Aboriginal Prophecies: Music and Culture
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Grades 9-12
Arts
Music
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Aboriginal Prophecies: Music and Culture

Create a symphony based on Aboriginal prophecies.

Dawn Sillaby-Smith teaches her native and non-native students about Aboriginal prophecies. She works with community artist Glenn Marais to help students express the prophecies through music. Glenn teaches students how to use native instruments and work together to compose a symphony. Dawn explains how having the help of community artists provides differentiated learning experiences for her students. She discusses how teaching Aboriginal culture can be an empowering experience for her native students and shares how working with community artists helps native and non-native students work together to create music.

Thought Starters

  • Why is it important for students to clearly know the learning targets?
  • How does this project integrate music history, culture and self-identity?
  • Mr. Marais says that often teachers come in with a teaching agenda and aren't open to learning. What does he mean by that?

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  • Dawn Sillaby-Smith
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