Lesson Plan

Title: Music, Art, and the Human Element Description (1-2 sentences): This lesson examines the connection between music, art, and the overuse of technology in these subjects. Subject: Music Appreciation Instruction time: !" #$ "!% Students level b !rade: &th and 'th (rade Standard(s) to be addressed: )afme *tandards" '. +nderstanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. #. +nderstanding music in relation to history and culture. Learnin! "bjectives #or t$is lesson (%ritten usin! verbs #rom &looms Ta'onom ): *tudents will evaluate the use of technology in music and art. Speci#ic resources needed #or t$is lesson: ,omputer, spea-ers, projector Lesson Se(uence: .ead introduction to lesson incorporating the use of technology in music and art /atch )irvana video 0 *mells 1i-e Teen *pirit /atch 2obo video 0 *mells 1i-e Teen *pirit 3all electronic4 Have students answer the following 5uestions" . 6escribe the differences in musical elements for these songs 7. 6o you thin- that the digital tools used to cover this song made this song better or worse8 /hy8 6iscuss the criticism of digital technologies in the arts that removes the human element o *how 6ave (rohl video Answer 5uestions9Exit *lip o 6o you thin- that the human element is a crucial part of the arts8 o 6o you thin- that digital technologies create a detachment of the human element of the arts8 )ssessment .eview students: answers to chec- for appropriate evaluation of technology and music. Adjust next lesson as necessary.