LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

Objective 4.04

Use a variety of sound, notational, and technological sources to compose and arrange music.

Resources aligned to this objective

"Eggs-tra" special sounds
Students will identify, compare, and classify the sounds made by plastic eggs filled with rice, pebbles, and salt. They will graph the results of their discoveries. They will then compose and tape sound pieces illustrating dynamic levels they discovered. Finally they will construct their own "maraca" using plastic eggs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education)
By Sondra Edwards.