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PBL in Music: Driving Questions Invoke Deeper Musical Learning

I'm a sucker for a good rhetorical question. It might be because I enjoy philosophical topics and discussions, or because I just don't like being wrong about one single answer. I actually think it has more to do with the fact that there can be many different answers to one question in the same way that we are all different human beings that can exist in this one world.

This is how I approach PBL in my Concert Choir, String Orchestra, and Ukulele classes. In the past, I've conducted these classes as traditional music ensembles, leaning towards the teacher-centered approach with musicians following the musical direction and objectives of the conductor. However after being trained in PBL, I have discovered a way to empower the students to take ownership of their learning that both motivates and excites them about making music by themselves and with others.

Below are some examples of driving questions, lessons, and activities I have done this past school year, which have allowed my own music students to delve into the deeper, soulful learning of the arts. These projects invoked the rich landscape of how the process of music as organized sound can help connect us to ourselves and each other.

Class: 7th-8th grade Concert Choir
Driving Question: "How does music move you?"
Lesson Ideas: Students began with a writing prompt describing how music moved them, made them feel, how it helps them and society. We then watched the 2014 documentary film "Alive Inside" about the effects of music on Alzheimer's and dementia care patients. We took a field trip to a local Alzheimer's and dementia care home to interview their residents in search of favorite songs from their generation. Based on the interviews, the students developed and practiced the chosen choral repertoire, which was then performed for the residents.

Class: 6th-7th grade Ukulele
Driving Question: "What's your song?"
Lesson Ideas: In the process of learning basic ukulele playing technique, students were given the opportunity to choose a favorite song to perform for their final playing test of the semester. They listened to, practiced, and analyzed different songs in search of musical elements to enhance their own performance. They also analyzed their song, and researched information to identify its historical and cultural background to better understand the music in its full context.

Class: 4th-8th grade String Orchestra
Driving Question: "What does musical growth look like?"
Lesson Ideas: Students began with a writing prompt describing their past, present, and future experience playing their instrument in the ensemble. Students then paired with another string student from an orchestra in a different city. With this orchestra pen pal, the students wrote letters to each other by means of traditional postage mail, sharing their successes and struggles in learning their instrument. Students in both orchestras learned the same piece and performed it together via Skype.

By implementing these PBL projects in my classes, I noticed that students were more thoughtful and reflective in their music-making because they sensed the value of their performance in both the music and the experience of others. They seemed more engaged with their ensemble peers, thereby improving musical delivery and group empathy as well.

While these PBL projects did not completely replace the traditional teacher-centered approach in the classroom, it most certainly enhanced the overall music-learning experience. There were benefits from the teacher perspective too; I felt a weight being lifted as students invested more of themselves in what they wanted to research, learn, and perform. I also experienced a shared sense of responsibility alongside the students as we developed repertoire together, fully satisfied at the partnership being fostered by all.

If you are a music teacher looking for ways to invigorate your traditional music classes, then I highly recommend exploring and learning more about PBL. So many discoveries await you in empowering your students to make the musical choices they want to make!

See Tiffany Barry's other post about PBL and Orff music, and this post about PBL in a music composition, performance, and production program.

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I'm a sucker for a good rhetorical question. It might be because I enjoy philosophical topics and discussions, or because I just don't like being wrong about one single answer. I actually think it has more to do with the fact that there can be many different answers to one question in the same way that we are all different human beings that can exist in this one world.

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Help students understand the connections between art and the environment of Guinea, animal anatomy, and the cultural context of the Banda mask with the help of viewing questions and a dance activity in the Museum's African Art galleries.

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In this section are are visual and performing art lessons from kindergarten through high school. Many of the lessons can be integrated into core subjects such as Math, Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies. Opportunities for creativity are some of the building blocks of child development and concept acquisition. Lessons are categorized by grade for easy retrieval. These lessons were created by real teachers working in schools across the United States. If you would like to share a lesson plan for inclusion on Teacher.org, contact us.

Arts Arts Lesson Plans

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

In this visual and performing arts lesson, students will explore their artistic skills while becoming more connected with nature. Students will look for fallen plants outside or in the garden and they will use them in the classroom to make art.

Length of Time: About 45 Minites

This lesson is designed to help students use their skills to analyze art elements and various principles of design.

