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Musical Instruments: Similarities and Differences How are historical instruments similar and different from symphonic instruments of today? How are historical instruments similar and different from symphonic instruments of today? UNM Summer Technology Academy !!" #rd$"th %rade Music& technology

Lesson escription This lesson will help students disco'er the similarities and differences (etween historic instruments and modern day symphonic instruments and categori)e them (y families& pu(lish results and share with classmates Curriculu! "bjectives The students will: Identify historical instruments Identify today*s instruments +ategori)e into families: aerophones& idiophones& chordophones& mem(ranophones, -ecogni)e the similarities and differences (etween symphonic instruments of today and historical instruments +ategori)e instruments (ased upon the families that they (elong to -esearch the characteristics of families of instruments .resent information to an audience #e$ %e&ico State Standards Language Arts +ontent Standard I / -eading and 0istening for +omprehension Students will apply strategies and s1ills to comprehend information that is read& heard& and 'iewed, +ontent Standard II / 2riting and Spea1ing for 34pression Students will communicate effecti'ely through spea1ing and writing, ISTE ' Tec(nology Standards Standard # Technology producti'ity tools Standard " Technology communications tools Standard 5 Technology research tools )esources and %aterials Handout / Musical Instruments Families 6see end of lesson7 +omputers with spea1ers or headphones Internet access 8'erhead pro9ector .ower.oint or any other multimedia software program *ebsites: Historical and Symphonic Instruments http:::www,unm,edu:;ma4well http:::www,thin1<uest,org:li(rary:cat=show,html?cat=id>??# http:::www,neng,usu,edu:ece:faculty:wheeler:NIU:2orld,htm http:::datadragon,com:education:instruments:

+rere,uisite S-ills @ey(oarding Multimedia software A(ility to do a (asic search on the Internet +rocess Airst& students will (rainstorm with teacher using the handout a(out instruments ?, Students will go to the a(o'e we(sites and loo1 for aerophones& idiophones& and mem(ranophones, Students will define each using the handout , Brea1 students up into " groups, 3ach group is responsi(le for finding as many instruments from the family they are assigned, Use these we(sites: www,unm,edu:ma4well http:::www,thin1<uest,org:li(rary:cat=show,html?cat=id>??# http:::www,neng,usu,edu:ece:faculty:wheeler:NIU:2orld,htm http:::datadragon,com:education:instruments: #, Students will use the sound clips on the we(sites to listen to the instruments and compare the sounds, ", Students will (ecome experts of their particular family of instruments and create a 5 slide presentation 6.ower.oint& @id.i4& etc,7 of instruments that ha'e the characteristics of the family they were assigned and pictures: Students should ha'e a title slide (ased upon what family their were assigned Students will ha'e a picture of a historical instrument and a symphonic instrument of today that is within their assigned family and a sound if a'aila(le In their own words they will write a sentence that names the characteristics of the instruments and any other pertinent information .resent the slideshow to classmates Assess!ent -u(rics can (e used to assess the slideshow 6gi'en in ad'ance7 (ased upon the following criteria: Accurate representation of su(9ect matter Accurate depiction of instruments Appropriate num(er of slides 6at least 5 slides7 A(ility to spea1 clearly to e4plain and discuss information from slides E&tensions . %odi/ications .air up 3S0 students with nati'e language students if needed Use I3. modifications for Special 3ducation students as needed Aurther in'estigate instruments that they found particularly interesting using other resources Aind additional instruments from 'arious families Students can create a mem(ranophone& idiophone& aerophone& or chordophone of their own, They can wor1 as engineers to create an instrument from one of the a(o'e families that will actually produce a sound, The instruments can (e played for the entire class upon completion and re'iew the characteristics of each instrument created

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