Listen for different styles of music on television commercials and programs. Play and discuss examples of musical styles from various cultures. Discuss the role of music in these cultures. Discuss the use of instruments and their cultural significance. If possible, invite guests to the classroom to demonstrate instruments or show the students how to make them.
Form Ask the students to find pictures that show repetition and contrast.
Look around the school, home and community for examples of repetition and contrast. Have students listen and look for repetition and contrast in songs they sing and play. Find phrases that are alike and phrases that are different. Use movement to show phrases in a song. For example, move forward for phrase 1, turn right and move forward for phrase 2, turn right and move forward again for phrase 3.