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Music Education — Grade 5

Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.

Objective 9.04. Identify and describe roles of musicians in various musical settings and cultures.

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General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Freedom songs of the civil rights movement
Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Social Studies)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.

Resources on the web

Music from across America
To develop their listening skills, students use worksheets to record their impressions about the music they hear from across America. In addition to learning about musical instruments and the geographic and cultural context of music, children are encouraged... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Music Education)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities