard much like the teachers’. Being accepted as an Emerald Eagle in the College of Music is, for me, a stepping stone. Every time I play a note, every time an audience cheers, every time I am allowed to share my experience with those who desire the same, I draw closer to the truth of my existence and I crave more. Taking what I love and giving it to others is a central theme to my story; it is a lifelong pursuit to enrich the lives of others. The pursuit of knowledge is, to me, as dear as the pursuit of happiness. With every new experience, we gain a bit of valuable insight that may help another along the way. With every obstacle we overcome, we draw nearer to the destiny we work to inherit. Every time an eager student asks a question, the answer may have lifelong ramifications...
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...struggling throughout the years I’ve been in school to pass an English or composition class. I did, however, find one subject that I could connect with those subjects that helped me understand and progress as a reader and a writer ¾ Music class. As a kid in elementary school, we had basic music classes, and my first memory in a music class was learning to play the recorder. Our teacher taught the class how to hold, and position each finger over the holes of the recorder to make different sounds. At this age, is was hard to harmonize, considering it was our first year learning an instrument. There was no reading or writing when it came to playing the instruments, but with music, a story can be made. For example, half the class would play our recorders in sync with one another, and other students in the class would play percussion. With the rhythm of the music combined, the feel and sound of the music gives the audience a feel of a different environment, such as feeling as though you are taking a journey through an Indian village, or celebrating the first fourth of July in America. As I progressed through the year, music classes turned into singing as well. In order to know the words that we were singing, we had paperback music, which had music lines, notes, and words for us to...
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...Disney was an action packed adventure full of music, performance, roller coasters, and Mickey Mouse. The trip could not have been better planned and executed by Mr. Band Teacher and our tireless chaperones: Doug, Amy, Nate and Laura , Terri Dona , Don and Renee l, Holly, and Dave and Lorri . Best of all, the students managed to follow the rules and have the time of their lives. We began our journey with performance Friday, where we not only toured Disney’s Hollywood studios, but performed our concert Music and Marching music as well. Our afternoon concert performance in regal black concert attire took place within an extravagant Disney performance hall. After the 50+ performers of the wind ensemble and symphonic band played, an upbeat professor spoke with us about our performance in a short clinic. What an indescribable feeling? Later that same evening, the band dressed in their favorite uniforms marched through Disney Hollywood studios! As we marched past the giant blue Wizard Mickey Hat, massive spot lights hit the Marching Band. This march was a great moment for the entire band, a fantastic final march for this year’s graduating members. The following days Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were full of Disney parks, and band members collectively stormed every attraction throughout the Magic Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, and Animal Kingdom. Sunday evening, however, was quite Blue. After a sumptuous, pleasant dinner at Bubba Gump’s, Mr. Band Teacher gathered the band to Sharp Aquos Theatre...
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...https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/470989045/voxskool-music-hub-for-better-health-and-happiness?ref=category VoxSkool Music Hub for better Health & Happiness! by Victoria Beebee 0 backers £0.00 pledged of £20,000 goal 27 days to go Back This Project Remind me This project will only be funded if at least £20,000 is pledged by Mon, Apr 18 2016 3:06 AM AWST. Fleet, UK Music In this day & age we feel worn down by so many daily pressures & emotions. We believe MUSIC is the MEDICINE of NOW! Share: Tweet Share Embed Pin Post Victoria Beebee First created | 0 backed voxskool.com See full bio Contact me Campaign Updates 0 Comments 0 Community Back This Project Remind me About this project Hey, I'm Victoria and I've been singing, writing and performing from a very early age and had a life of touring around the world and releasing my own material, which was amazing to experience with lot's of musicians and respected artists, as well as meeting brilliant every day people who loved the music! About 10 years ago I started to coach kids and adults to sing and express themselves through music, as I realised music has the power to change your mood from negative to positive and really aid in the healing of the mind, body and spirit. So I continued to coach and began gaining lots of new students. Each year we would gather everyone, all ages and cultures together and put on a concert for the local community, often...
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...student, I bonded with other students over the love of singing and music, to me that's what makes the choir a discourse community. The first criteria that you need as a choir student is Goals. Two common goals as a group are to memorize our music, and to bond with...
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...All of the unfortunate injustices they were put through were resolved by a new tradition: singing sorrow songs. W.E.B DuBois’s text, “The Souls of Black Folks” talks about the songs, which all originated in the south, that African American slaves sang and then passed down from generation to generation to get them through all of the hardships and pain through the years. Each song represented a different feeling the slaves had while working, but each one also portrayed hope. Du Bois states that the Negro Folk Song “stands as the most beautiful expression of human experience.” These songs were taught and passed down through African American grade schools where the African American kids would teach the teachers the songs, while the teachers would show them how to sing. The teachers would learn the songs and then teach other African American children who then taught other people and so on. This is how the songs were kept alive as a tradition. In most cases, the songs were misunderstood by bystanders and people of other ethnicities and cultures who could not understand the significance or importance of what the songs meant to African Americans and their families. Due to the positivity these songs brought African Americans during slavery, the songs have been proudly passed down from generation to generation and still are sung today. Different songs with diverse lyrics were passed down in families to encourage happiness, strength and hope during...