Length of Time: 30 Minutes

Students will make butterflies of various colors and then they will experience the advantage that butterflies that are the same color as their environment have against predators.

Length of Time: 50-60 minutes

This highly engaging Social Studies lesson on Chinese New Year is integrated with elements of performing arts (drama). This lesson is appropriate for students in K-3, as it can be easily modified.

Length of Time: 50-60 minutes

A hands-on lesson which integrates Social Studies concepts with performing arts (dance). Students will delve into customs of Chinese New Year by exploring traditional artifacts and dance.

Length of Time: About 45 Minutes

This lesson is great for grades K-2. It integrates Social Studies with elements of visual and performing arts as the children create a Chinese lion and a dance.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

This lesson combines Visual Arts with Social Studies. Students will read about how Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world and draw a scene depicting that location.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

This lesson combines Music and Social Studies. Students will listen to and learn Christmas songs from around the world and analyze.

Length of Time: Varies depending on grade level and depth of project

In this performing arts lesson, students will rewrite a well-known fairy tale to include a great deal of dialogue and then act out that fairy tale (creation of props is optional as is taping the performance).

Length of Time: Several Class Periods

In this performing arts lesson, students will work together with a purpose to create and choreograph a dance for a flash mob to make an announcement for the school.

Length of Time: About 20 Minutes

In this visual arts lesson, students will create a print using paint on foil then add detail to the print.

Length of Time: 40-50 minutes

This lesson on "Friendship" integrates Social Studies standards along with Music, Dance, and Visual Arts. The lesson focuses on "accepting differences" and is great for grades K-2.

Length of Time: 30-40 minutes

This lesson on Friendship and Conflict Resolution integrates Social Studies content along with Visual and Performing Arts (Theater) content. A highly interactive lesson that is great for kindergartners as well as first graders.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

Students will discuss the 7 principals of Kwanzaa and then draw pictures of an example of each.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

Students will make a beautiful vibrant menorah using art supplies while learning about the background.

Length of Time: Several Class Periods

This visual arts lesson will allow students to share some personal interests in the form of a diorama. Sample rubric included.

Length of Time: 45-60 Minutes

In this visual arts lesson, learners will express emotion through painting, as elicited by music.

Length of Time: 40 minutes to 2 hours depending on grade level

This lesson will allow students to practice creating art by marking off what will not be painted. This requires planning prior to mixing the first color.

Length of Time: Varies depending on grade level and depth of project

In this visual arts lesson, students will create zoo animals (or any animals) using paper mache. The 'zoo' can be displayed in the classroom or in a localized area of the school.

Length of Time: Several Class Periods

This visual arts lesson will allow students to get creative while practicing with either photography or videography. Students will also have to consider perspective from things outside themselves. Rubric included.

Length of Time: 20-45 Minutes

In this visual arts lesson, students will use a unique medium to create letters, words, and pictures that are easily erased and altered.

Length of Time: About 2 Class Periods

Students will write and perform a scene from the story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Length of Time: 20 minutes to 2 hours depending on grade level

This lesson will allow students to practice creating art from a unique perspective while learning about Michelangelo.

Length of Time: 30 Minutes a Day for Several Weeks

In this performing arts lesson, students will work to create a short video diary to showcase the import parts of their life and edit the video into a 5 minute or less montage using EZVid or similar program.

Length of Time: About 30 Minutes

In this visual arts lesson, students will create a tye-dyed or water color butterfly to show how colors mix.

Length of Time: 20 to 60 minutes depending on grade level and design

This lesson will allow students to practice creating art using a unique medium, yarn.

Arts English/Language Arts Lesson Plans

Length of Time: About 2 Class Periods

Students will write and perform a scene from the story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Arts Environmental Lesson Plans

Length of Time: 30 Minutes

Students will make butterflies of various colors and then they will experience the advantage that butterflies that are the same color as their environment have against predators.

Arts Science Lesson Plans

Length of Time: 30 Minutes

Students will make butterflies of various colors and then they will experience the advantage that butterflies that are the same color as their environment have against predators.

Arts Social Studies Lesson Plans

Length of Time: 50-60 minutes

This highly engaging Social Studies lesson on Chinese New Year is integrated with elements of performing arts (drama). This lesson is appropriate for students in K-3, as it can be easily modified.

