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Overview Activities

Week 1 and 2:

Project Overview

Have colored pencils or markers/andpaper

Step 1:

 

Introduction to topic:

 

  • Aladdin
  • Art and Discussion
  • Song Brainstorming Web
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Step 2: Research
  • Research Page/
  • Research
 
 

Use Google Chrome

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Week 3: 
 

Making Music Connections Rubric and Notetaking Form

Your Notetaking Form

Notetaking Form: Student Ex.

 

 

 

 

Making Music Connections:

How does music from the past influence music today?

 

Step 1      Step 2 Prewriting     

 
 
  • What makes music great?
  • How does the past influence the future?
  • How has the development of music contributed to the world we live in?
  • How does music preserve history?
  • How has music changed and how might it change in the future?
 

Evolution of Music

 

Examining Aladdin

 

Discussion Questions

How does this connect to what is going on in our world today?

How does this connect to yourself and how you feel about it?
How does this connect to other time periods you know about?
How would you change the lyrics if you were the writer?

 


 

 

 

 

 

Your Task

 
Making Musical Connections explores how music from history influences music today.
 
Purpose of your podcast:
 
You are to research, listen to, and interpret songs from history and make connections to songs you listen to today.
 
***All of songs must have lyric approval.
 
***Choose only 1 category to research
 
You will be creating a podcast.
 

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