Lesson Plan:The Fat Lady Sings

Lesson Title: The Fat Lady Sings
Topic/Focus Area: Opera Basics (5 day coverage)

Subject : Music
Grade : Five
Strand : Artistic Perception
Substrand 1.0 : Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information

Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.

Concept : Listen to, Analyze, and Describe Music

Standard:

1.4

Analyze the use of music elements in aural examples from various genres and cultures.

Standard:

1.5

Identify vocal and instrumental ensembles from a variety of genres and cultures.

Strand : Historical and Cultural Context
Substrand 3.0 : Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural

Students analyze the role of music in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting cultural diversity as it relates to music, musicians, and composers.

Concept : Role of Music

Standard:

3.1

Describe the social functions of a variety of musical forms from various cultures and time periods (e.g. folk songs, dances).

Concept : Diversity of Music

Standard:

3.2

Identify different or similar uses of music elements in music from diverse cultures.

Standard:

3.4

Describe the influence of various cultures and historical events on musical forms and styles.

Strand : Aesthetic Valuing
Substrand 4.0 : Responding to, Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works

Students critically assess and derive meaning from works of music and the performance of musicians according to the elements of music and aesthetic qualities.

Concept : Derive Meaning

Standard:

4.2

Develop and apply appropriate criteria to support personal preferences for specific musical works.

Other Standards

Other Challenge

National Standards Content Standard: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 6. Achievement Standard: Students a. describe specific music events 3 in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology b. analyze the uses of *elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures

Other Challenge

7. Content Standard: Evaluating music and music performances

Achievement Standard:
Students
a. develop criteria for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of music performances and compositions and apply the criteria in their personal listening and performing
b. evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own and others' performances, compositions, arrangements, and improvisations by applying specific criteria appropriate for the style of the music and offer constructive suggestions for improvement

Other Challenge

8. Content Standard: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts

Achievement Standard:
Students
a. compare in two or more arts how the characteristic materials of each art 4 can be used to transform similar events, scenes, emotions, or ideas into works of art

Other Challenge

9. Content Standard: Understanding music in relation to history and culture

Achievement Standard:
Students
a. describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures 6
b. classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary (that is, high-quality and characteristic) musical works and explain the characteristics that cause each work to be considered exemplary
c. compare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves, roles of musicians, 7 and conditions under which music is typically performed