Perform, listen to, and discuss music related to Florida's history.
Remarks
e.g., music of Stephen Foster; Spanish, African American, and Native American influences; folk music; early music used to heal, signal, impress, intimidate, immortalize
Subject Area: Music
Grade: 4
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| MU.4.H.2.In.a | Identify and listen to music related to Florida’s history. |
| MU.4.H.2.Pa.a | Associate musical examples with Florida culture or history. |
| MU.4.H.2.Su.a | Recognize a variety of music that represents Florida culture or history. |
Related Resources
Lesson Plans
| Name |
Description |
| Railroads Change Florida: Zora Neale Hurston and the Railroad Track Lining Chants | Zora Neale Hurston is most often remembered as a gifted novelist with a knack for capturing the essence of the lives of rural Southerners, especially in Florida. She was also, however, a folklorist who helped the Federal Writers’ Project document the lives and traditions of African-Americans during the Great Depression. Hurston’s work has been instrumental in writing the history of African-American individuals and communities. In this lesson students will listen to a track lining song that was collected by Zora Neale Hurston to write brief journal responses to the audio recording. |
| Shape Note Singing in Florida: “Florida Storm”: The Miami Hurricane of 1926 | American shape note singing is a tradition that goes back to the New England singing schools of the 18th century. It is an easy method for learning written music and was intended to replace lining out - the call and response form of singing in which a leader chants each line of a hymn to the congregation before it sings them.
In this lesson students will listen to and analyze a recording of "Florida Storm," a shape note song from The Colored Sacred Harp to discuss the meaning of the song. |
