Cultural Differences: Frequently Music Curriculum

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Frequently music curriculums also call for culture to play a role in learning objectives and to achieve state standards like Indiana Standard 9 RESPONDING TO MUSIC: Understanding music in relation to history and culture. To make curriculum accessible and applicable to students’ current life, it is important to incorporate the cultural backgrounds that are found in their community. In an effort to do so I incorporated culture into a mixed brass ensemble lesson (Artifact 2). This lesson gave opportunity for discussion to share personal experiences with holiday celebrations during December. Students could share their experience celebrating Christmas along with the experiences of knowledge they have of Hanukkah. Furthermore, this lesson could address

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