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Harriet Tubman integrated unit: Lesson 3

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A lesson plan for Grades K–4 Music Education

Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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K–4
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The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students are introduced to the spiritual, an African American musical form that originated during the time of slavery. After listening to and singing spirituals, students identify characteristics of spirituals such as religious meaning and syncopated rhythm. This lesson is part of a curriculum unit titled “Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit.”

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Music Education (2001)

Grade 1

  • Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 1.05: Sing a variety of music representing diverse genres, styles, and cultures.
  • Goal 2: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
  • Goal 3: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
    • Objective 3.04: Improvise short songs and instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources.
  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.02: Demonstrate perceptual skills by answering questions about and discussing aural examples of music.
    • Objective 6.05: Respond through purposeful movement to prominent music characteristics while listening to music.

Grade 2

  • Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 1.07: Sing a variety of music representing diverse genres, styles, and cultures.
  • Goal 2: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
  • Goal 3: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
    • Objective 3.04: Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic variations of familiar melodies.
  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.06: Respond through purposeful movement to prominent music characteristics while listening to music.

Grade 3

  • Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 1.06: Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics and phrasing.
  • Goal 2: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 2.07: Play music representing diverse styles, genres, and cultures.
  • Goal 3: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
    • Objective 3.04: Improvise simple rhythmic variations of familiar melodies.
  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.06: Respond through purposeful movement to selected prominent music characteristics or to specific music events while listening to music.

Grade 4

  • Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 1.09: Sing music representing diverse styles, genres, and cultures.
  • Goal 2: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
    • Objective 2.07: Play music representing diverse styles, genres, and cultures.
  • Goal 3: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments
    • Objective 3.04: Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic variations of familiar melodies.
  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.06: Respond through purposeful movement to selected prominent music characteristics or to specific music events while listening to music.

Kindergarten

  • Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
  • Goal 2: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
  • Goal 3: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
    • Objective 3.04: Improvise short songs and instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources.
  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.02: Demonstrate perceptual skills by answering questions about aural musical examples of various styles and cultures.
    • Objective 6.04: Respond through purposeful movement to prominent music characteristics while listening to music.