I have added a new piece to the Native American Project for fifth grade music class. Students will create a dance that tells a story that is important or interesting to them. To bring that process to the forefront and to get students' creative juices flowing, this week I had students begin one class by listening to Kokopelli's Wandering Song on Native American Flute. In case you are not familiar with Kokopelli, he is a legendary character in Native American folklore who travels around playing his flute all over the countryside. The assignment was to listen to the music and have the melody inspire you to create a story around Kokopelli's wanderings. Where is he going? Why? Who does he play for and what happens to the people or animals when he plays for them? Here are some of the amazing stories that came out of the assignment.
Ava Peltz
He plays his flute day and night. He walks through forest and deserts for people to hear. from village to village.
One day he is playing his flute in a forest. It is evening and he came across an angry bear. The bear said, "These are my woods." "No one comes without a gift." Kokopelli didn't have any gifts with him, but he said, "I have no gifts to give but I will play for you and your forest." The bear said, "ok I will hear you play, but if the forest is not pleased then you need to turn back. So he started to play. He played for two long hours, The forest swayed to the music, and he when he stopped playing the bear said, "you have a talent, thank you for your gift. and he let him pass. The end
Look forward to next week when you will read more stories about Kokopelli. Enjoy!!
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