Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ700367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb-1
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6463
Chanson in Clay: "The Sounds of Our Language Are Intimate to Us, They Enter Our Ears, Our Bodies. The Meanings Are Decoded with Our Minds"
Nelken, Miranda
School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, v103 n6 p40 Feb 2004
Songs provide easy access to other cultures. Songs generate instinctive responses to the mood and rhythm in music, even if the meaning is initially unknown. To stimulate curiosity about other cultures, the author had her third and fourth grade students listen to a recording of a Navajo and a Franco-Canadian song and then create a bas-relief clay illustration of one of the songs. This lesson is described in detail in this article.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Singing, Navajo, Interpersonal Communication, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Music Education, Cultural Awareness, Music Activities, Art Activities, Art Education
Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland St., Worcester, MA 01608. Web site: http://www.davis-art.com.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 3; Grade 4
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Language: English
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