While trying to find something to blog about this week, and looking specifically for resources that incorporate popular/modern music into the curriculum, I stumbled upon a program from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, called Rockin' the Schools. Although this particular program is for grades K-12, they also have programs to expose children to rock music as early as Pre-K, and through even higher secondary education.
For each lesson, they highlight what grade levels they would be most appropriate for, include what academic standards the lesson covers, and includes a video and numerous sound clips of songs that pertain to the lesson subject. For example, one lesson is introducing students to rock instruments. The video included shows Pete Seeger's original acoustic guitar, and the sound clips selected highlight specific instruments. Although this is a resource I'd have to investigate more thoroughly, I think it could be a great source to introduce students to rock and roll and the history behind it.
http://rockhall.com/education/inside-the-classroom/rockin/
This is a really great website! I strongly believe that students need to have access to the music they want to listen to, and if you have rock music, they might be must more involved! Great find!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you for posting a PLN this week. They are becoming harder and herder to find and comment on. Secondly, I think this site is awesome. Introducing students to instruments other than "classical" ones may help with raising interest in music education. Rock and Roll would be great to start combining the old with the new, just like Rebecca's presentation.
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely relevant to many of the presentations in class this week. I like that the lessons cover so many bases- one that I noticed immediately was the lesson on female figures in rock. I think that even music teachers often forget that there are elements outside of learning written music and performing it, and this resource stretches beyond those artificial boundaries.
ReplyDeleteVery fun resource! I think this would resonate especially with 4th and 5th grade students... or if you were teaching a middle school music appreciation course where maybe the students don't really want to be there. It would be a really great way to present musical ideas on a level they can relate to!
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