... * Appreciate rhythm in poems by exploring the nuances of the same * Co-create tune for the class poem * Interview and learn from peers, family, relatives and community members * Design an independent project and co-create the same based on interviews, readings and research. Integration of Other Functional/Academic Skills: Problem Solving, Critical thinking/ Analysis are required throughout all the lessons. Each one of these fundamental academic skills can be integrated with the other to produce a project-based outcome. With respect to integration of subjects, it would be Mathematics, History and Geography along with Reading fluency, Comprehension, Speaking and listening, and Writing. There will be use of technology, music and dance throughout the project. Estimated time and brief outline of the project: The estimated time of the project would be around 12-15 days. This completely depends on how students master each skill and how ready are they to learn at a particular pace. Each lesson would be around 45 mins and there would be different phases in the project. Phase 1: Literacy (New Vocabulary, Reading fluency, Comprehension, Speaking and listening and Writing) This phase goes on for 4-5 days, where students by the end would co-create...
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...My musical journey EDUC 8Y23 Aline Saffran 5138839 The Beatles. The ultimate band and one in which I have loved since I was a baby, thanks to my mom. She would always sing “And I Love Her” to me when I was scared or could not go to bed. My Babi (Polish for grandmother) and my Nonni (Italian for grandmother) would also sing me songs to sooth me to sleep, about butterflies and magical places. These are some musical events that I can remember from when I was little and that is where my musical journey began. Music was never my best subject, especially when it came to playing musical instruments. I was better at singing, dance and drama. I did take music as a kindergartener, learning how to play simpler instruments and to sing songs, which I think I had an easy time with, but I cannot fully remember. I picked up the recorder easily, but when I got into older grades the one thing that still to this day that throws me off about music is the “salamander and penguin” thing that my music teacher would always say to me about music notes. I still do not get it and that frustrates me now because I could have been a fantastic flute player if they did not throw this curve ball at me in the first place! I always thought I could master an instrument, but the challenging part was finding...
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...Annise Farmer March 7,2016 Chapter 4-6 World Music 100-010 Oceania is Christian influenced, introduced by European and American missionaries during the 19th and 20th centuries. Colonial government changed cultural customs, social systems on many populations throughout Oceania. Oceanian music is mostly vocal with idiophones or membranophone instruments. The Australian didjeridu is similar to a trumpet is found among the Aborigines. The Aborigines of northern Australia have a totemistic belief system which is the relationship of an individual or group with animals or natural objects and elements. They also believe in Animism, the belief that all living things have a spirit. Dreamtime is the cosmology focus of a lot of the artistic activity in the Aboriginal communities. In South Asia, India is separated into north and south regions. The northern culture is called Hindustani. It is influenced by Indo- European invaders. Here are many religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, the Baha'I Faith and Islam. The southern region is mostly Hinduism. The southern culture is called carnatic. Carnatic music and Hinduism go hand in hand. Hinduism is know for instrumental improvisations called Raga. They are normally an hour or more long. In India Bhajans devotional song are similar to Protestant hymns in Christian traditions. They consist of repetitive names of gods. In Southeast Asia, Thailand piphat is the main classical court...
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...Learning is a lifelong affair. Science draws nearer to unveiling the inner workings of existence and lyrical melodies expand our perceptions of even ourselves. The study of music never ceases; the quest for composition is forever a new journey, even when founded upon old ideas; it is a beautiful interconnection and represents, for me, the journey inward, and at the same time it is when I feel closest to God. The world is full of music; it is the rhythm of the street, and heartbeat of the earth itself. By unlocking these secrets, I can achieve that which is most revered to me; by sharing these secrets with those who seek them, I can help them achieve theirs as well; it is ever the musician’s quest to be heard much like the teachers’. Being accepted as an Emerald Eagle in the College of Music is, for me, a stepping stone. Every time I play a note, every time an audience cheers, every time I am allowed to share my experience with those who desire the same, I draw closer to the truth of my existence and I crave more. Taking what I love and giving it to others is a central theme to my story; it is a lifelong pursuit to enrich the lives of others. The pursuit of knowledge is, to me, as dear as the pursuit of happiness. With every new experience, we gain a bit of valuable insight that may help another along the way. With every obstacle we overcome, we draw nearer to the destiny we work to inherit. Every time an eager student asks a question, the answer may have lifelong ramifications...
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...struggling throughout the years I’ve been in school to pass an English or composition class. I did, however, find one subject that I could connect with those subjects that helped me understand and progress as a reader and a writer ¾ Music class. As a kid in elementary school, we had basic music classes, and my first memory in a music class was learning to play the recorder. Our teacher taught the class how to hold, and position each finger over the holes of the recorder to make different sounds. At this age, is was hard to harmonize, considering it was our first year learning an instrument. There was no reading or writing when it came to playing the instruments, but with music, a story can be made. For example, half the class would play our recorders in sync with one another, and other students in the class would play percussion. With the rhythm of the music combined, the feel and sound of the music gives the audience a feel of a different environment, such as feeling as though you are taking a journey through an Indian village, or celebrating the first fourth of July in America. As I progressed through the year, music classes turned into singing as well. In order to know the words that we were singing, we had paperback music, which had music lines, notes, and words for us to...
