Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, Music, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Music of the World
In this task, students will collaborate in creating an original song using instruments from around the world. Each age group will have a specific task in creating the song as a whole student body.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, expected outcomes
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Play It Again
The Play It Again task allows students to demonstrate their ability to echo pitch. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are an audio tracks on laptop computer, chime bars C, D, E, F, G, and a beater.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Rappish Chant
The Rappish Chant task allows students to demonstrate their ability to fit words to beat. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video on a laptop computer, and four word charts, and a special performance card.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Shortn'n Bread
The Shortn'n Bread task allows students to demonstrate their ability to maintain and create melodic patterns. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video on laptop computer, chime bars: C,D,E,G,A, High C, and a beater.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Sing-A-Long
The Sing-A-Long task allows students to demonstrate their ability to sing. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on a laptop computer and four word charts.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Singing Grams
In this task, students will collaborate on a music greeting to be performed at a local nursery home.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, worksheets, checklists, web resources, evaluations and rubrics, guide to managing the process
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Art, Music, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Taisho Koto
In the Taisho Koto task, students will explore the harmonies from Taisho Koto, a traditional Japanese instrument. They will learn about musical traditions and gain an appreciation of diverse musical traditions.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Up and Down, Round and Round
The Up and Down, Round and Round task allows students to demonstrate their ability to match music heard and read. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on a laptop computer and an answer sheet.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Responding: Interpreting, Moving, Analyzing, Appreciating task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Vocal Sizzle (1996)
The Vocal Sizzle (1996) task allows students to demonstrate their ability to listen to and imitate singing. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are audio tracks and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Whats Plays What?
The Whats Plays What? task allows students to demonstrate their ability to listen to and recognize different instruments. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Responding: Interpreting, Moving, Analyzing, Appreciating task series from 2008. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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