Rose Bentley & Katelyn Pinkston

EDSEC 477
6 November 2019

Interdisciplinary Text Assignment

Context:

If the agriculture teacher is having difficulties in getting students to understand a concept (in this
case the concept is cattle) then they might reach out to the music teacher to help come up with
creative lessons or resources that students can use to help students in developing an
understanding of new concepts. Not only does this help the agriculture teacher through helping
students retain information but it also helps the music teacher provide students with opportunities
to create and perform music.

As a Set:

Learning the anatomy of any animal is difficult and agricultural instructors must recognize that.
As we sat down and began working on this assignment, we thought that giving students an
opportunity to work with music would be a more engaging way of learning the agricultural
content and giving them learning strategies that they could use during an assessment. Music is
used within the agricultural industry in several different aspects. Many people only know about
the agriculture that is sung about in famous country songs, other people know about agriculture
because of parody videos that are released. Music is also used by many farmers and ranchers
when working with their livestock species, as you will see in our texts. Our texts fit together to
create an experience where students are learning about cattle parts identification and beef cattle
behavior, while also creating music to remember and more deeply understand the agricultural
content.

Objectives:

Agricultural Education:

1. Individually, students will accurately identify the parts of a beef animal on an exam.
2. In pairs, students will research and explain the multiple factors in beef animal behavior.
Music Education:

1. Students will create and perform a song about cattle that makes sense both lyrically and
musically.
2. Students will listen to instrumental music and create their own sense of imagery to
compare the music to the life of cattle.

Literacy Based Learning:

1. Students will evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats to

gain a more comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter.

Music Education Resources

Print Resource I - Home on the Range Sheet Music:
https://www.kididdles.com/pdf/homeontherangesheetmusic.pdf

Home on the Range. Traditional Folk Song. kididdle.com.

https://www.kididdles.com/pdf/homeontherangesheetmusic.pdf​.

Text Summary: ​Home on the Range​ is a traditional folk song used all over America. The lyrics
paint a vivid picture of what life on the farm is like. Not only does this song have lyrics that use
great imagery but it also uses motives that support the lyrics and creates a feeling of yearning
and warmth.

Rationale: I chose this text because ​Home on the Range​ is something that people with an interest
in agriculture can relate to. This will help keep students engaged in the music making process.

Use: I can use this song in an agricultural setting by having students analyze the lyrics and
compare them to their experiences. Not only could I have them relate to the lyrics but I could
have them reflect on the mood that the song provides them with.

Print Resource II - Home on the Range Article: ​https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196571/

"Home on the Range.” Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress,
 www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196571/​.

Text Summary: This article on ​Home on the Range​ provides readers with the history of the song
and the role that it has played in America. Not only does this article provide the history of ​Home
on the Range​ it also provides readers with an insight on how Folk Songs have evolved over time.

Rationale: I chose this text because it gives historical background to a piece that is well-known
and performed frequently. ​Home on the Range​ is believed to be about a cattle drive which I can
use to engage students that have a passion for agriculture.

Use: I would use this text to assess students and their knowledge of the historical background of
Home on the Range​ and how this piece played a major role in America.

Media Resource I - Hannah Montana Bone Dance: ​https://youtu.be/UvKhtqmzDPc

Hannah Montanna. Get Down, Study Udy Udy. 15 May, 2017. Retrieved from YouTube:

https://youtu.be/UvKhtqmzDPc​.

Text Summary: This video shows how Miley uses music to help her study. When it comes to
taking the test she uses her song to remember all of the bones.

Rationale: I chose this text because it shows how music can help us retain information.

Use: I would use this text in an agricultural setting to show them how they can use music to gain
a better understanding of subjects that are difficult to grasp.

Media Resource II - … And the Antelope Play by John Carnahan:

https://youtu.be/5WIlobdomo0

Carnahan, John. … And the Antelope Play. 2008. Manhattan Beach Music. Recording retrieved

from YouTube: ​https://youtu.be/5WIlobdomo0​.

Text Summary: This piece of music use lots of imagery and represents the life of animals. It is
also named after lyrics that come from ​Home on the Range​.

Rationale: I chose this text because it allows students to be creative and come up with their own
imagery and ideas on what the song represents.

Use: I will play this song for students without them knowing the title of the piece. From there I
will have the students write down what they feel the song is representing and what they hear.

Online Interactive Resource I - Garageband Loop

Garage Band '11 (vers. 6.0.1). Music editing software. Apple Inc. 2010. Mac OS X 10.6.

Text Summary: Garage Band is a software program that allows people to create their own music.
It is an engaging program that will keep students entertained and be creative.

Rationale: I chose this text because it can show students that they have resources at home to
create music.

Use: I will have students pick a topic that is difficult for them to understand. From there they
will take those concepts and create them into a song by using a Garage Band Loop.

