Lesson 2: Comparing Musical Styles

What makes musical styles different?
How can we describe what we hear in music?

Style, genre, rhythm, melody

MU:Re9.1.6a
Apply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.
MU:Re7.2.6b
Identify the context of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.

Students listen to multiple pieces and compare musical elements.

Students may focus only on lyrics rather than musical elements.

Provide listening guides.
Allow discussion in small groups.

Students identify differences between two musical examples.