June 30, 2010: The Beat Marches On!

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Draw a picture of yourself playing an instrument in a marching band. Tell why you like being in the band.

2. Look through the newspaper and circle words and pictures for marching band instruments. Don’t forget the classified section.

3. Identify three musical events in the newspaper that you would like to see. Look for events that will include bands.

4. Why are these associated with marching bands: (a) football games, (b) color guards, (c) drum majors, and (d) sousaphones?

5. Select four songs that have the same theme. Design a marching band formation to go with each song.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students identify and describe the roles of musicians in various music settings and cultures. (Fine Arts: Music)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)