Active Listening
Listening Guide
Explore music featured in Myths & Legends.
Classroom Resources
Essential Question: Why have myths endured?
Classroom Activities
Browse by activity type, then open a resource to use with your students.
Instrument Profile
The English Horn
Discover the English horn and learn about music featuring the instrument.
Creative Writing
My Mythical Story
Write your own myth by adding details, elements, and characters from your experiences.
Artist Choice Creative Writing Active Listening
Myth Mix
Create a playlist to represent one of the myths explored in Myths & Legends.
Resource Project
Types of Myths
Conduct research about different types of myths and where they come from.
Writing Activity Critical Review
Stories That Echo
Discover connections between music and storytelling in this post-concert reflection.
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Concert Materials
Learning Objectives
- Learning Objective #1: Students will be able to (SWBAT) describe different types of myths and the role they play in society.
- Learning Objective #2: SWBAT demonstrate an understanding that myths are created all over the world by all peoples.
- Learning Objective #3: SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of how myths are relevant in the present day.
- Learning Objective #4: SWBAT explain how different musical elements are used to show key details of a myth.
Classroom resources for Myths & Legends align with National Core Arts standards MU:Re7.2.5a, MU:Re9.1.6a, MU:Cn10.0.6a, MU:Re7.1.5a, MU:Re7.1.6a, MU:Pr4.1.6a, MU:Pr4.2.4c, MU:Pr4.3.5a, MU:Re7.2.6a, MU:Re8.1.5a, PA Academic Standards for Arts and Humanities 9.3.5.B, 9.3.5.D, 9.3.5.G, 9.3.5.F, 9.2.5K, 9.3.5.A, 9.3.8.C, 9.1.5.A, 9.1.5.C, 9.1.5., 9.2.5.D, 9.1.5.H and Pennsylvania Core Standards: English Language Arts CC.1.4.5.H, CC.1.4.5.I, CC.1.4.5.M, CC.1.4.5.N, CC.1.4.5.R, CC.1.4.5.T, CC.1.4.5.V, CC.1.4.5.W
Pennsylvania Core Standards: English Language Arts