Lesson 1
Music As Poetry
"Music is to the soul what words are to the mind."
-Modest Mouse
-Modest Mouse
Many people hear the word "poetry" and freeze up or get bored. Those same people spend a great deal of their time listening to amazing songs. Some may argue that, aside from the music, there is very little difference between songs and poetry. In order to test this, we have created a challenge: Poem or Song!
After participating in the challenge, reflect on these questions:
Finally, let's see if you can stump the teachers! Choose a few of your favorite (school appropriate) songs and poems. Read them out loud and have us determine whether they are poems or songs!
After participating in the challenge, reflect on these questions:
- What is the purpose of poetry?
- What is the purpose of a song?
- How do the purposes compare?
- How are songs and poems similar?
Finally, let's see if you can stump the teachers! Choose a few of your favorite (school appropriate) songs and poems. Read them out loud and have us determine whether they are poems or songs!