These resources were prepared by teachers, for teachers in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum, the Ministry of Education, and the Ontario Music Educators’ Association. These Curriculum-linked resources were inspired by the Museum’s Permanent Collection (Object information and images courtesy of the Aga Khan Museum). This resource was developed to “expand students’ knowledge and understanding of the traditional music of Asia and the Islamic world as well as their contemporary expression.” (from the Aga Khan Museum website).
To reach these objectives, OMEA convened a team of music educators. In their creative process, writers had the opportunity to explore the Aga Khan Museum, research and experience the music of Asia and the Islamic World, and connect these resources to the Ontario Music Curriculum. The result is an engaging collection of music resources for Ontario students from grades 1 through 12.
PROJECT GOALS:
1) To “expand students’ knowledge and understanding of the traditional music of Asia ands Islamic world as well
as their contemporary expression”
2) To connect with overall expectations in the Arts/Music curriculum of Ontario
3) To encourage cross-cultural collaborations
4) To integrate technology and other Ontario curricula
5) To develop learning through the Ontario Arts Curriculum’s Creative and Critical Analysis processes.
CLICK THE BELOW LINKS TO ENGAGE WITH THE PROJECT CONTENTS:
TARGET GRADES 1-2
Building Music Community
Cultural Celebrations And Traditions
Exploring Texture
Exploring Timbre
Silk Road
Vessel Shakers
Vocal Exploration
Water Dynamics
TARGET GRADES 3-4
Aga Khan Park- Musical Expression
Exploring Timbre
Instruments of the Middle East
Music in Cultural Art
Shahnamah-1001 Nights
TARGET GRADES 5-6
Conference of the Birds
Design In Music And Culture
TARGET GRADES 7-8
Symmetry and Asymmetry
TARGET GRADES 9-10
Composing from, for and with Nasta’liq Calligraphy
Exploring Instrument Timbres with Zurkhaneh Marshal Art
Muslim Architecture And Music
Open Your Ears
QR Code Listening Map Around The Museum
Religious Accommodation
TARGET GRADES 11-12
1001 Nights Performance Lesson and Listening
Astrolabe Fusion
Collective Action Through Music
AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION:
While OMEA has worked in good conscience with the Aga Khan Museum, and while the writing team itself included many music educators from some of the cultures this resource touches upon, we in no way present these resources as a thorough or complete consideration of the music and culture of the vast Muslim world. There are many ways of seeing, understanding and creating Art, and this resource does not pretend to reflect them all. In recognition of this, we have often used learning strategies that encourage further research and thinking, including employing the Critical Process and a variety of inquiry-based learning models. It is our sincere hope that these resources support a spirit of music and cultural understanding.
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