Indigenous Roots: Music of the Americas (6 - 8)
Overview
| Program Description: |
Mixashawn will perform examples of "American" music: Indigenous, Afro Caribbean, Blues, and Jazz, using the music as a tool to understand how music reflects various ethnicity and nationality. During t... Read more
Mixashawn will perform examples of "American" music: Indigenous, Afro Caribbean, Blues, and Jazz, using the music as a tool to understand how music reflects various ethnicity and nationality. During this time, he will involve the students in both active participation and listening with the overall goal of realizing that humankind has many voices, but only one race. The format is designed to encourage spontaneous discussion of the what, where and why: of the musics we will cover. Mixashawn employs reeds, percussion, and voice. The last 10 minutes will be a recap and discussion of the meaning of ethnicity, nationality and why do we have different "racial" labels.
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| Available to Grade(s): |
6, 7, 8 |
Logistics
| Program Format: |
In-School Performance |
| Program Format Details: |
Program intended for individual classes of a grade level to experience separately. |
| Cost Per Student: |
$10 |
| Number of Visits: |
1 |
| Length of Visit: |
45 minutes |
| Availability: |
All year |
Requirements
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: |
no |
| Space: |
Classroom |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: |
open space like empty classroom/music room preferred, access to power outlets for plugging in instruments |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: |
Social Studies |
| Common Core Standard: |
Kindergarten: Understanding My Communities Communities Past and Present |
| Art Form: |
Music |
| Core Art Standard: |
Responding Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work |
| Program Learning Targets: |
Students will develop singing/breathing skills
Students will observe live cultural musics
Students will learn and practice community |
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