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Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture, "Finale"

Music Lesson Plans
Go there: K-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-8

The music lessons for each grade level are sequential to teach the students how to identify Dynamics, Timbre and Tempo. They will also learn about a musical "Overture" and its purpose. Opera is introduced. The lessons may be taught individually - or as a unit from beginning to end.

Cross-Disciplinary Lesson Plans
Go there: K-2 | 3-5

Lesson: Patterns in Music
Objective 1: Large form: Students will be able to identify the overall form of William Tell as ABA with an introduction and a coda.
Objective 2: Small Form: Students will be able to identify the inner parts of the form to be in a freer form - but consistent with it's thematic material. They will use a listening map to help them grasp this concept

Lesson: Predict the number of seeds in one apple
Objective: Students will predict the number of seeds they find in an apple. They will then open several apples and chart their results.

Lesson in Sorting
Objective: Students will sort a group of apples by size, color, and shape and chart the results

Lesson for Apple Survey
Objective: Students will collect data and graph the results.

Lesson: Timeline of Rossini's Lifetime
Objective: Students will research to find out what other composers lived during Rossini's lifetime. And then plot them on a timeline

Lesson: The Legend of William Tell, Citizenship rights and responsibilities
Objective: Students will read the legend of William Tell and discuss what could be fact and fiction in this legend. Also discuss the influence one citizen could have on a nation.

Lesson using Poetry
Objective: Students will create poems using elements from the William Tell story.

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