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Counterpoint Activities: Listening and Discussion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students assess whether or not a piece of music is contrapuntal. In this music education instructional activity, students listen to various pieces of music and identify whether the music is contrapuntal or not contrapuntal.
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Building Canons on Pachelbel's Canon in D

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners demonstrate the structure of a canon by composing melodies and variations over Pachelbel's Theme from the Canon in D. Requires a networked keyboard lab and computers.
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This Isn't Your Little Sister's Poetry: Analyzing and Understanding a Variety of Acclaimed Poets

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders are introduced to various basic and advanced poetic devices. They read several poems and practice identifying poetic elements. They identify at least two different poems and substantiate why they belong in the canon.
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A Level Notes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this music learning exercise, students identify and define musical vocabulary terms from the Neo-Renaissance period of time. They research about Palestrina and the Mass. Students also identify what is meant by the term 'Leitmotif.'