Standard 2 : The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.



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General Information

Number: MU.4.H.2
Title: The arts reflect and document cultural trends and historical events, and help explain how new directions in the arts have emerged.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Music
Grade: 4
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
MU.4.H.2.1: Perform, listen to, and discuss music related to Florida's history.
MU.4.H.2.2: Identify ways in which individuals of varying ages and cultures experience music.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

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.In.b: Identify a variety of venues to experience music.

Supported

Access Point Number Access Point Title
MU.4.H.2.Su.a: Recognize a variety of music that represents Florida culture or history.
MU.4.H.2.Su.b: Recognize a variety of venues to experience music.

Participatory

Access Point Number Access Point Title
MU.4.H.2.Pa.a: Associate musical examples with Florida culture or history.
MU.4.H.2.Pa.b: Recognize a way to interact with music.


Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

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.