Grade 4: Research and choose a simple instrument to make by hand

Objective:

• Cultural and Historical Context
• Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
• Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Guideline:

1. Students will complete a search on hand made musical instruments at school during music class. (Students may also search on home computers.)
2. Students will build the instrument. Parents may help with nails or sharp materials, but the final product must be the students’ work.
3. Students will bring completed instrument to their music class during the first week of October.
4. Students should attach the form passed out in class with their projects
5. Students should prepare a short presentational report containing the following:

• Why the instrument was chosen
• How instrument was made
• Demonstration of how instrument works
• Short description of the learning experience