Move to Music!
Teacher: Marie Pupich and Helen Byrne,
Frederic Chopin Elementary School
Suggested grade/s: K-3
Illinois
Learning Standards
English Language Arts 4-5
Fine Arts 25-26
Estimated time: One class period
Mural/s addressed
Florian Durzynski, Frederic Chopin
and Steven Foster, 1941, two-panel oil on canvas, Frederic
Chopin Elementary School
Objectives
Children listen to the music of Steven Foster
and Frederic Chopin and describe what they have heard verbally
or in written form. Students also compare Foster and Chopin works
to other musical forms.
Key
terms
- mural
- classical music
- jazz
- blues
- rock
- rap
- country
- movement
- rhythm
- beat
- tempo
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Materials
- tape recorder
or disc player
- Chopin music
- Foster music
- other music in
ranging styles (e.g., jazz, blues, rap, rock, country)
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Procedures
- Have students examine the murals on the
Web or at Chopin elementary. Ask: What do you see? What is
happening? How does the artist suggest the feeling of music
in the mural?
- Have students close their eyes and listen
to the chosen music.
- Let students begin to move their arms to
the feeling of the music. Slowly let students add their legs,
fingers, neck, and hips.
- Have students write at least five words
that describe how they feel while listening to the music being
played. This may be done orally with younger students, with
the teacher writing the words for them.
- Have students describe what their movements
were in writing or orally.
- Conduct the above steps with different
styles of music.
- Have students compare and contrast their
feelings and movements with different forms of music.
Evaluation
Assess students on the basis on their verbal
and written work and ability to describe and compare styles of
music.
Follow-up
Have students use art materials, such as watercolor
or India ink, to create images inspired by the music in the lesson.
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