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...Disney was an action packed adventure full of music, performance, roller coasters, and Mickey Mouse. The trip could not have been better planned and executed by Mr. Band Teacher and our tireless chaperones: Doug, Amy, Nate and Laura , Terri Dona , Don and Renee l, Holly, and Dave and Lorri . Best of all, the students managed to follow the rules and have the time of their lives. We began our journey with performance Friday, where we not only toured Disney’s Hollywood studios, but performed our concert Music and Marching music as well. Our afternoon concert performance in regal black concert attire took place within an extravagant Disney performance hall. After the 50+ performers of the wind ensemble and symphonic band played, an upbeat professor spoke with us about our performance in a short clinic. What an indescribable feeling? Later that same evening, the band dressed in their favorite uniforms marched through Disney Hollywood studios! As we marched past the giant blue Wizard Mickey Hat, massive spot lights hit the Marching Band. This march was a great moment for the entire band, a fantastic final march for this year’s graduating members. The following days Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were full of Disney parks, and band members collectively stormed every attraction throughout the Magic Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, and Animal Kingdom. Sunday evening, however, was quite Blue. After a sumptuous, pleasant dinner at Bubba Gump’s, Mr. Band Teacher gathered the band to Sharp Aquos Theatre...
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...https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/470989045/voxskool-music-hub-for-better-health-and-happiness?ref=category VoxSkool Music Hub for better Health & Happiness! by Victoria Beebee 0 backers £0.00 pledged of £20,000 goal 27 days to go Back This Project Remind me This project will only be funded if at least £20,000 is pledged by Mon, Apr 18 2016 3:06 AM AWST. Fleet, UK Music In this day & age we feel worn down by so many daily pressures & emotions. We believe MUSIC is the MEDICINE of NOW! Share: Tweet Share Embed Pin Post Victoria Beebee First created | 0 backed voxskool.com See full bio Contact me Campaign Updates 0 Comments 0 Community Back This Project Remind me About this project Hey, I'm Victoria and I've been singing, writing and performing from a very early age and had a life of touring around the world and releasing my own material, which was amazing to experience with lot's of musicians and respected artists, as well as meeting brilliant every day people who loved the music! About 10 years ago I started to coach kids and adults to sing and express themselves through music, as I realised music has the power to change your mood from negative to positive and really aid in the healing of the mind, body and spirit. So I continued to coach and began gaining lots of new students. Each year we would gather everyone, all ages and cultures together and put on a concert for the local community, often...
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...All of the unfortunate injustices they were put through were resolved by a new tradition: singing sorrow songs. W.E.B DuBois’s text, “The Souls of Black Folks” talks about the songs, which all originated in the south, that African American slaves sang and then passed down from generation to generation to get them through all of the hardships and pain through the years. Each song represented a different feeling the slaves had while working, but each one also portrayed hope. Du Bois states that the Negro Folk Song “stands as the most beautiful expression of human experience.” These songs were taught and passed down through African American grade schools where the African American kids would teach the teachers the songs, while the teachers would show them how to sing. The teachers would learn the songs and then teach other African American children who then taught other people and so on. This is how the songs were kept alive as a tradition. In most cases, the songs were misunderstood by bystanders and people of other ethnicities and cultures who could not understand the significance or importance of what the songs meant to African Americans and their families. Due to the positivity these songs brought African Americans during slavery, the songs have been proudly passed down from generation to generation and still are sung today. Different songs with diverse lyrics were passed down in families to encourage happiness, strength and hope during...
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...Are teachers or parents more important in a child’s education? I look at it like this: a student is swept along on the influence of a parent much like a river flowing towards maturity. Sprinkled throughout this river are teachers who, like rocks, divert the flow. Sometimes they cause small eddies of current, sometimes they create a new channel, and always they make turbulence. Overall, the influence of the parent is stronger and more consistent, but a motivating educator can cause the student to see new patterns, consider new options, and develop new interests. The worst they can cause the child to react and think differently and as the child prepares for their life’s journey on a seldom placid ocean. In the early, formative years, the parent is the most important influence on a child’s education. There is no more important time in a person’s life than the early years when a parent’s love for reading and sharing make life long learning a possibility. As the child gets older the parent continues to dominate as the most important element in a child’s attitude and thus learning. Especially since most children spend less than ten percent of a calendar year in school. (That is 180 days times six hours per day.) Parents also can motivate their children more easily than teachers on a daily basis just based on the fact that the teacher has so many more children to care for. This motivation reaches beyond the basic curriculum. A parent can influence a child’s life by teaching proper...
