Drum+Cricle+Project

**Basic Drum Circles ** 
 * ===‍Title of Project: Basic Drum Circles===
 * ===‍‍‍Grade Level and/or Subject Area: 5th Grade General Music===
 * ===‍‍‍Curriculum Framing Quesitons:===

How did it get here? **Unit Questions:** What is your favorite type of music & why? How was it created? Did other cultures influence this style’s creation? **Content Questions:** What types of drums are used in an African drum circle? What are the roles of each drum? What are the auxillary instruments used? What cultures influence the formation of drum circles?
 * Essential Question:** What events, both historically and artistically, led the Italian peninsula to a renaissance?

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 * **Idea: Students will rank a list of instruments in order of importance to be included in a drum circle. Students will be asked to defend their decisions.**
 * **Concerns: Students comments might not be thorough in defending their choices.**