Introduction This can be a week-long lesson or you can do this in one day. Ask the students to choose a song that they think is beautiful and write down why they think it is beautiful. (You can also ask students to choose a song they think is ugly.) Longer Assignment: Ask students to choose … What Do We Find Beautiful?
Lesson plan that explores the philosophy of art and music using 4’33” by John Cage. Students explore the question “What is music?”
We all love music. Some of us sing daily, if just to ourselves. It could be our favorite tune from Frozen or simply a tune we made up ourselves. What makes sound music? Let’s start with ourselves. The teacher/facilitator may wish to share this video and have the children sing along, or you may choose … Can animals make music?
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