SKU: GI.G-8356
Curriculum and DVD -
For elementary and middle
school students.
Composed by Clifford
Brooks, Giuseppe Verdi,
and Roger Ames. OPERA
America series. Music
Education. Book and DVD.
152 pages. GIA
Publications #8356.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8356).
ISBN 9781579999247.
English,
Italian.
The epic
story of Aida is the
backdrop for exploring
one of the world’s
great art forms. Music!
Words! Opera! Featuring
Aida includes complete
lesson plans, an opera
outline, activities,
handouts, study
questions, assessment
tools, a glossary, and a
DVD recording of a
classic performance from
the Metropolitan Opera,
conducted by James Levine
with a cast including
Aprile Millo and
Plácido Domingo (in
itself a $25 value!).
Teachers will also have
free access to an online
resource bank that offers
reprintable downloads and
other helpful support
materials. The Music!
Words! Opera! series,
co-published by OPERA
America and GIA
Publications, Inc.,
challenges students to
experience communication
and storytelling through
methods beyond the spoken
and written word. Opera
is a multi-art form that
invites students to
explore several
fundamental means of
human
communication—thro
ugh language, music,
dance, drama, and visual
arts. Opera is an art
form to be understood and
enjoyed by everyone! By
encouraging the basic
human instinct for
telling stories, students
will be introduced to a
whole new world of
creative expression
through opera. Developed
by educators and opera
professionals, Music!
Words! Opera! is designed
for upper elementary and
middle school music
classes.
Aida