Length of Time: 50-60 minutes

A hands-on lesson which integrates Social Studies concepts with performing arts (dance). Students will delve into customs of Chinese New Year by exploring traditional artifacts and dance.

Length of Time: About 45 Minutes

This lesson is great for grades K-2. It integrates Social Studies with elements of visual and performing arts as the children create a Chinese lion and a dance.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

This lesson combines Visual Arts with Social Studies. Students will read about how Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world and draw a scene depicting that location.

Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

This lesson combines Music and Social Studies. Students will listen to and learn Christmas songs from around the world and analyze.

Length of Time: 40-50 minutes

This lesson on "Friendship" integrates Social Studies standards along with Music, Dance, and Visual Arts. The lesson focuses on "accepting differences" and is great for grades K-2.

Length of Time: 30-40 minutes

This lesson on Friendship and Conflict Resolution integrates Social Studies content along with Visual and Performing Arts (Theater) content. A highly interactive lesson that is great for kindergartners as well as first graders.

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Simply put, this is probably the coolest thing kids can do with printmaking. There's something about the combination of the silkscreen and the squeegee that is highly motivating for students. They especially love to print on t-shirts, but you can print on paper and other materials as well.

If you're unfamiliar with how to build a stretcher frame, this is a good resource. In addition, if you're looking for a more in-depth explanation of the process, this video is nice.

This Art Ed lesson plan is 100% FREE to download! Use it in your classroom and share it with your colleagues. For more free lessons like this one, visit our Lessons Page, and download them all!

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Music not only has the power to stimulate the mind, enrich the heart and soothe the soul; it also helps you meet educational objectives and learning outcomes for your students. The following lesson plans are examples from other music educators of practical, effective, and fun activities for grades K-5 to help you teach the basics of music to your students!

This is a great story to demonstrate fast and slow.

Here's a good recording that the kids can act out.

Disney Silly Symphony version

Living Books version

After listening/watching a version or two, have the students pretend to be either a tortoise or hare while listening to slow or fast music while moving in bubbles.

I found this song online.

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I use the term: "bubbles" to describe when students use personal space. We pretend to turn on our bubbles around our bodies by snapping above our heads. When I play music or sing, students may move around the room with their bubbles on, but they may not TALK or TOUCH anyone or anything. If they do, their bubble pops, and they are out. In the younger grades, I often do bubbles the last few minutes of the lessons. Here are some songs we use with bubbles.

Gallop

Walk and Stop

Another use for bubbles is for steady beat. I play the keyboard at different tempi while students put the beat in their feet.

We use it in 1st grade for "beat" vs. "no beat." When I play something with a beat, they must stand still and bounce. When I play something without a beat, they must move around the room with fluid movements.

We do it in Kindergarten with loud and soft. I play Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever with my hand on the volume to make the dynamics more pronounced. Students march when they hear loud and stand still and bounce when they hear soft.

For Kindergarten long and short sounds, students make long and short steps to the music.

In the 1st and 2nd grade Nutcracker units, we dance in bubbles to the different pieces.

Students can walk in bubbles to demonstrate FORM. For instance: they must change the way they walk for Section B. Or sometimes I hand each student a card with A on one side and B on the other. They hold up which section is playing while they walk to the music.

Try this book with the younger ones. It uses lots of descriptive words to describe animals. I start by reading it with students listening and looking at the pictures. Then I read one page at a time while students are scattered around the room in bubbles. After each page, I play something on the keyboard that reflects the mood while students move expressively. I don't let them run or crawl, because I don't have a big enough room.

I highly recommend bubbles! In addition to being a great way to experience music kinesthetically, the kids love it!

Another good song:

Billy Barlow - more

Instead of "hunting," substitute locomotor movements.

"Let's go walking..."

"Let's go jumping..."

"Let's go hopping..."

"Let's go galloping..."

"Let's go skipping..."

"Let's go side stepping..."

"Let's go leaping..."

"Let's go crawling..."

Other options:

"Let's go limping..."

"Let's walk slowly..."

"Let's walk quickly..."

"Let's go tip toe..."

"Walk like a robot..."

"Walk like a penguin..."