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...leisure. They add char to our otherwise dull and boring life. They refresh our tires nerves and mind. Picnics and outing are a part and parcel of the life of students. These are arranged by the school authorities off and on. Last week the principle of our school decided to take the students of 10th class to Jallo Park for a picnic. For this purpose Sunday was fixed as on that day there is a lot of hustle and bustle at Jallo Park. Our class teacher Mr. Ali also agreed to accompany us. The students paid Rs. 50 each towards bus charges and light refreshment which was to be provided by the school. Two buses were arranged for this purpose. Every student was required to take his own lunch packet with him. All the students reached the school on the appointed day at about 8:30 a.m. The buses also arrived in time. We had arranged for deluxe buses which were very comfortable. Many students arrived with transistors cameras and tape recorders. All the students were dressed very smartly in their shirts or gay dresses. Our principal and the class teacher arrived at exact 9:00 a.m. All the students boarded the buses and we started at 9:15 a.m. When the buses moved the students started singing in a chorus. They clapped sang and dance collectively. Within twenty five minute we reached the picnic spot. It was winter season. Many other schools had also organized their picnics to Jallo Park on that day. The scene at Jallo...
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...picnics are very essential for our life. Especially these are necessary for the people living in big cities because they can get a respite from their busy life which is full of hustle and bustle. Last week the principle of our school decided to take the students of 10th class to Jallo Park for a picnic. For this purpose Sunday was fixed as on that day there is a lot of hustle and bustle at Jallo Park. Our class teacher Mr. Ali also agreed to accompany us. The students paid Rs. 50 each towards bus charges and light refreshment which was to be provided by the school. Two buses were arranged for this purpose. Every student was required to take his own lunch packet with him. All the students reached the school on the appointed day at about 8:30 a.m. The buses also arrived in time. We had arranged for deluxe buses which were very comfortable. Many students arrived with transistors cameras and tape recorders. All the students were dressed very smartly in their shirts or gay dresses. Our principal and the class teacher arrived at exact 9:00 a.m. All the students boarded the buses and we started at 9:15 a.m. When the buses moved the students...
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...Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). He was known as a child prodigy and started performing around major capitals of Europe as young as six years old. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a highly regarded violin teacher of that period and taught little Mozart how to compose and play keyboard at the tender age of four, which resulted in him having the ability to write big works and play many musical instruments proficiently by the age of twelve. He also had an exceptional hearing and memory that he notated almost an entire choral piece after hearing it once during his visit to Rome. He wrote many concertos (especially the piano concertos) and sonatas for his own virtuosic performance during the trip. Talent may helped in one’s musical journey but most importantly, it was Mozart’s passion in performing and music writing that won acclaim from the rich. Clara Wieck (1819-1896) is another example of a child prodigy born in a musically inclined family. Both parents played the piano and encouraged Clara to perform regularly at a very young age. She held concerts throughout Europe during her adolescence and was a very well-known piano virtuoso...
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...The Mystery of God can be identified through an array of forms. This complex notion can be unveiled and examined by looking at the Gospel. The Bible can help humans develop their understanding of the Mystery of God by providing them with a diverse range of representations of the ‘other’. As, these representations can assist the readers to explore the complex mysterious nature of God. Although, God is a Mystery as we cannot see him, we can still feel his existence and presence within our daily lives. The Bible exemplifies two juxtaposing representations of the Mystery of God, throughout the Old and New Testament. The first one is a Shepherds Staff and the second one is a Teacher. These two depictions are still meaningful and applicable to a...
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...Martin, Danielle TOK Mr. Dunn Prescribed Title 12 December, 2014 How is knowledge gained? Knowledge begins at birth, knowing you are hungry, tired, hurt, cold etc. This is transmitted via crying and interaction. From inception you bond with your mother and know her scent, her touch, her feel and thus you begin your journey of knowledge. As we continue to grow older in age we learn new things in our daily lives, whether it’s learning how to walk or a new language that relates to our culture and religious beliefs. We are always growing and learning new things increasing our knowledge in different ways to help us advance and develop our brains more which will then help us mature and develop ourselves. We also learn from books, and television or music created by other people but the only way to understand and process this new information and knowledge from them we would have to already know how to understand and interpret information. No matter what we do in life we always need to look for new ways to expand our knowledge and increase it by making it better with the new things that we learn. As an example increasing our knowledge in a certain area such as science we can learn new things about the brain and body so we can advance in a career and become a doctor or therapist, or maybe become a nurse. By advancing our knowledge we learn a better understanding of particular ideas and things, and we gain a better skill and a greater intelligence in that particular area. Knowledge...
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...The journey of life is quite a difficult thing with many ups and downs, making it hard to grow sometimes. However, it is very important that a person does learn and grow throughout their life, and that they notice the good things in life. One way to notice the good things in life is to help make them happen and one can do this through living the four pillars of National Honor Society; scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Furthermore, I learned how to live and appreciate the pillar of scholarship from my teachers at Mediapolis, Black Hawk, and West Burlington. For example, they taught that one has to work hard to get anywhere in life. Furthermore, Mrs. Henderson, my Talented and Gifted teacher at West Burlington, taught me that regardless of how smart I think I am there is always more to learn. Moreover, this was an important lesson for me to learn because it taught me to value my education and it motivated me to work hard. These are the reasons why I was able to achieve a high enough grade point average to qualified me for the National Honor Society. Next, I have had the opportunity to exercise the values of leadership in a...
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