# What is a Country?: A Mini-Musical Exploring Hispanic Heritage

- **Price:** $60.00–$85.00 (USD)
- **Author:** Linda Johnson
- **Format:** Sheet Music
- **Level / area:** Elementary
- **Topics:** AfroCuban music, Hispanic Heritage, lesson plans, Lyric Videos, Music Genres, texas, What is a Country
- **Delivery:** Physical item, shipped.
- **Availability:** Available
- **Rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (1 reviews)
- **Product ID:** 33820
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## Summary

| ***This is a digital product for immediate download.*** Celebrate Hispanic Heritage through this mini-musical from Linda Johnson and Charles McCampbell! Students discover cultures and language as they perform music inspired by the sounds of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and more! Purchase the basic version to perform the mini-musical, or add the deluxe version to access dynamic music videos, a supplementary narrative script, and more! (Run-time for this production is around 25 minutes for the full script and 15 minutes for the shortened narrative script) Sample Track: Audio sample: [https://fflat-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/What-is-A-Country-Sample.mp3](https://fflat-books.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/What-is-A-Country-Sample.mp3) |
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## Description

| (Run-time for this production is around 25 minutes for the full script and 15 minutes for the shortened narrative script) *What is a Country?* is a mini-musical that incorporates authentic music from various genres of music that have roots in Latin America, Europe, and Africa. The theme song was originally designed to help elementary students with a social studies lesson about countries but evolved into a mini-musical that showcases different genres of music heard in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Mexico. Benefits: - Demonstrates how different styles of music can blend together and make new ones. - 5 easy-to-learn songs with interactive music videos, lyric sheets, and music scores for teachers. - Lesson activities that align with core content standards and the arts. - Students experience a variety of upbeat authentic musical styles that can be adapted to any skill level and age group. The product comes with - Instrumental and Vocal mp3/ .wav files - Lead sheet with chords for teachers - A Teaching Guide for suggested use - Suggested activities for collaboration with other teachers You can perform *What is a Country?* as a full musical performance as written, or a shorter narrative script. It is our hope that this resource will give teachers a ready made resource that they can use any time of the year. The music in *What is a Country?* will keep you smiling and singing all day long even after your students have left the classroom. |
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## Options

- Purchase Option: Deluxe Package, Basic Package

## Customer reviews

> This resource is so intentionally designed to bridge the gap between increasing diverse representation and student learning within the K-12 instructional setting. What I appreciated most about this is the level of care that has been given to make each musical selection an example of translanguaging – an essential component of language development. This makes the play more accessible to audiences, particularly in parts of the United States such as Texas. It is also really fun to see and hear the different musical genres as they connect to different countries. I hope that the educators behind…
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> — Aisha Christa Atkinson, 5/5, September 2024


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