Instructional Resource I - How to Write a Song for Beginners:

https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-write-a-song-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-gu
ide-to-becoming-a-songwriter/#subjectforlyrics

Letang, Shaun. How to Write a Song for Beginners in 10 Easy Steps. 2 August, 2019.

https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-write-a-song-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-
guide-to-becoming-a-songwriter/#subjectforlyrics

Text Summary: This step by step instruction provides people with the song writing process. Not
only does it provide good instruction it also gives people different ideas on how to be creative.
Rationale: I chose this text because it is very detailed and a great resource for those who have
little to know musical background.

Use: I will have students use this process when creating their composition in Garage Band.

Agricultural Education Resources

Print Resource I -​ Ohio State University Beef Diagram

Ohio State University. (2016, September 15). ​Beef Skillathon ​. Retrieved from Geauga County
4H: http://www.geauga4h.org/beef/index.htm

Text Summary: This text is a diagram of the beef animal. It shows all necessary parts that are to
be identified on a beef animal.

Rationale: I chose this text because it is a good diagram that shows specifically where certain
body parts are. It would be a good text for students to study as they work through understanding
and retaining to memory each part of the beef animal.

Use: In agricultural education, students will use this text to learn and memorize the parts of the
beef animal. In music education, students will use this text for content as they build their songs.

Print Resource II - Mississippi State University Extension Service Beef Cattle Behavior and
Handling

Parish, J. A., Karisch, B. B., & Vann, R. C. (2013). ​Beef Cattle Behavior and Handling.
Retrieved from Mississippi State Extension Service:
https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/p2801.pdf

Text Summary: This text is an article written to explain beef cattle behavior and handling. It goes
over topics such as reducing stress in cattle, temperament, flight zone, cattle handling and more.

Rationale: I chose this particular text, because it does a good job of explaining several different
aspects of cattle behavior and handling. It gives insight into why cattle act the way they do and
how we as handlers can more safely and efficiently work with them.

Use: In agricultural education, students will use this text to become more knowledgeable about
cattle behavior and safe handling procedures. In music education, students can use this text to
determine if and when music could be used in safe cattle handling procedures.

Media Resource I - Playing Jazz for Cows:

Great Big Story. (2017, April 11). Playing Jazz for Cows. Florida, United States. Retrieved from
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIwjLnNni0&t=13s

Text Summary: This text is a YouTube video that covers a story on a farmer in Florida. This
farmers plays his trombone for his cattle and they love it. He goes on to explain why they enjoy
his music.

Rationale: I chose this particular text because I thought it did a good job of connecting the two
disciplines. It shows that both agriculture and music are intertwined and in some ways dependent
on each other.

Use: In agricultural education, students will see that sometimes we have to think outside of the
box when determining best animal care practices. In music education, students will see that they
can use their musical talents to create a comforting environment for animals which will help
them create their instrumental piece.

Media Resource II - Cattle Anatomy Video:

Rakowski, M. (2018, March 13). 401 Cattle Anatomy. Retrieved from YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bNgImmrjDU

Text Summary: This YouTube video covers more in-depth cattle parts and their descriptions. Not
only does it show you diagrams of cattle parts, but it goes through each cattle part and gives a
worded description of each part.

Rationale: I chose this particular text, because it goes one step further in describing beef cattle
parts. For learners who aren’t as good from learning from a diagram, they could watch this video
and gain worded descriptions to help it make sense in their brains.

Use: In agricultural education, students will watch this video to gain more information on how
to identify beef cattle parts. In music education, students can use this text to help build the lyrics
for their song.

Online Interactive Resource I - Georgia Agricultural Education Beef Parts ID

Georgia Agriculture Education. (2011). ​Part ID​. Retrieved from Georgia Agriculture Education:
http://www.gaaged.org/Games/parts_id.htm

Text Summary: This text is a way that students can interactively practice their knowledge of beef
cattle part identification. In this text, students are asked to drag and drop terms to the correct
location on a beef cattle diagram.
Rationale: I chose this text because it offers students a way to get in a lot of practice on learning
the location of beef cattle parts. It interacts with the user in a game like fashion, which will leave
students intrigued and willing to spend more time on the content.

Use: In agricultural education, students will use this to retain into memory the location of
specific beef cattle parts. In music education, students could learn which parts they are struggling
to remember, so that they could spend more intentional time on building that part of the song.

Instructional Resource I - 3D Bovine Anatomy

biosphera. (2015, December 6). 3D Bovine Anatomy - mobile app. Retrieved from YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=EayGVQK-Kuw

Text Summary: This YouTube video is a preview of a mobile app called 3D Bovine Anatomy.
This app is an interactive model of a cow, where you can view internal systems of a cow either
one by one or in any combination of systems, from any angle and any zoom level. (If in a school,
I would ask my school for the funds to purchase the app as the teacher, and we as a class could
look through the app).

Rationale: I chose this text because it is a highly interactive way to get students to explore the
different parts of beef cattle. It also gives students with varying levels of understanding to either
focus on the needed content or climb into more enrichment and higher levels of learning.

Use: In agricultural education, students will use this app to explore how beef cattle parts interact
with other systems with the animal. In music education, students could use this to deepen their
understanding of where parts are located in relation to other systems as they build the lyrics for
their song.