Sing me a song about the USA
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A lesson plan for grades 1–4 Music Education and Social Studies
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In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students create a song that relates to a specific geographic area of the United States. This process helps them come to a better understanding of how music reflects traditions in various cultures, and how geography affects both culture and music.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Music Education (2001)
Grade 1
- Goal 4: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
- Objective 4.01: Select and create music to accompany readings or dramatizations.
- Objective 4.02: Compose a simple melody using at least three pitches.
- Objective 4.03: Compose a simple rhythmic pattern using quarter and eighth note and quarter rest durations.
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
- Objective 4.01: Create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations.
- Objective 4.02: Compose a simple melody using at least five pitches.
- Objective 4.03: Compose a simple rhythmic piece using half, quarter, eighth note and quarter rest durations.
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
- Objective 4.01: Create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations.
- Objective 4.02: Compose short pieces for voices or instruments using the pentatonic scale and varied rhythmic values.
Grade 4
- Goal 4: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
- Objective 4.01: Create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations.
- Objective 4.02: Compose short music compositions for voices or instruments using pentatonic and major diatonic scales and varied rhythmic values.
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
- Objective 4.02: Compose a simple melody using at least two pitches.
- Objective 4.03: Compose a simple rhythmic pattern using quarter and eighth note and quarter rest durations.
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.02: Investigate key features of maps.
Grade 2
- Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
- Objective 5.05: Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.
- Objective 4.01: Distinguish between various types of maps and globes.
- Objective 4.02: Use appropriate source maps to locate communities.
