Perform and Explain the Role of Folk Music From Varied Cultures
- Artistic Process
- Connecting
- Anchor Standard
- Cn11 - Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
- Grade Level
- 7-8
- Process Component
- Interrelate
- Primary Strand
- General Music
Procedure
- Students and/or teacher select folk music from a variety of world cultures.
- Using any source (such as Internet, record stores, libraries, local
ethnic societies or clubs, personal record collections), students will
gather recordings of musical examples that are representative of their chosen cultures and create a playlist.
- Students will investigate and explore the music's role and meaning in its culture of origin and create and share program notes explaining what they learned.
- Students will perform an excerpt of folk music from that culture with teacher support.
Standards Code
MU: Cn11.1.8.a - Perform folk music from a variety of cultures including some in foreign languages, and explain music's role(s) and meaning in its culture of origin, citing sources.
Suggested Assessment
Use teacher-created rubric scoring to assess the program notes, presentation, and performance.
Enduring Understanding
Creating, performing, and analyzing music deepens our knowledge of ideas, informs our understanding of cultures, and helps us envision the future.
Essential Question
How does music help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures?
How does music help preserve personal and cultural insights and values?