COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7 – With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 – With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
• W.K.3 – Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• MU:Pr4.2.Ka – With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will identify animal characteristics through song and ballet.

OVERVIEW

EVALUATING LEARNING

STEP ONE

Watch the videos below to facilitate Carnival of the Animals:

STEP TWO

Listen to each of the animal audio files and use follow-up questions to further engage your students:

STEP THREE

Connect the music to different movements by watching and discussing the ballet with your class. Then engage your students in an identification game using the slides and audio, along with the printable worksheet linked below. Finally write your class story as outlined in the slides. 

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JORDAN MOORE

Jordan Moore is a euphoniumist, ocarinist, hornist, arranger, educator, and online content creator native to Columbia, Maryland. In 2019, Jordan graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a degree in euphonium performance and music education, and he currently teaches middle school orchestra and guitar at Perry Hall Middle School in Baltimore County. Best known for his one-person wind ensemble arrangement of Lugia’s Song, Jordan also produces YouTube videos of his own arrangements and performances of mostly classical, anime, and video game music. Jordan began playing euphonium at age 10, but quickly became interested in learning other instruments. A couple years later, Jordan began making YouTube videos utilizing many of the instruments he was learning. With his YouTube channel, Jordan currently strives to show that underrated instruments such as ocarina and euphonium can play beautiful and serious music.

LEAH JORGENSEN-MOORE

Leah Jorgensen-Moore is a new Baltimore resident who currently teaches Special Education at John Ruhah Elementary School. She has a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. She enjoys integrating music into her classroom daily and finds that her students learn best when using the arts. Leah started a music program during her time at College in inner City Rochester, and now enjoys working with Baltimore Symphony’s Orch kids when she can. Leah is still an active musician creating videos with her spouse Jordan, playing in Orchestra in the community, and teaching private lessons. In Leah’s spare time she enjoys cooking, lifting weights, spending time outdoors, hosting friends over at her house, going to church, and serving the community.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 – With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• MU:Pr4.2.Ka – With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.
• MU:Pr4.3.Ka – With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to identify and analyze musical characteristics and story elements by examining folk songs about farm animals and their lyrics. 

OVERVIEW

EVALUATING LEARNING

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate Animal Songs along with the accompanying audio files. Further support your students with printable lyrics:

STEP TWO

Engage with the different songs so that students begin to explore the story elements. An example of this is shown below with the Little Red Hen video and a printable worksheet:

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All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

JORDAN MOORE

Jordan Moore is a euphoniumist, ocarinist, hornist, arranger, educator, and online content creator native to Columbia, Maryland. In 2019, Jordan graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a degree in euphonium performance and music education, and he currently teaches middle school orchestra and guitar at Perry Hall Middle School in Baltimore County. Best known for his one-person wind ensemble arrangement of Lugia’s Song, Jordan also produces YouTube videos of his own arrangements and performances of mostly classical, anime, and video game music. Jordan began playing euphonium at age 10, but quickly became interested in learning other instruments. A couple years later, Jordan began making YouTube videos utilizing many of the instruments he was learning. With his YouTube channel, Jordan currently strives to show that underrated instruments such as ocarina and euphonium can play beautiful and serious music.

LEAH JORGENSEN-MOORE

Leah Jorgensen-Moore is a new Baltimore resident who currently teaches Special Education at John Ruhah Elementary School. She has a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. She enjoys integrating music into her classroom daily and finds that her students learn best when using the arts. Leah started a music program during her time at College in inner City Rochester, and now enjoys working with Baltimore Symphony’s Orch kids when she can. Leah is still an active musician creating videos with her spouse Jordan, playing in Orchestra in the community, and teaching private lessons. In Leah’s spare time she enjoys cooking, lifting weights, spending time outdoors, hosting friends over at her house, going to church, and serving the community.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 – With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
• W.K.3 – Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will compose a song using their combined understandings of story and musical elements.

OVERVIEW

EVALUATING LEARNING

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate animal song writing. Use the available audio as needed and the accompnaying song template linked below:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

JORDAN MOORE

Jordan Moore is a euphoniumist, ocarinist, hornist, arranger, educator, and online content creator native to Columbia, Maryland. In 2019, Jordan graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a degree in euphonium performance and music education, and he currently teaches middle school orchestra and guitar at Perry Hall Middle School in Baltimore County. Best known for his one-person wind ensemble arrangement of Lugia’s Song, Jordan also produces YouTube videos of his own arrangements and performances of mostly classical, anime, and video game music. Jordan began playing euphonium at age 10, but quickly became interested in learning other instruments. A couple years later, Jordan began making YouTube videos utilizing many of the instruments he was learning. With his YouTube channel, Jordan currently strives to show that underrated instruments such as ocarina and euphonium can play beautiful and serious music.

LEAH JORGENSEN-MOORE

Leah Jorgensen-Moore is a new Baltimore resident who currently teaches Special Education at John Ruhah Elementary School. She has a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. She enjoys integrating music into her classroom daily and finds that her students learn best when using the arts. Leah started a music program during her time at College in inner City Rochester, and now enjoys working with Baltimore Symphony’s Orch kids when she can. Leah is still an active musician creating videos with her spouse Jordan, playing in Orchestra in the community, and teaching private lessons. In Leah’s spare time she enjoys cooking, lifting weights, spending time outdoors, hosting friends over at her house, going to church, and serving the community.