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Pedagogy and Features for Our 9ʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ“12 Music Curriculum
Pedagogy for Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives
Making Connections
Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives helps ʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ focus on this question: How is music woven into our culture and, ultimately, our lives? Each section focuses on the ways we interact with, share, and relate to music.
Engage your ʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ with activities designed to help them connect with the cultural and historical context of the music they are learning about. Travel through time and space to learn about the gamelan, the connection between Rent and La Bohème, and minimalism without leaving your seat.
Social Context
Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives brings the world to your classroom with interactivity, videos, artist interviews, authentic recordings, and moreʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ”all housed within a carefully designed curriculum focused on the many ways music enriches our lives.
The program encourages ʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ to view music in a social context and supports elements such as melody, rhythm, form, and tone color. It presents music as a natural and essential ingredient of oneʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ™s own life in all cultures.
Culturally Authentic Music
Our unique partnerships with Music Theatre International, From the Top, and Hal Leonard are what make Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives stand out. Beautiful recordings and representations of culturally authentic music help ʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ understand how music functions in their lives.
A few of the notable artists and composers featured in Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives:
- Benny Goodman
- Celine Dion
- Charlotte Church
- The Chieftains
- Christopher OʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ™Riley
- Dolly Parton
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Flaco Jiménez
- Sir James Galway
- Jose Carreras
Pedagogy for Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives
Student Features
- Online Student Center
- Resources Page
- Streaming Audio and Video Libraries
- Interactive Songs
- Virtual Instruments
- Presentation Slides
Teacher Features
- Online Teacher and Student Centers
- Resources Page
- Streaming Audio and Video Libraries
- Resource Masters eBook
- Interactive Songs
- Virtual Instruments
- Presentation Slides
- Online Assessment Tools
- Planning Wizard
- Class Management Tools
- Standards Correlations
Teaching Command Center
Use the Lesson Planning Wizard to
- Populate your Homepage with lessons (across all courses!)
- Quickly launch any lesson youʯÁñÊÓƵ»ÆÉ«°æ™ve planned to teach
- Easily launch key resources
- Print any lesson plan
