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Activity 8: Ancient Artistic Tools and Instruments (Brad)

__**Guiding Question**__ **: What musical instruments and artistic tools have we adapted from ancient cultures?**

__**Objectives**__ :
 * 1) The student will use web-based resources to locate examples of an ancient instruments or tools and modern day art forms.
 * 2) The student will find a similar present day instrument or tool.
 * 3) The student will create a VoiceThread that includes an image of the ancient and modern-day tools or instruments and verbally describe and compare them.

__**Procedures**__ :
 * 1) The teacher will show a video of an ancient instrument and some ancient art tools as a hook.
 * 2) The student will then research their own examples of a musical instrument or an artistic tool from one ancient culture.
 * 3) The student will then observe and experiment with VoiceThread
 * 4) The student should research her own instrument or tool, find a similar instrument or tool that was developed from it using provided guiding resources or other online media she has found.
 * 5) The student will then develop a script and create a VoiceThread discussing both instruments, their similarities, and any differences.
 * 6) Students will view their classmates VoiceThreads and comment appropriately.

__**Guiding Resources**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**:**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bose, D. (2010). Ancient Roman musical instruments [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 from Buzzle.com at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ancient-roman-musical-instruments.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Unknown (2010). Maya Music. Retrieved on November 10, 2010 from Wikipedia at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_music__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Roman Colosseum (2008). Roman music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 from Roman Colosseum at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-life/roman-music.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anonymous (unknown). The music of ancient Rome [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.aug.edu/~cshotwel/2001.Rome.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Attic Designs (2008). Ancient Egyptian Music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Ancient-egypt-online.com at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-music.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aldokkan (2010). Egyptian music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from aldokkan.com at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.aldokkan.com/mp3/mp3.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Various Contributors (2010). Music of Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dunn, J. (2010) An introduction to ancient Egyptian music. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/music.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrews, M. (2010). An introduction to Egyptian art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Touregypt.net at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/artoverview.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Various Contributors (2010). Ancient Art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Wikipedia.com at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_art__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Visual-Arts-Cork.com (unknown). Art of ancient Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Visual-arts-cork.com at: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/egyptian.htm__]