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Name: Theme and Motif in Music
ID: m11880
Language: English (en)
Summary: Lesson plans for a set of activities, suitable for a wide variety of ages and musical experience, that encourage students to be aware of the uses of motifs and themes in both classical and popular music, and to use motifs in their own composition and improvisation.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: compose, composition, improvisation, improvise, language, motif, motiv, motive, movie music, movie score, national music standard 3, national music standard 4, national music standard 6, national music standard 9, opera, theme
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Latest version: 1.4 (history)
First publication date: Feb 17, 2004 2:47 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Aug 11, 2008 12:51 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m11880_1.4.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.4 Aug 11, 2008 12:51 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
updated MENC link
Version: 1.3 Nov 27, 2007 10:33 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
separated goals and objectives lists
Version: 1.2 Nov 19, 2007 11:07 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added goals and assessment; added composition and improvisation activity
Version: 1.1 Mar 19, 2004 2:38 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
new module

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