Music Cultures of The World

I am fascinated by different musical cultures of the world and created this to impart this love of culture to my students. Please feel free to use this WebQuest and/or modify as needed.

This WebQuest is intended for students in grades 10-12. Students should be given 2-3 weeks to complete this WebQuest.

Standards

California Standards (Grades 10-12)
1.4 Analyze and describe the use of musical elements and expressive devices (e.g., articulation, dynamic markings) in aural examples in a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres, styles, and cultures.

1.6 Analyze the use of form in a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres, styles, and cultures.

1.5 Identify and explain a variety of compositional devices and techniques used to provide unity, variety, tension, and release in aural examples.

2.1 Sing a repertoire of vocal literature representing various genres, styles, and cultures with expression, technical accuracy, tone quality, vowel shape, and articulation written and memorized, by oneself and in ensembles (level of difficulty: 4 on a scale of 1-6).

2.4 Perform on an instrument a repertoire of instrumental literature representing various genres, styles, and cultures with expression, technical accuracy, tone quality, and articulation, by oneself and in ensembles (level of difficulty: 4 on a scale of 1-6).

3.4 Perform music from various cultures and time periods.

3.5 Classify, by genre or style and historical period or culture, unfamiliar but representative aural examples of music and explain the reasoning for the classification.

4.3 Explain how people in a particular culture use and respond to specific musical works from that culture.

4.4 Describe the means used to create images or evoke feelings and emotions in musical works from various cultures.