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Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Lesson Plans
Monday - Watching Videos
Tuesday - Watching Videos
Wednesday - Classical Music
Thursday - Classical Music
Friday - Songs
1st 9 weeks - Introduction to Music Appreciation
A. Music Enjoyment
How does music enrich our lives?
How does music allow for self expression?
Where do you hear music?
How does music affect your life?
What do you know about music?
A. I,IV, I, V7,
B. sing I
C. Bobby McFerrin video
http://www.ted.com/talks/bobby_mcferrin_hacks_your_brain_with_music
http://www.ted.com/talks/bobby_mcferrin_hacks_your_brain_with_music
D. Visual music and knowing that I,IV, V7 I is ingrained in all western civilization.
B. Music Reflects Culture
1. How can music teach us about other cultures?
2. What aspects of music are common among all cultures?
3. Pentatonic scale amazing grace
4. How does the music you listen to reflect your culture?
C. Music Notation
1. Why is notated music considered to be the only world-wide language?
2. Beethoven visual music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRgXUFnfKIY
3. How has music notation evolved?
4. The musical alphabet
5. Note Names
6. Note Values
7. History of music notation
D. Introduction of the Piano Keyboard
1.Keyboard use and training
2. - Key names and positions
° 2 Black key sets
° 3 Black key sets
3. - Octaves
4. - Middle C
E. Experiencing Music
1. How do you experience music?
2. How do you listen to music?
3. Do you know what perceptive listening is?
4. What is a casual listener?
5. What does a music teacher or experienced musician hear?
Video of Classical
http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion
F. Careers in Music (Bring in a professional) other performance majors?
1, Performance
2. Management
3. Promotion/Marketing
4. Composition
5. Recording Engineer
G. The Rhythm of dance
1. Why is rhythm important?
2. - What does dance have to do with
rhythm?
3. How good are you at distinguishing
rhythmic differences?
4. What does rhythm have to do with style?