2. Unit Essential Questions
Does music impact commerce?
Why do people choose one product over another?
How do people around the world use music in daily
life?
3. Enduring Understandings
Sales tactics and sensory elements greatly impact
the popularity of a product on any given day
Understanding connections to varied contexts and
daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing,
and responding
4. Lesson 1:
Day to Day Sounds Around
the World
Objectives:
Demonstrate understanding of the variety of marketplaces in China
and in their own neighborhood
Describe the soundscape of a particular place in their
neighborhood and compare it to recordings from a marketplace in
China
5. Unit Essential Questions
Does music impact commerce?
Why do people choose one product over another?
How do people around the world use music in daily
life?
6. Xi’an Market,
Example #1
What do you hear
with regard to….
• Dynamics (volume)
• Timbre (tone color)
• Type (voice,
instruments, etc.)
Please see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiaxSkN-T4&feature=youtu.be
7. Xi’an Market,
Example #2
What do you hear
with regard to….
• Dynamics (volume)
• Timbre (tone color)
• Type (voice,
instruments, etc.)
Please see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-CJtojQzLo
8. Xi’an Market,
Example #3
What do you hear
with regard to….
• Dynamics (volume)
• Timbre (tone color)
• Type (voice,
instruments, etc.)
Please see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTLZSPcLp-s&feature=youtu.be
9. Exit Slip
How does the marketplace at
which you frequently shop
compare with the marketplace you
heard in China? Use the musical
elements dynamics and timbre in
your response.
10. Lesson 2:
Point of View & Aesthetics
Objectives:
Describe the variety of aesthetic ideas present in different shopping
venues
Consider multiple points of view (cultural, gender, age, etc.) when
examining a product or advertisement
11. Unit Essential Questions
Does music impact commerce?
Why do people choose one product over
another?
How do people around the world use music in daily
life?
13. Music in Your Life
Think-Pair-Share
When and where do you hear music in
your daily life?
14. Music in Your Life: Point of
View
How might this change if you were 10 years
older? 20 years older?
How might this change if you were in
Florida? Canada? England? China?
How might this change if you were of the
opposite gender?
16. Aesthetics
The concept of what is beautiful, tasteful, or artistic;
the philosophy of beauty
17. Questions for Group
Discussion
Use your “lens” to answer the following
questions:
Do I want this product? Why or why not?
What aesthetic devices are being used to
appeal to me?
Would I see this advertisement/product in a
place where I usually go?
18. Lens #1
• 25 year old Chinese
female
Lens #2
• 25 year old Chinese
male
Lens #3
• 65 year old American
male
Shanghai, China
19. Shanghai, China
Lens #1
• 12 year old Chinese
female
Lens #2
• 18 year old Chinese
male
Lens #3
• 6 year old American
female
20. Chongqing, China
Lens #1
• 10 year old Chinese male
Lens #2
• 10 year old American male
Lens #3
• 22 year old American
female
21. Soundscape
As a class, choose one advertisement and one lens
to create a soundscape that targets the desired
audience
22. Lesson 3:
Community & Daily Life
Objectives:
Compare their community to a Chinese community
Evaluate the solidarity of their community
Explain how music and the arts have a role in the life of
communities around the world
23. Unit Essential Questions
Does music impact commerce?
Why do people choose one product over another?
How do people around the world use music in
daily life?
24. A Sense of Community
Public Park in Beijing
Please see:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch=6xrc2AClN_I&featu
re=youtu.be
Please see:
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=CC2S8jJVYvM
25. A Typical Saturday
After watching the two videos, discuss:
How many people are there?
What activities are the people engaged in?
What role does music play in the daily life of the
people involved?
How are people demonstrating their sense of
community?
26. For the next few slides…
Discuss the similarities and differences
between the pictures/people you see and
your own community
30. Solidarity
What is the effect of the communal dancing? The
small crowd gathering around the guitar player?
What do these acts say about people in China?
How is your community as a whole like the glimpse
of China you experienced through these videos?
31. Application
Describe a typical weekend day in the life of your
community. How do the arts and/or music play a part
in the community?
32. Lesson 4:
The Sales Pitch
Objectives:
Describe the methods used to attract customers in a
given situation and critique the effectiveness of those
methods
33. Unit Essential Questions
Does music impact commerce?
Why do people choose one product over
another?
How do people around the world use music in daily
life?
35. Methods
How effective are the methods employed by the
seller?
36. Sales Tactics
Rugs/Textiles for
Sale
Selling water on the
bus
Please
see:https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=9y57lIOmoG8&
feature=youtu.be
Please see:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=deKnqPlyV
zE&feature=youtu.be
37. Methods
What are the methods used the sellers to sell their
goods?
How effective are the methods employed by the
sellers?
Editor's Notes
The woman in the first video is leading a work-out/dance group in a public park. We later saw her dancing with one man to a different style of music, complete with a tip jar.
The man in the second video has drawn a crowd with his rendition of “Greensleeves” on the slide guitar.
This man was at one of many public parks in Beijing, where exercise equipment is available for all to use. His flexibility is clearly on display here.
The banana pie on the left is a typical offering at McDonalds in China.
The food on the right is just an assortment of typical meats and vegetables. It is included to highlight the variety of food and the eating utensil.
The children on the left are using a water bottle to practice drawing characters. We saw this often, with both water bottles and paintbrushes in water. Students might draw a comparison with children in the US using sidewalk chalk.
The people on the right had set up an improvisatory bike repair shop on the sidewalk.
“Patter”: The musician was selling these instruments, among a variety of other items. I could hear him from very far away, as he was drawing customers to him with his informal performances.
Croaking frog instruments: The colorful display was organized by size and shade, drawing a crowd with an appealing, eye-catching tactics.
Rugs/Textiles for Sale: The person in the first video is drawing a crowd by practicing their craft out in the open.
Selling water on the bus: The man in the second video is using a rhythmic chant to announce his wares for sale.