Lesson Objective

Students will relate music to personal experiences and emotions.

How does this music make me feel?

How can I express my own ideas through music?

Emotion / expression

Connection

Interpretation

Connecting: Relate music to personal experience

Creating: Express ideas through music

Students explore emotional and personal responses to music and consider how music communicates ideas.

Journaling or drawing feelings

Pair sharing for verbal expression

Reflection journal

Teacher observation of discussion participation