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Fiank Abiahams, 2u14
Garrett Kheshtinejad 4/4/14
6th-8th Patriotism/ Charles Ives- Variations on America
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to define the characteristics of a theme
and variations with a success rate of 80%
Students will understand and be able to
recognize a theme and variations
Students will compose their own
variation based on a specific theme
using iPads and Garage Band
1. jeans example(have students with similar articles of clothing stand up or "jeans")
what is similar and what is different about these clothes?
2. Introduce theme and variations in music (cognitive objective)
3. Have students sing main theme in "My Country Tis of Thee"
4. Listen to portion of Charles Ives- Variations on America
(what do you want them to learn from Ives)
5. What is the same what is different?
6. What are a few things you associate with the patriotism ?
1. Break students up into groups, address who is doing what with iPads and
Garage Band.
2. Create the musical experience by playing standard "My Country Tis of Thee"
on the piano while they add suggested drum lines or guitar part using iPads
3. Afterwards, ask students to come up with the own variation for "My Country
Tis of Thee" in their groups.
- Students will observe how making
music in a group affects social dynamics
- Students will discover various ways
one can interpret the same song
Using the iPads, groups will then present their own theme and variation for
the class
Possibly record songs to loop their theme and variations with Ives creating
another unique track on the subject.
iPads, piano, sound system,
In what ways will students relate their own experiences
with music to this particular piece when composing?
Questions: In what ways does Charles Ives use elements of music to vary a theme?
What are the main elements of music? How can slight alterations change a song?