How are music and emotion related? Using lesson plan two of four from the Changing One's Tune: A Music Therapy STEM Integrated Project Series, scholars explore the connection between the two topics. They learn to recognize different intervals when played and categorize them as consonant or dissonant. They also play different intervals on a stringed instrument.

Concepts

Music, consonance, intervals, music theory, performance art, social-emotional learning

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow learners to demonstrate their skills by inviting members of the school community into the classroom for an impromptu musical performance 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a free account to access the entire lesson
• Works as a standalone lesson or as a part of the entire series
• Students should have some familiarity with intervals and the basics of playing a stringed instrument 
• Pupils need a guitar or ukulele

Pros

• Integrates English, science, and music
• Helps build social and emotional learning skills

Cons

• None