This lesson plan can be utilized with each year's GREAT PERFORMANCES broadcast of the New Year's Day Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic. In this lesson students will view the program; explore the world of Strauss waltzes, polkas, and marches; create a presentation about the cultural life of Vienna; and design a musical extravaganza.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will research the history, art, music, and architecture of Vienna and make an oral presentation.
2. Students will respond to music through movement.
3. Students will design a musical production.
Materials:
A tape of the GREAT PERFORMANCES program FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION and recordings of Strauss waltzes, polkas, and marches.
Language Arts http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/SubjectTopics.asp?SubjectID=7
Writing: Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
Viewing: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.
Reading: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts.
Listening and Speaking: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
