2016-453-E Arts - McDougle Elem. School PTA - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1A22E5E0-33EC-48E7-9CC8-2CC937C7D3E0 Arts in Education Grant Application —Spring 2016-17 McDougle Elementary School PTA nowadays). Some of the people came directly from Scotland, Ireland, and England. Some of them relocated here from other parts of the US, such as people of German origin that came down from Pennsylvania. There were some people from France and Spain, who relocated from elsewhere, too. Some of the people were of West African origin, both slaves and freedmen. All of these very different cultures had distinctive songs and instruments. The variety of musical styles of the time is a great way to get a glimpse of this tapestry of cultures, (3.C.1.2; 4.C.1.2; 5.C.1.4). ACTIVITY: Find the above named places on the world map or globe. If appropriate, review/discuss when and how people emigrated from those places to the US. Go around the classroom and ask the kids if they know from where their families/ancestors came. • Mr. Pettee will perform songs from many of those people and places listed above in the program. He will play dance songs, works songs, songs from plays, and songs for worship, (3-5. CR.1.1). Most of the songs Mr. Pettee will play are classified as folk songs, (songs of specific cultures that are passed around from person to person, and generation to generation by the oral tradition,just like stories and dances). At least one song Mr. Pettee will play is classical, (that is, created by a particular composer, and written down to be performed in a specific way). He will play popular songs from the time, too, (which can be written down, or not. The difference between "pop" songs and folk songs is that popular songs may appeal to a wide variety of different cultures and backgrounds. Sometimes folk songs become popular, and so become "pop" songs, such as the music from the movie 0 Brother Where Art Thou, the Irish folk music in Titanic, and so on). These are some of the things that musicologists study, and are mostly beyond the scope of this program, but it is interesting to discuss, and helps the students understand more about music and culture. ACTIVITY: Discuss different types of music that teachers and kids enjoy today (4.MR.1.2). Examples may include music from cartoons and movies, church music, songs on the radio, and funny songs. See if you can identify music from different cultures in the songs (4.MR.1.1). Examples may be Latino sounds, bluegrass sounds, African-based sounds, etc. (5.C.1.4). • During the show, Mr. Pettee will perform on the following instruments: the sixstring guitar, the eight-string mandolin, the five string banjo, the ten-hole harmonica, and his voice. (3.MR.1.4) ACTIVITY: Discuss what kinds of instruments the kids or their family members/friends play, or are learning to play. What do these instruments sound like? Which ones use strings to make sounds? Which ones use air? What do you think of when you hear a banjo? What do you think of when you hear drums playing a marching rhythm? (4.MR.1.1) Page 13 of 14