Enduring Understanding 1: Through study in the arts, we learn about and honor others and the worlds in which they live(d).

General Information
Number: MU.4.H.1
Title: Through study in the arts, we learn about and honor others and the worlds in which they live(d).
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Music
Grade: 4
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections

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This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

MU.4.H.1.In.a
Identify common uses of music within specific cultures.
MU.4.H.1.In.b
Recognize pieces of music that originated from cultures other than one’s own.

Supported

MU.4.H.1.Su.a
Recognize common uses of music within specific cultures.
MU.4.H.1.Su.b
Match pieces of characteristic music to specified cultures.

Participatory

MU.4.H.1.Pa.a
Recognize a use of music common to cultures or times.
MU.4.H.1.Pa.b
Associate a piece of music with a specified culture.

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Lesson Plan

Sakura:

In this lesson, students will describe the Japanese cultural tradition, learned through its musical style and/or use of authentic instruments, by playing the song Sakura using classroom instruments.

Type: Lesson Plan

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