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How is an ABI lesson plan organized? (5 parts total)
1. Objectives
2. Materials / Tech Needs
3. Lesson Breakdown
4. Activities
5. Assessment
Who is Ploot?
A neighbor on the block and the Music Witch's assistant!
What are the two parts to every piece of music?
1. The musical choices
2. The story
What are Sound-Libs workshops?
300 Point Bonus: Explain how musicians keep track of their buzz words.
Musical Mad-Libs!
Bonus: They get color-coded velcro cards and a color-coded story to reference, along with props/costumes.
When listening to music, what prompts do we give to kids to frame their musical storytelling?
1. Think of colors, characters, or emotions!
2. If this music were in a movie, what would be happening on screen?
Name one Latin genre in the book.
Bachata or Choro
Who are Inkie and Arta?
100 Point Bonus: How did we come up with their names?
The two main characters that appear throughout the stories.
Bonus: ARTa Beyond the INKie
How many musicians are typically involved in a sound-libs workshop?
2-5 musicians
What is an IEP?
Individualized Education Program
What is a management moment?
A blog post or story with big takeaways about classroom management, based on our actual experiences.
Who goes on the time travel adventure?
200 Point Bonus: Name 3 places they go.
Inkie and Ploot
Bonus: England, India, Japan, and Kentucky
What volume is this listening example?
Laughing Loud
Name one of ABI's two most popular workshops.
1. The Treasure Hunters: Pirate Props and Musical Adventures
2. Stories From Our Sheet Music: Sketches of Love
What is the name of the gelato store that Ella works at?
Dolce Brooklyn
Name all the materials needed for a hand puppet.
200 Point Bonus: Name the three types of puppets in the hand-making puppet
Paper, Scissors, Tape, Markers, optional: assorted craft materials
Bonus: Hand puppet, finger puppet, stick puppet
What is the name of the video game that Arta plays?
JoJo Saves the World
Name 3 musical choices.
Sneaky soft, lion loud, laughing loud, sensitive soft
High note butterflies and low note frogs
Short note bees and long note flowers
Slow sailboats and high-speed helicopters
Major treats and minor pain
Broad, tangible concepts
What is Zadie's magic phrase for classroom management?
“If anyone is [playing their instruments/speaking too loudly or screaming/etc.], a teacher will come around and tap their shoulder to have them sit out for the rest of the activity. But, I know no one here will need to be tapped out, since you’ll all behave.”
True or false, when you click a listening example in the portal, you open up a new portal browser window.
False! The listening examples open to SoundCloud and YouTube. So it is important to get them set up before the workshop starts.
How would you go about explaining the history of Bachata music to your students?
[Rebecca and Emmalie will determine if you are right... :)]
[Rebecca and Emmalie determine if you are right...:)]
What are the anchor standards advertised for a Stories From Our Sheet Music workshops?
#1, 2, 7, 8 and 10
What is the name of Rebecca's student who helped inspire ABI's curriculum?
200 Point Bonus: What is the story that he came up with?
Shiggi!
Bonus: an elaborate tale about a trickster who was trapped in a castle