K-5 CULTURAL MUSIC UNIT

SCOTLAND

The Music Unit

Scotland In The Class Grades k-5

Music Lessons

  • ​K - Scottish Children's Songs & Games (also used for 1st)
  • 1st - Form in Scottish Tunes (also used for 2nd)
  • 2nd - Scots Dialect in Song (also used for 1st)
  • 3rd - Scottish Dance Meter and Rhythm (also used for 4th)
  • 4th - Scottish Instrumental Music
  • 5th - Scottish Work Songs (also used for 4th)

    Music Resources Included

    • Full Program! 

    • Music from the mouth video examples and explanations - a unique type of dance music from Scotland

    • Recorder Music Bundle: 6 Scottish pieces transcribed for recorder

    • Bagpipe Breakdown lesson (video, diagram charts, glossary)

    • Scots Dialect kids songs and movement bundle

    • Scottish Song bundle

    • Travel to Scotland Kit

    • Scottish Folk dance instructional videos

    • Tartan Themed bulletin board downloads

    • Scotland Fun Facts

    • Scottish Celebrations

    • Traditional Scottish Recipes

    • Highland Dress

    • Scottish Country Dancing tutorials

    • Traditional Scottish Music curated playlist via Spotify platform

    I am finishing this unit with my fifth graders. It has been a fascinating and superbly fun unit. I never knew anything about waulking before, but this has taught me so much!  Through this unit the kids get some great cultural exposure, interesting foreign language, a deeper way to think about work and community, creative lyric writing, working together on a task, and an appreciation for what has come before.  I love that there are so many extensions all included, from videos to teaching audio, to Maps and flags, to additional language lessons. "I enthusiastically recommend Jennifer’s program."

    Karen Clark, Little Rock, AR

    Episcopal Collegiate School

    SAMPLE LESSON PLAN from SCOTLAND IN THE CLASS

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    SAMPLE FROM OUR 5TH GRADE SCOTTISH MUSIC LESSON

    WORK SONGS, WAULKING SONGS

    • Life in 1700's Scotland

      Work process and work song purpose

    • Scots Gaelic

      The importance of the language and how it was a part of the culture.

    • National Standards

      (MU:CR2.1.5)A

      (MU:RE7.1.5)A

      (MU:PR4.2.5)A

      (MU:RE7.2.5)A

    • Waulking the Cloth

      The Waulking process and the Waulking song style

    • Waulking Songs

      How to sing and write a waulking song as per the tradition. 

    • PYP

      Who We Are

      How we express ourselves

      How the world works

      How we organize ourselves

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    • Core Curriculum, National Standards for the Arts and PYP Inquiry Based IB school method integration

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    • Scripted lessons, video tutorials, audio tutorials, worksheets, activities, engagement, reviews, bulletin boards and added optional resources.

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    The history and culture of Scotland make a great foundation for teaching about traditions through music, dance, arts and language.  Scottish immigration is a part of American history and a played a huge role in American folk music.  

     

    The music and dance of Scotland are familiar, yet unique.  With instruments like the Bagpipe and Bodhran the students are engaged. With the variety of dance styles found in Scottish culture, the movement is a natural progression to feeling the stylistic rhythmic approach to Scottish Folk music. The history of the folk music in Scotland teaches the students about who the Scottish people are and how they have expressed themselves through out time. 

    Jenny Licko, Celtic Musician, Dancer and Educator

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