ALL CURRICULUM
Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
Poet: Charles Causley
Lesson: Extending Meaning Across the Disciplines
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: FOLK ORCHESTRAL
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: ABCB BALLAD
The Sleepy Giant
Poet: Charles Edward Carryl
Lesson: Nuances in Words
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: MEDIEVAL ORCHESTRAL
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: ALTERNATE RHYME
The Janitor’s Boy
Poet: Nathalia Crane
Lesson: An Exhibition of Theme
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: ABCB BALLAD
Adventures of Isabel
Poet: Ogden Nash
Lesson: Deciphering language
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: APPALACHIAN COUNTRY
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: COUPLET
The Land of Nod
Poet: Robert Louis Stevenson
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: SYMPHONIC CHAMBER
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: COUPLET
Bleezer’s Ice Cream
Poet: Jack Prelutsky
Lesson: Enhancing Emotional Literacy through Poetry and Music
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: DIXIELAND
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME: COUPLET
THE KING OF CHINA’S DAUGHTER
Poet: Anonymous
Relationship to Standards:
MUSIC GENRE: ASIAN FOLK
Natalie Merchant’s music in this song is not exclusive to this genre, but is based on music of this genre. She added in her own artistic impressions as well.
RHYME SCHEME:
