LEARN NC

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

Goal 6

The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

Objective 6.02

Analyze elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures.

Resources aligned to this objective

Meter Madness
The students will identify 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time signatures. They will also identify the down-beat and begin to understand conducting patterns.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education)
By Alice Barlowe.

Lesson plans on the web

Civil War Music
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students use the Internet as a resource to compare and contrast Civil War songs of the North and the South. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 8 Music Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ellington, music, and color
This series of lessons encourages students to explore the work of Duke Ellington, the composer whose name is synonymous with Swing, Jazz, and the Big Band Sound. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center-ArtsEdge