Choir · Week 14 · Music, Culture, and Celebration
Music for Día de los Muertos
Students learn the context of a traditional Mexican song connected to Día de los Muertos and perform it with understanding and respect.
- Students will
- Students learn the cultural and historical context of a traditional Mexican song connected to Día de los Muertos, practice accurate pronunciation of a short phrase, and rehearse it with expressive intent.
- SEL skill
- Learn the background of a tradition and let it guide how you perform
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by learning why a tradition matters before performing its music.
- Content focus
- Music for Día de los Muertos with context and care
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding other people's feelings, backgrounds, and traditions so you can treat them with care. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- MU:Pr4.3.E.HSI: Music, Ensembles, Performing, Presenting, or Producing, Anchor Standard 4 (Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Choir
- Listening for Blend Social awarenessSections listen for blend and balance and adjust their volume so no single voice sticks out.
- Tuning to Each Other Social awarenessStudents sing chords and adjust pitch by listening to their neighbors, connecting musical tuning to tuning in to people.
- Songs of Remembrance Social awarenessStudents explore songs that cultures use to remember loved ones and share respectful reflections on a remembrance tradition.
- Stepping Up and Stepping Back Social awarenessStudents reflect on when to lead their section and when to support it, then practice both roles in rehearsal.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.