Music of Japan Teaching Bundle - Complete Japanese World Music Unit

Grade Levels

3rd - 6th

Subjects

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Resource Type

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Cultural Activities

Formats Included

Zip

A FUN musical package complete with Japanese songs, activities, games, videos and cultural facts.

Teaching your kids about Japanese music and Japanese culture?

This Music of Japan Teaching Bundle is all you need!

In this fun lesson package, students will learn about Japanese music and culture through traditional folk songs, musical games, ensemble activities, and more!

Bring world music into your classroom!

This Lesson Package Includes:

- Musical activities

- Cultural information

- Scores and musical tracks

- Quizzes and Videos

- Musical Game

- And more!

Contents of this Learning Package:

This package contains the following 3 units

1. Hotaru Koi Unit

- Score and music tracks for the song Hotaru Koi (2 versions)

- Meaning of the song

- Activity: Performing Hotaru Koi as an ensemble

- Activity: Design your own kimono activity with a worksheet

2. Sakura Unit

- Score and music tracks for the song sakura (2 versions with and without vocals)

- Identifying the Japanese scale

- Composing activity with the Japanese scale

- Demonstration video for how to compose and play as an ensemble

- Traditional Japanese musical game (instructions, video and music)

3. Taiko Master Unit

- Information about the different instruments in Japan

- Facts about the Taiko

- Photos and videos of real Taiko performances

- Game: Step by step instruction for playing the Taiko (students may use buckets)

- Okinawan Taiko

- Worksheet for composing and performing the Taiko as the final activity

Why you should get this:

- Created by a music teacher!

- Turns to learn into a game

- Cool visuals and quizzes

- Helpful videos included

- Engaging activities

- Composing activity where kids create and perform their own Japanese song

- Kids are guaranteed to have fun with it

Technical details and other information

*Teaching slides are in PowerPoint format with music embedded in it. Text and photos have been locked so that they cannot be edited due to copyright issues.

Resources are not to be distributed or resold.