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Subject: Music

Grades: K, 1, 2, 3

This lesson plan is designed to teach students the concept of rhythm in a song, by listening to music and playing instruments to represent actions.

The goal of this lesson plan is for students to learn how to keep a beat with the music.

Required Materials: Variety of rhythm instruments (shakers, maracas, rain stick, wood block, finger cymbals) and a copy of the "What Would I Do"
song available for free at: http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_3329056
Anticipatory Set:

Have the students watchPeter and the Wolf and talk about how each character was represented by a certain instrument.

Tell students they will do a song where they select an instrument that will represent an action that happens in the story.

Activity:

1. Play the songWhat Would I Do? for the students so they can hear where their action in the story happens in the song.

2. Select 6 students at a time and have each student choose an instrument to represent their sound in the song/story.
(1st student: action of rain, 2nd student: action of jumping in a puddle, 3rd student: action of walking in the mud, 4th student: action of hopping in grass, 5th student: action of skipping in the driveway, 6th student: action of running in the backyard)

3. While these 6 students are using their instruments during the song, have the rest of the class do the actions in place (i.e. jumping, walking, hopping, skipping, and running).

4. In the last par t of the song, have the students play their instruments all at once.

Plan for Independent Practice:

Assessment based on objectives: encourage the students to be creative in coming up with their instruments and rhythms but also ask them why they chose the instrument they did.

Adaptations (for students with learning disabilities): many instruments are available for students with disabilities to play.

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Subject: Music

Grades: PreK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Title - KitKat 8th Notes
By - Rebecca Henders
Primary Subject - Music
Grade Level - pre-K - elementary

Here is a fun idea I picked up for teaching 8th notes.

Everyone gets a KitKat bar. Start by talking about eating the whole candy bar themselves, then what they would do if a friend came along and wanted some (most kids will say "split it in half", although I've gotten some fun answers like "eat it really quick before you could get any"). The kids then split their KitKats in half (these are the easiest ones to use because they are perforated - I tried Snickers once in an emergency, huge disaster) and you can illustrate that you don't have 2 new candy bars (beats), but 2 halves of the same old candy bar (beat); that each one is smaller (shorter/quicker); each 8th note gets half of a candy bar (beat) etc. They never forget about 8th notes after that, even though they sometimes still tell me "when you see 8th notes in a song you cut all the candy bars in half."

E-Mail Rebecca Henders !

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Subjects:Art, Music

Grades:PreK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Title - Music Symbols
By - Rebecca Wszalek
Primary Subject - Music
Secondary Subjects - Art
Grade Level - PreK-5

Objective: Students will practice writing music symbols, dynamic markings, etc.

Materials: Sidewalk chalk, a nice day

Procedure:

Students are given one piece of sidewalk chalk per person. They are also given boundaries, since you will be outside. Pick a nice sidewalk area, preferably away from heavy traffic. Call out the music symbol you want your students to draw: treble clef, bass clef, even the staff. You may even let them choose which symbol or note they want to draw (that will guarantee success). This can be simplified for younger students so that they draw a quarter note or the pattern: ta ta titi ta. For 4th and 5th graders learning about meter, you can call out a time signature and have them compose a measure with the correct number of beats.

This lesson can be used as a good review and reward for any grade level. It also works well during times when a lot of testing is taking place. It was great to be outside and learning at the same time. It was also an added plus when the students received praise and positive feedback from their teachers, classmates and friends.

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Sources:

The Tortoise and The Hare by BethsNotes.Com

Bubbles by BethsNotes.Com

Using rhythm instruments with a story by Lesson Plans Page

This tasteful idea uses Kit-Kats to teach 8th notes by Lesson Plans Page & Rebecca Henders

This outdoor idea combines sidewalk chalk with music symbols by Lesson Plans Page & Rebecca Wszalek

Share your recommendations and resources where you find ideas in the comment section below!

Kristen Rencher, Social Media and Online Community Coordinator, January 15, 2015. © National Association for Music Education (NAfME.org)

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This is a great story to demonstrate fast and slow. Here's a good recording that the kids can act out. Disney Silly Symphony version Living Books version After listening/watching a version or two, have the students pretend to be either a tortoise or hare while listening to slow or fast music while moving in bubbles .