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...leisure. They add char to our otherwise dull and boring life. They refresh our tires nerves and mind. Picnics and outing are a part and parcel of the life of students. These are arranged by the school authorities off and on. Last week the principle of our school decided to take the students of 10th class to Jallo Park for a picnic. For this purpose Sunday was fixed as on that day there is a lot of hustle and bustle at Jallo Park. Our class teacher Mr. Ali also agreed to accompany us. The students paid Rs. 50 each towards bus charges and light refreshment which was to be provided by the school. Two buses were arranged for this purpose. Every student was required to take his own lunch packet with him. All the students reached the school on the appointed day at about 8:30 a.m. The buses also arrived in time. We had arranged for deluxe buses which were very comfortable. Many students arrived with transistors cameras and tape recorders. All the students were dressed very smartly in their shirts or gay dresses. Our principal and the class teacher arrived at exact 9:00 a.m. All the students boarded the buses and we started at 9:15 a.m. When the buses moved the students started singing in a chorus. They clapped sang and dance collectively. Within twenty five minute we reached the picnic spot. It was winter season. Many other schools had also organized their picnics to Jallo Park on that day. The scene at Jallo...
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...picnics are very essential for our life. Especially these are necessary for the people living in big cities because they can get a respite from their busy life which is full of hustle and bustle. Last week the principle of our school decided to take the students of 10th class to Jallo Park for a picnic. For this purpose Sunday was fixed as on that day there is a lot of hustle and bustle at Jallo Park. Our class teacher Mr. Ali also agreed to accompany us. The students paid Rs. 50 each towards bus charges and light refreshment which was to be provided by the school. Two buses were arranged for this purpose. Every student was required to take his own lunch packet with him. All the students reached the school on the appointed day at about 8:30 a.m. The buses also arrived in time. We had arranged for deluxe buses which were very comfortable. Many students arrived with transistors cameras and tape recorders. All the students were dressed very smartly in their shirts or gay dresses. Our principal and the class teacher arrived at exact 9:00 a.m. All the students boarded the buses and we started at 9:15 a.m. When the buses moved the students...
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...Are teachers or parents more important in a child’s education? I look at it like this: a student is swept along on the influence of a parent much like a river flowing towards maturity. Sprinkled throughout this river are teachers who, like rocks, divert the flow. Sometimes they cause small eddies of current, sometimes they create a new channel, and always they make turbulence. Overall, the influence of the parent is stronger and more consistent, but a motivating educator can cause the student to see new patterns, consider new options, and develop new interests. The worst they can cause the child to react and think differently and as the child prepares for their life’s journey on a seldom placid ocean. In the early, formative years, the parent is the most important influence on a child’s education. There is no more important time in a person’s life than the early years when a parent’s love for reading and sharing make life long learning a possibility. As the child gets older the parent continues to dominate as the most important element in a child’s attitude and thus learning. Especially since most children spend less than ten percent of a calendar year in school. (That is 180 days times six hours per day.) Parents also can motivate their children more easily than teachers on a daily basis just based on the fact that the teacher has so many more children to care for. This motivation reaches beyond the basic curriculum. A parent can influence a child’s life by teaching proper...
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...Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). He was known as a child prodigy and started performing around major capitals of Europe as young as six years old. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a highly regarded violin teacher of that period and taught little Mozart how to compose and play keyboard at the tender age of four, which resulted in him having the ability to write big works and play many musical instruments proficiently by the age of twelve. He also had an exceptional hearing and memory that he notated almost an entire choral piece after hearing it once during his visit to Rome. He wrote many concertos (especially the piano concertos) and sonatas for his own virtuosic performance during the trip. Talent may helped in one’s musical journey but most importantly, it was Mozart’s passion in performing and music writing that won acclaim from the rich. Clara Wieck (1819-1896) is another example of a child prodigy born in a musically inclined family. Both parents played the piano and encouraged Clara to perform regularly at a very young age. She held concerts throughout Europe during her adolescence and was a very well-known piano virtuoso...
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...As a kid I was really into drawing and ceramics. So, my art teacher allowed me to take home the extra clay from class, and I still have many of the figurines. The time of the year had came for Picture of the Music. To add, the event was hosted by the St. Louis Symphony and 100 finalist were chosen out of more than 2,000. So, out of my whole school, I was the only one whose artwork was picked. The piece was a man on fire and he was playing the guitar; all while breathing out flames of music notes. Honestly, I didn't really think it would win. After a month, my art teacher announced the winner. I remember the day like it was yesterday because we were in the gym taking photos for girls basketball. Also, I was having a lousy day. I was sitting on the bleachers and my art teacher walked in, then he casually passed me a envelope and congratulated me. I was super stoked after learning of my triumph. Also, all of my teachers and friends were excited for me. To continue, I ended up being invited to the Symphony Hall in St. Louis. My painting was also showcased, along with the other contestant’s pieces,which was at several locations around the area. My whole family dressed up really fancy to accompany me. Then, my art teacher and principal also showed...
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