Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Simply Sharing

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

1

Overview

Students will listen to and describe the characters in the book Simple Gifts by Chris Raschka.  They will listen to and analyze excerpts from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.  Students will listen to the lyrics of the song Simple Gifts and the orchestral version of the song arranged by Aaron Copeland.    

    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Music

    AE17.MU.1.16

    Demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts are used in various styles of music for a purpose.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.MU.1.16

    Vocabulary

    Rhythm
    • Quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes
    • Strong/ weak beat
    • Steady beat/ rhythm
    • Allegro/ adagio
    Melody
    • Pitch set: Mi, So, La
    • Steps/ skips/ repeated notes
    • Melodic direction
    • Modified staff
    • Line notes and space notes
    Harmony/texture
    • Rhythmic ostinati
    • Simple bordun
    Form
    • AB, ABA
    Expression
    • Legato, staccato
    • Piano (p), forte (f)
    • Classroom instrument classifications
    • Clarinet, trombone, cello, drum
    • Orchestral music: ballet
    • Non-Western music celebrations
    Other
    • Proper singing posture
    • Age-appropriate pitch matching (C4 - C5)1
    • Mallet/ drumming technique — hands together

    Essential Questions

    EU: Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
    EQ: How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?

    Skills Examples

    Performing
    • Select appropriate music for specific events such as school festivals, community events, and class or grade level performances.
    Creating
    • Create a rhythmic ostinato that reflects the style of the music performed (ex: finger cymbals/lullaby).
    Reading/ Writing
    • Identify repeated rhythmic passages in music and notate using iconic notation (ex: rhythm of repeated melodic phrase in "In the Hall of the Mountain King").
    Responding/ Evaluating
    • Aurally identify clarinet, trombone, and cello in the context of an ensemble performance.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
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    Cleveland Orchestra
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