Vivaldi and the Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit
Vivaldi and the Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit is recommended to support curriculum topics for courses in Music for Grades 4 to 8. Note: Many of the activities favour a team-teaching approach where music and subject-area teachers work together across the curriculum to foster significant learning.
Description
Authors : Robert Markow (English text) , Alison Kenny-Gardhouse, Catherine West and Sylvia Dunn (teacher and student activities), Sari Naworynski (designer), George Littlechild and Bill Slavin (illustrators), Geneviève Cimon et Claire Speed (education editors), Geneviève Cimon (project director)
National Arts Centre
, 2004
Kit: Guide (32 pages, colour, coil-bound, softcover); student tabloid newspaper guide (16 pages); Vivaldi Four Seasons CD (67:28)
This resource is also available in French
Grades : 4-8
Concepts : Music, Vivaldi, environment, First Nations, orchestra, classical music, baroque music, musical composers, Canadian music, Aboriginal music
Subject : The Arts
CSC Evaluation
Curriculum Correlation
Vivaldi and the Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit supports curriculum topics for courses in Music for Grades 4 to 8.
Content
The resource consists of a teacher's guide that includes lessons, student handouts, visuals and a CD of music by the highlighted composer as performed by Pinchas Zukerman. Although predominantly music-based, the various components of information provided within the resource promote cross-curricular subject integration and can be used to enrich the study of Language, Science, and Social Studies. The resource suggests appropriate activities, additional resources, and websites related to appropriate topics. The resource includes examples of graphic organizers for student use. The resource uses pictures and photographs to provide visual reinforcement of concepts. Historical and contemporary Canadian musicians and compositions are featured, including First Nations artists and music.
Methodology
The resource provides a variety of learning strategies that can be applied to multiple classroom environments, e.g., individual and small-group activities. The material accommodates a wide range of interests, needs, and learning styles by incorporating many cross-curricular activities.
Assessment
The material does not offer rubrics or grids to support the assessment of student learning; however, many activities are meant to reinforce concepts that are measurable and can be used as the basis for designing student assessments.
Format
Activities are appropriately designed for teacher and student use.
Bias
The learning resource reflects an awareness and sensitivity to areas of bias, particularly in the area of ethnocultural inclusion.
Review Recommendation
Vivaldi and the Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit is recommended to support curriculum topics for courses in Music for Grades 4 to 8. Note: Many of the activities favour a team-teaching approach where music and subject-area teachers work together across the curriculum to foster significant learning.
Contact Information
Geneviève Cimon
Assistant Director, Music Education
National Arts Centre
53 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1
613-947-7000 ext. 374
Toll Free: 1-866-850-2787
Fax: 613-943-1400
e-mail: gcimon@nac-cna.ca
http://www.artsalive.ca
Tamara Kater
Education Associate
National Arts Centre
53 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1
613-947-7000 ext. 485
Toll Free: 1-866-850-2787
Fax: 613-943-1400
http://www.artsalive.ca
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Note: These learning resources are recommended by Curriculum Services Canada. However, such a recommendation is of the resource only and should not be construed as a general recommendation of the developer of such a resource or the developer's business or related activities. While CSC recommends a resource on pedagogical grounds, the end user is fully responsible for its use.