4th+Grade+Multi-Cultural+Listening

I used some of the examples I had from a World Music course for the listening examples. I created a worksheet to help with the students focus during the lesson so they weren't just sitting there listening aimlessly. After we listened I had a simple powerpoint put together to show what the instrument was, the origin of the music and some other useful information. Good luck out there!

Teacher Name: Devin Schroeder Date: 3/31/2010

Subject/Grade: 4th Grade General Music

Concepts/Skills/Values: Listening and Evaluating Music, Multicultural Experience

National Standards (check all that apply): 1. Sing 2. Play 3. Improvise 4. Compose/Arr. 5. Read/Notate 6. Listen X 7. Evaluate X 8. Related Arts X 9. History/Culture X 10. Movement

Behavioral Learning Objectives: Students will listen to musical examples of music from other cultures and using the Multi-cultural Worksheet, evaluate the music they are hearing.

Materials: Recording of different music, Multi-cultural Worksheet

Sequence of Activities and Assessment: 1. Begin by asking the students if they can think of a few different countries where music is also popular. 2. Explain that today we are going to do some listening to some music that is from different cultures around the world. 3. Ask the students to close their eyes and think about what it will look like for fourth graders to make the most out of our time. Ask for some examples of behaviors that are not acceptable in the music classroom. Ask them to think about what it means to be good listeners. Ask them if it is ok to laugh while they are listening to music from other cultures. 4. Pass out the Worksheet and explain the different questions. 5. Explain that this isn’t something that is going to be graded, that you just want to see that they are being good listeners. 6. Play each of the examples. 7. After the last examples, ask the students for some feedback, what did they think of the music we just heard? What piece was your favorite? What did they like about each of the different pieces? 8. Put the powerpoint onto the overhead and begin to discuss the different examples of music. Ask the students to continue to follow along on their worksheet, putting the correct answers where they should go. 9. After discussing each example, play for them a little bit of each one to get the sound back in their ear. 10. Finish by asking if there are any final questions or comments about the music.

Teacher Effectiveness Reminders: Make sure to keep the pacing moving forward, this activity might start to lose some people at the end but keep things moving forward. Make sure the comments and questions the students are asking are constructive and helpful to the success of the lesson.

Multi-Cultural Worksheet Name: Example #1 1. What instruments do you hear?

2. Which country might this music come from?

3. What do you think this music was written for?

Example #2 1. What instruments do you hear?

2. Which country might this music come from? 3. What do you think this music was written for?

Example # 3 1. What kind of sounds do you hear? Instruments? Voices?

2. How old are the performers? Are they men or women?

3. What might this music be written for?Type in the content of your page here.