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K-5

Cross Cultural Comparisons with Chinese, American and Indian Music
By Susan Azzu
Partner Song Creative Movement with “Water is Wide/Wusuli Boat Song”
By Leslie Roberts
supplemental documents:
Download the Water Wusuli Lyrics Breakdown Sheet Download the Visual Prompt Cards Download the Creative Movement Group Performance Rubric
Water Wusuli Lyrics Breakdown Sheet Visual Prompt Cards Creative Movement Group Performance Rubric
Exploring Body Percussion Through “Banjo Guzheng Pickin’ Girls”
By Leslie Roberts
supplemental documents:
“Banjo Guzheng Pickin’ Girls” Listening Guide “Banjo Guzheng Pickin’ Girls” Form Visuals Body Percussion Template
Body Percussion Juba Visuals Creative Group Body Percussion Performance Rubric
Exploring the Intersection of Appalachian and Chinese Culture through the Music of Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei
By Candace Williamson

6-8

Exploring Women’s Rights through the Music of Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei
By Brock Gerrity
supplemental documents:
Exploring Women’s Rights…Lesson Materials Exploring Women’s Rights…Vocabulary Activity
Exploring Women’s Rights Through the Song “Pretty Bird”
By Brock Gerrity
supplemental documents:
Pretty Bird Lesson Materials Pretty Bird Women’s Suffrage Biography Pretty Bird Description Transcript
Using “Water is Wide/Wusuli Boat Song” to Explore Lullabies
By Karen Richardson
supplemental documents:
Water is Wide/Wusuli Boat Song Comparison Lyrics for Additional Lullabies “We Will Rock You” lyrics
Triple Meter & Quadruple Meter: Comparing and Combining them in Musical Compositions
By Karen Richardson
supplemental documents:
Exploring Quadruple and Triple Meter Four Seasons Text Comparison
Leaving Home: Journeys across America and China
By Katharine Zamarra

9-12

Remix
By Erica Hefner
supplemental documents:
Avarguli Student Instructions Four Seasons Student Instructions Remix Assessment Rubric
Remix Family Interview
Using STEAM to Depict the Meaning of the Music of Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei
By Joann Blumenfeld
supplemental documents:
Using STEAM-Meaning of Songs Using STEAM-Storyboard Using STEAM-What I Learned
Using STEAM-Letter Using STEAM-Stop Motion Rubric Using STEAM-Flying Bird Rubric
Using STEAM-Paper Airplane Rubric
Folk Music Beyond Boundaries
By William Jung
supplemental documents:
Folk Music Beyond Boundaries Quiz

Community College

Shared Cultural Experiences
By Rick Laws
supplemental documents:
Power of Music Around the World PowerPoint Shared Cultural Experiences Assessment
Do You Hear What I Hear?
By Judith Porter
It’s Your ‘Thang’: Creating Your Own Musical Instrument
By Judith Porter
Kodachrome: Capturing Life Through Music and Visuals
By Judith Porter

 

 

Materials by Song

Track 1: “Water is Wide/Wusuli Boat Song”

Track 2: “Four Seasons Medley: Four Seasons/Dark Ocean Waltz”

Track 3: “Ping Tan Dance”

Track 4: “Banjo Guzheng Pickin’ Girls”

Track 5: “Who Says Women Aren’t as Good as Men”

Track 6: “The Roving Cowboy/Avarguli”

Track 7: “Weaving Medley: Busy Weaving/ Julianne Johnson/ Open Little Hand/ Back Step Cindy”

Track 9: “Ho Hey/ Cluck Old Hen”

Track 10: “Pretty Bird”