Format Mini Lesson: Music Lauren Anderson EDIT 6340

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Different Forms of Music

• CDs
• Probably the most reliable and best sound quality
• Digital Music File
• MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC
• Audio-cassettes
• Live Performance

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Music Selection Criteria(According to Van Orden)

• The selection should be interesting and
  attention-getting
• The selection should be free of distortion
• The length and quality of the selection should be
  appropriate for the audience
• The selection labels should be descriptive
• The selection should be compatible with available
  equipment

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More Selection Criteria

• The selection should be easy to use and portable
• The information in the selection should be
  accurate
• The selection should come with appropriate
  accompanying materials when needed
• The selection should align with the curriculum

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Vendors

• iTunes
• iTunes is particularly helpful if you only want
  to buy one song on an album
• Amazon.com
• Amazon has good prices on new and used CDs
• E-bay
• E-bay is a good source for hard to find,
  international, or out-of-production materials
• Any music retailer like Wal-Mart or Best Buy
• Various educational retailers

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Useful Tips

• You should preview all songs before playing them
• You should have the song cued up ahead of time
• You should have lyrics printed off for students
  to read
• You should have a back-up plan

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Instructional Uses

• Music can be used to teach a concept to auditory
  learners
• Soft instrumental music can be used during quiet
  times in class to calm students and drown out
  distracting noises
• Music can be used to introduce other cultures to
  students

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More Instructional Uses

• Music can be used to help students memorize large
  amounts of information in a fun way
• Music can be used as a way to reward students
• Music can be used to get students interested in a
  topic

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More Instructional Uses

• Music can be used to reinforce content
• Music can be used by students as a mode of
  presentation (projects, etc.)

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Personal Recommendations

• Be open to suggestions or ideas from students
• Get online and search for what you want
• Remember that just because music may not appeal
  to you, doesnt mean it wont help your students
  learn
• Be creative and enthusiastic when presenting
  music to your class or the students may not even
  give it a chance
• Music is probably easiest to use in Social
  Studies and Language Arts curriculum

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Examples

• Jazz --- 1920s
• Play a fast jazz song from the 1920s and ask the
  students what they think life was like during
  that time
• We Didnt Start the Fire --- Billy Joel
• Play for students to connect them with historical
  events of the late 1900s
• The President Song --- Anamaniacs
• This song contains all the US presidents and a
  small fact about each (up to Bill Clinton)

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More Examples

• States and Capitals --- Anamaniacs
• This song lists the 50 US states and their
  capitals
• Nations of the World --- Anamaniacs
• This song lists all the nations of the world
• It is a little out of date but it is fun for
  geography and helps kids get an idea of just how
  many different nations there are in the world

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More Examples

• Song of the South --- Alabama
• Tell students that this song was written about
  life during the Great Depression
• Have them listen to the song and pick out lyrics
  in the song that point to the Great Depression
• Taps
• Talk about the life of a solider in the Civil War
  and then tell the story of why Taps was written

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More Examples

• Fortunate Son --- Creedance Clearwater Revival,
  War --- Edwin Starr, For What Its Worth ---
  Buffalo Springfield
• Use these songs to show social attitudes towards
  the Vietnam War
• Walking on a Thin Line --- Huey Lewis and the
  News
• Use this song to show how Vietnam veterans were
  treated and what they had to deal with when they
  returned home

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More Examples

• Over There
• Use this song to teach the kids about the US
  outlook on WWI and how the arrival of US soldiers
  boosted the morale of the Allied troops in Europe
• Battle of New Orleans --- Johnny Horton
• Play this song to teach kids about Andrew Jackson
  and the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812

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More Examples

• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy --- Andrews Sisters
• Use this song with World War II
• Istanbul --- They Might Be Giants
• This song explains that the Turks took over
  Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul
• This is a favorite with my kids
• Classical Music or Enyas Greatest Hits
• My students love for me to play these while they
  are working independently

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More Examples

• Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
• This CD contains the original Schoolhouse Rock
  songs which are redone by punk bands for a more
  modern sound
• It includes songs such as Conjunction Junction,
  Im Just a Bill, Electricity, The Shot Heard
  Round the World, InterPlanet Janet, My Hero Zero