Mix and match activities to create a fun lesson about artists and their music. Integrate Solfeg.io in teaching about independent research of music artists, appreciating them and presenting the findings.
🎲 What's included in the activities:
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🕐 Time: 5 min
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🎲 Activity:
What are your favorite singers and bands?
🕐 Time: 15 min
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🎶 Recommended Pieces:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 15 min
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General information about artists and their lives: https://biography.com
To learn about music genres, check out https://musicmap.info/
3 fun facts from the artist's biography;
A short description of their music and their musical style/genre;
2 photos of the artist, taken in different times.
🕐 Time: 10 min
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What more would you like to find out about the musician?
🕐 Time: 5 min
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🎲 Activity:
Do you like any of the musicians more (or less) than you did before the lesson?
Would you like to check out their music more?
🕐 Time: 5 min
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🎲 Activity:
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
In this lesson, students will actively explore the music of three different artists, singing and/or playing along their songs. To find out some more biographical information, they will do a group research on one musician and present their findings to the class. The students will then engage in a discussion about how the knowledge of artists' biography changes the perception of their music.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 45 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson students will know and/or be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min - Three favorites
What are your favorite singers and bands?
🕐 10 min - Listen
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Let's Find Something!
General information about artists and their lives: https://biography.com
To learn about music genres, check out https://musicmap.info/
3 fun facts from the artist's biography;
A short description of their music and their musical style/genre;
2 photos of the artist, taken in different times.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Presentation
What more would you like to find out about the musician?
🕐 5 min - Discussion
Do you like any of the musicians more (or less) than you did before the lesson?
Would you like to check out their music more?
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…