Format
This program outline describes a complete program. Some content may be adjusted or omitted to fit our time constraints:
1. JamaicaBob introduces the musical tour and shares how to get the most of the program
2. Island in the Sun (some audience participation)
3. Content about Barbados and intro to Cocoa Man
4. Cocoa Man (some audience participation)
5. Content about Bahamas and into to Naughty Flea
6. Naughty Flea song (call and response for student interaction)
7. Content about Jamaica
8. Day-O (audience "quiz" to find participants)
9. Content about Trinidad & Tobago
10. Hot, Hot, Hot (final song)
11. Q & A (as time permits)
Objectives
The students will:
- learn music and musical styles from the Caribbean
- sing West Indian music in a variety of traditional styles
- learn history and geography of the Caribbean
- develop an appreciation of what cultures have in common
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NA-M.K-4.1 SINGING, ALONE AND WITH OTHERS, A VARIED REPERTOIRE OF MUSIC
NA-M.K-4.8 UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MUSIC, THE OTHER ARTS, AND DISCIPLINES OUTSIDE THE ARTS
NA-M.K-4.6 LISTENING TO, ANALYZING, AND DESCRIBING MUSIC
NA-M.K-4.9 UNDERSTANDING MUSIC IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURE
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
NSS-WH.5-12.6 ERA 6: THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIRST GLOBAL AGE, 1450-1770