How Recording Artists Are Paid A lesson for Grade 7 and 8 Financial Literacy and Music Connections to Financial Literacy Describe the financial literacy knowledge and skills, which will be addressed and assessed in this lesson. Financial literacy knowledge and skills could include, but are not limited to: understanding needs and wants; consumer protection and […]

Are You a Thief? Music & Financial Literacy Lesson Plan Grade 9/10 Connections to Financial Literacy Include: Having the knowledge and skills needed to make responsible economic and financial decisions with competence and confidence. Acquiring knowledge in such specific areas as saving, spending, borrowing, and investing Students will develop skills in problem solving, inquiry, decision […]

Financial Composition A lesson for Grade 7 and 8 Financial Literacy and Music lesson-1-financial-composition lesson-2-financial-composition lesson-3-financial-composition appendix-a-coin-template appendix-b-which-money-values-represents-which-note-value appendix-b1-blank-choose-your-rhythm appendix-b1-sample-of-choose-your-rhythm appendix-c-coin-template appendix-c1-blank-4-bar-coin-template appendix-c1-sample-of-completed-4-bar-coin-template appendix-d-example-of-a-financial-rap appendix-e-culminating-task appendix-f-composition-rubric appendix-g-performance-rubric

The Cost of Repairs and Setting Classroom Norms A lesson for Grade 7 and 8 Financial Literacy and Music Connections to Financial Literacy The following financial literacy knowledge and skills which could be addressed and assessed in this unit: consumer protection and consumer awareness;  personal financial planning such as budgeting, saving and investing; ethical implications […]

This three part lesson has students explore the concepts of expenditure
and revenue as they relate to planning a musical event or project.
This lesson is a series of investigations and activities intended
to be carried out over a number of classes or periods.

This multi-period lesson is designed to have students become more aware of the concepts of wants vs. needs. Students will have the opportunity to investigate the purchase an instrument or piece of musical equipment while developing their own understanding of saving, spending and borrowing.

This multi-period lesson is designed in such a way that students
become more aware of the employment opportunities that exist in
the music industry and what the social implications are of their
financial decisions. This lesson is a series of investigations
and activities intended to be carried out over a number of classes
or periods.

This 3-part lesson is designed to develop a students’ understanding
of the music user and music creator roles in the music industry.
Students will also investigate the rights and responsibilities
associated with these roles including the laws and guidelines related
to the financial ownership and protections of musical ideas, performances,
and products. This lesson is a series of investigations
and activities intended to be carried out over a number of classes
or periods.

This unit explores Financial Literacy through the social and ethical
implications of downloading music. Using a variety of instructional
strategies, students will help students put themselves in the shoes
of artists who make a living writing and selling their music, explore
the various careers involved in producing a song, learn about copyright,
play a game to explore how royalties work, and create a media campaign
to educate others about copyright and it’s importance in the
music industry.

This unit explores composition with a Financial Literacy lens.
Using a variety of instructional strategies, students will create
a rhythmic ostinato, create and perform a composition based on an
Ostinato using graphic notation, and create a financially responsible
rap supported by this Ostinato.

This unit explores the cost of instrument repairs and helps teachers
and students develop norms to safely handle instruments in a band class.
Using a variety of instructional strategies, students will view actual
repair tags to become aware of the cost of instrument repairs, create
and play a game that has them make critical choices within a budget
provided, and create norms as a class that will guide routines for
the school year.

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