Lesson Overview Overview: Marching through War Using sheet music, sound recordings, and the book Diary of a Drummer Boy, students will gain an understanding of the role musicians played during the Civil War Era. Grade Range: 6-8 Objective: After completing this activity, students will be able to: Analyze sheet music and use the Music Analysis Tool to demonstrate understanding of the piece. Listen to a sound recording and participate in discussion about the selection. Listen to the story Diary of a Drummer Boy and participate in discussion about the real life aspects of a musician during the Civil War. Work in small group settings to create their own Civil War song. Time Required: Discipline/Subject: Topic/Subject: Five class periods of 30 minutes General Music Performing Arts, Music Era: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 Standards Illinois Learning Standards: CC.6.1.c Comprehension and Collaboration: Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion. Materials Handouts: LOC Item-When Johnny Comes Marching Home sheet music Analysis Tools: Book: Other: Music Sheet Analysis Diary of a Drummer Boy by Marlene Targ Brill Sound recording of When Johnny comes Marching Home Library of Congress Items: Title of Source: When Johnny comes marching Home Creator of Source: Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield URL of Source: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100010447/default.html Title of Source: When Johnny comes marching home; Soldier s return march. 1863 Creator of Source: Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield Date of Creation: 1863 URL of Source: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/dukesm:@field(docid+@lit(ncdhasm.a5654)) Marching through War 1
Procedures Resource or Material Procedure Step # Used 1. Introduce students to the Sheet Music Analysis Tool. Analysis Tool 2. Provide each student with a copy of When Johnny Comes Marching Home. LOC Item 3. Students analyze the music to form an opinion about the piece. Analysis Tool 4. Students will participate in class discussion and share ideas. 5. Students will listen to the recording of When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Sound Recording 6. Students will participate in discussion about the musical elements and lyrics of this piece and how they relate to the events of the Civil War. 7. After gaining a better understanding of this selection, students will re-listen to the recording. Sound Recording 8. Students will read Diary of a Drummer Boy by Marlene Targ Brill. Book 9. Students will participate in discussion about the real-life events depicted in the story and reflect on how a musician s life was during the Civil War. 10. Students will work in small groups to create their own Civil War song to express their views of the war. 11. Students will present their final project to the class. Evaluation Students will be divided into small groups and will be given paper and pencils. Students will brainstorm to create their own war song including title page and at least one lyrical verse. Students will present their final project to the class. Author Credits: A. Niemerg Shiloh Schools Marching through War 2
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First Look Cover or Heading MUSIC SHEET ANALYSIS Title of Music Sheet Date created Is there a cover page or image? Based on what you already know, what message do you think is portrayed by this image? Are people, symbols or words used? The Lyrics Read the lyrics. White a three sentence summary describing the main idea of the song. Choose two phrases of lyrics that caught your attention. Why? 1. 2. Song Purpose What social or cultural topic is this song about? Based on the lyrics, in your opinion, what seems to be the viewpoint expressed in the song? Why do you think it was written? Do the images express this viewpoint? How? At the time this song was written, who might have bought and/or sung this song? How do you think the public reacted to this song? How can you learn more about the person that wrote this song? Marching through War 8