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Introduction to Unit: The Berimbau of Brazil
Pre-assessment:
The pre-assessment of this unit is completed by having students listen to Brazilian Berimbau music and relate what they hear to concepts and sounds they can already identify. An example of the pre-assessment lesson can be found under "Lesson #1" found below.
Post Assessment:
Students will complete a post assessment assignment by writing a letter of thanks to a special speaker which identifies facts about what they learned from the unit as well as a unit assignment which as them complete critical listening to Berimbau music while answering questions.
Key Unit Features:
Students will be engaging in the five steps of World Music Pedagogy which are as follows;
The pre-assessment of this unit is completed by having students listen to Brazilian Berimbau music and relate what they hear to concepts and sounds they can already identify. An example of the pre-assessment lesson can be found under "Lesson #1" found below.
Post Assessment:
Students will complete a post assessment assignment by writing a letter of thanks to a special speaker which identifies facts about what they learned from the unit as well as a unit assignment which as them complete critical listening to Berimbau music while answering questions.
Key Unit Features:
Students will be engaging in the five steps of World Music Pedagogy which are as follows;
- Attentive Listening: Multiple directed listening experiences guided by specific questions
- Engaged listening: Listening while doing: the music is sounding and students actively participate in a musical way
- Inactive Listening: Doing without listening: Students recreate the music but not listening to the recording at the same time
- Integrating World Music: Incorporating the context, the story
- Creating World Music: Taking the approaches of the piece of music and applying it to a new piece
Lesson #1 - Pre-assessment
Lesson Explanation -
I integrated my lesson pre-assessment into the end of a review unit that we were completing the the second graders over steady beat. I did not utilize a formal or written pre-assessment but rather watched to see if students could make proper observations and identify the parts of the music that I was asking them to. Look at "Activity #2" where I introduced the concept. I played for them a recording which is attached below (Note: I did not show the video with the recording for this lesson). Students listened, wrote down their observations, and then followed my verbal prompts to see if the could identify the steady beat, different instruments, etc. The first lesson plan can be viewed by clicking the button below. This identifies the sequence and when I introduced the topic. The recording I used for "Activity #2" can be found below the button.
I integrated my lesson pre-assessment into the end of a review unit that we were completing the the second graders over steady beat. I did not utilize a formal or written pre-assessment but rather watched to see if students could make proper observations and identify the parts of the music that I was asking them to. Look at "Activity #2" where I introduced the concept. I played for them a recording which is attached below (Note: I did not show the video with the recording for this lesson). Students listened, wrote down their observations, and then followed my verbal prompts to see if the could identify the steady beat, different instruments, etc. The first lesson plan can be viewed by clicking the button below. This identifies the sequence and when I introduced the topic. The recording I used for "Activity #2" can be found below the button.
Lesson #2
Lesson Explanation -
The purpose of this lesson was to continue discovering the music of the Berimbau by following the steps of World Music Pedagogy. Within the lesson, I used a powerpoint to take the students through the directed listening activities. We covered history and geography of the Berimbau as well. The button labeled "Lesson #2" lays out the sequence of the lesson where the button labeled "Berimbau Slides" shows the Google Slides I started to take the students through. In this lesson, I only made it as far as the map on the slides. The video below is what I used for the listening activity.
The purpose of this lesson was to continue discovering the music of the Berimbau by following the steps of World Music Pedagogy. Within the lesson, I used a powerpoint to take the students through the directed listening activities. We covered history and geography of the Berimbau as well. The button labeled "Lesson #2" lays out the sequence of the lesson where the button labeled "Berimbau Slides" shows the Google Slides I started to take the students through. In this lesson, I only made it as far as the map on the slides. The video below is what I used for the listening activity.
Lesson #3
Lesson Explanation -
In this lesson, we did more comparison and contrasts with white board and group discussions. We also dived further into the history of the Berimbau and compared it to its roots in Africa (the second video is the one for comparison to the Berimbau). In our previous lesson, we compared different instruments we already knew to the Berimbau and in this lesson we actually practiced playing them as a class. This time we practiced playing them in a call and response with a steady beat. We utilized the slides included in Lesson #2 as a reference for review and learning more of the history.
In this lesson, we did more comparison and contrasts with white board and group discussions. We also dived further into the history of the Berimbau and compared it to its roots in Africa (the second video is the one for comparison to the Berimbau). In our previous lesson, we compared different instruments we already knew to the Berimbau and in this lesson we actually practiced playing them as a class. This time we practiced playing them in a call and response with a steady beat. We utilized the slides included in Lesson #2 as a reference for review and learning more of the history.
Lesson #4
Lesson Explanation -
I had to modify this lesson for a different class schedule that day, but the goal of the lesson was creating questions for a conference call we had with Greg Beyers of Arcomusical. I had students write down questions on notebook paper and then collected eight of the most featured questions for the following lesson with the conference call. At the end of the lesson, students identified instruments they had to the sounds of the Berimbau and recreated the music with the call and response activity once again.
I had to modify this lesson for a different class schedule that day, but the goal of the lesson was creating questions for a conference call we had with Greg Beyers of Arcomusical. I had students write down questions on notebook paper and then collected eight of the most featured questions for the following lesson with the conference call. At the end of the lesson, students identified instruments they had to the sounds of the Berimbau and recreated the music with the call and response activity once again.
Lesson #5
Lesson Explanation -
In this lesson, we did a FaceTime call with Greg Beyers who I mentioned above. We had him play songs for us and then answer the eight questions which you can find by clicking the button below. Students came up to the camera and asked him their questions. Greg played more music for them throughout the lesson and as they exited the room. I have attached a video of the call since Greg largely determined the flow of the lesson.
In this lesson, we did a FaceTime call with Greg Beyers who I mentioned above. We had him play songs for us and then answer the eight questions which you can find by clicking the button below. Students came up to the camera and asked him their questions. Greg played more music for them throughout the lesson and as they exited the room. I have attached a video of the call since Greg largely determined the flow of the lesson.
Lesson #6 / Assessment
Lesson Explanation -
This was the final assignment of the unit for further understanding. Students listened to a recording of Berimbau music with other instruments within a traditional ensemble. Students filled out the following worksheet while listening to the recording. The recording is included below. Much of this assignment also helped me with the final assessment since I could determine how students were applying their knowledge to what they heard.
This was the final assignment of the unit for further understanding. Students listened to a recording of Berimbau music with other instruments within a traditional ensemble. Students filled out the following worksheet while listening to the recording. The recording is included below. Much of this assignment also helped me with the final assessment since I could determine how students were applying their knowledge to what they heard.
Final Assessment
Assessment Explanation -
Students were assigned a project where they wrote a letter to Greg Beyers of Arcomusical who FaceTimed the students two classes previous in which they put a thank you as well as a statement including two facts about what they learned from him or the unit about the Berimbau of Brazil. The questions were written on the board and the students had the entirety of the class period to write their notes and discuss amongst themselves what they had learned.
Students were assigned a project where they wrote a letter to Greg Beyers of Arcomusical who FaceTimed the students two classes previous in which they put a thank you as well as a statement including two facts about what they learned from him or the unit about the Berimbau of Brazil. The questions were written on the board and the students had the entirety of the class period to write their notes and discuss amongst themselves what they had learned.