Grade 8 Music History
The Middle Ages
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on The Middle Ages. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
The Middle Ages
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on The Middle Ages. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
nobility
monasteries plainsong liturgy neumes secular guilds |
clergy
peasants Latin Mass Gregorian Chant minstrels middle class |
monks
sacred Roman Catholic staves Crusades chivalry polyphony |
Now that you have had a chance to think about these words, we are ready to play "Kahoot!" Click on the link below to open a new tab in "Kahoot!".
The Middle Ages Worksheets
The Middle Ages Listening Activities
Listening Selection #1: Gregorian Chant
Haec Dies by Anonymous
Haec Dies by Anonymous
After listening to the following piece of music, please respond to the questions below on the paper provided.
Haec Dies by Anonymous | |
File Size: | 2913 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
#1. What does this music make you think about? How does it make you feel?
#2. How many different lines of music are happening at the same time?
#2. How many different lines of music are happening at the same time?
Listening Selection #2: Secular Music (Trouvere Song)
Ce fut en mai by Moniot d'Arras
Ce fut en mai by Moniot d'Arras
After listening to the following piece of music, please respond to the questions below on the paper provided.
Ce fut en mai by Moniot d'Arras | |
File Size: | 3298 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
#1. How is this song different than the last one?
#2. How does this piece of music make you feel?
#2. How does this piece of music make you feel?