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Elementary Music Education - Wonderful World of Disney & Other Children's Films

Join at any time!! A general music class featuring instrument families, world instruments, composer/artist spotlights, scenes from all of your Disney favorites; including Frozen, Moana, Toy Story, Raya, Brave, and more!
Jim Ellis
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(20)
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What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This summer we will explore instruments from around the world; including Mexico (Coco), Norwegian (Frozen), Native American (Pocahontas), Colombia (Encanto), and more!

A virtual general music class using the music of Disney and other similar films to showcase the power of how music changes our perception of story and emotions.  We will study the instrument families and how they are showcased in various forms.  We will study the power of words in different songs and learn to write our own lyrics for a song.  We will have units studying Moana, Frozen, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Big Hero 6, Trolls, and more!

I will work to engage the levels of each student through targeted questions and age appropriate worksheets/activities.  The class is designed so that each lesson is independent and no prior attendance or experience is necessary.  Sometimes we look at other age appropriate films like Despicable Me, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc...

Learning Goals

SWBT understand instrument families, identify different instruments, study culture diversity of music and instruments from around the world, composers, songwriting, and how music affects our emotions through various musical storytelling techniques.
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Parental Guidance
This class uses a TON of video resources to enforce the lessons. Listening and watching is a big part of understanding instrument families, music from around the world, and technology in today's film world.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Disney+ is optional but not necessary. I always encourage the students to watch movies in its entirety after each class.
Outschool is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., owner of the Harry Potter® mark and related Harry Potter marks.
Joined February, 2021
4.9
20reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Jim is a professions composer for film, TV, video games, orchestra, and band.  Jim studied music education in the 90's and is currently seeking secondary degrees at the Berklee School of Music.

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$10

weekly
1x per week
45 min

Completed by 97 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
5-18 learners per class

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