General Music - Middle School

Christmas Carol –

• Photo Story 3 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132
• Sites for research
  • http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-carols/history-of-carols.html
  • http://www.faithclipart.com/guide/Christian-Holidays/holiday-songs/index.html
  • http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/carols_stories.shtml
• Students researched the composer(s), when it was written and other historical information, any significant event since it was written, and the lyrics.
• Sites with royalty free music
  • http://www.purple-planet.com/
  • www.freeplaymusic.com
  • http://archive.org/details/audio

Music in Media

• Movie Maker - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/movie-maker-get-started
• This is a unit study on the effect music has on the media we watch
• Purpose of the project is for the students to choose appropriate music for their commercial
• Students are divided into groups of 3-4
  • They are then given an actual commercial and 3 different pieces of music
  • A new commercial will be scripted by the group for the product in the original commercial
  • The need to listen to the three pieces of music and decide which one is most appropriate for their commercial
  • Planning is made as to the videotaping of the commercial
  • It is then edited with audio added in Movie Maker

Opera

• Powerpoint or Google Presentation
• Also completed with National Anthem

Noteflight

• www.noteflight.com
• Use lesson plans available

Glogster for Education – Virtual/Online Posters

• edu.glogster.com - Make sure to go to the edu site - the general glogster site has some objectionable material.

Wordle

• www.wordle.net
• Can also be done with www.abcya.com - fifth grade - word clouds
• I have done Wordle with the National Anthem, Christmas carols, and many more. Just use your imagination.

BrainPop

• www.brainpop.com -
• There are videos on many subjects. Some of the music videos are free, but some require a subscription. This site also includes quizzes that correlate with the videos, activities, games, etc.

Animusic

• www.animusic.com
• Use lesson plans at www.animusic.com/education

Teaching Music Through Composition by Barbara Freedman

• I just started using this book in 2014, but it has been fantastic for my class. I intend to work all the way through the book. It keeps the students engaged and they love listening to their classmates compositions.
• I use Soundation4Education by MusicFirst to complete the lessons.

If you have any questions about these projects, feel free to contact me at cedwards@ecstoledo.org.

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