UBEats (Universal BioMusic Education Achievement Tier in Science) Created and Produced by The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina State University with funding from the National Science Foundation UBUniversal BioMusic EducationE AchievementATS Tier in Science ModUlE ovErviEw and PrEliMinary inforMation UBEATS BioMusic Curriculum for Elementary Grades 2/3 and 4/5 UBEATS is a BioMusic formal education initiative funded by the National Science Foundation as a Discovery Research K-12 exploratory project. The project is a collaboration of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina State University. ProjEct lEadErshiP Dr. Patricia Gray, PI, Clinical Professor and Senior Research Scientist of BioMusic, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dr. Sarah Carrier, Co-PI, Assistant Professor, Elementary Science Methods, North Carolina State University Dr. David J. Teachout, Co-PI, Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Education Department, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dr. Eric Wiebe, Co-PI, Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, College of Education, North Carolina State University virtUal MEntors Dr. Roger Payne, (whale songs) Ocean Alliance Dr. Steve Nowicki, (bird songs) Duke University Dr. Don Hodges, (music/brain) The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dr. Doug Quin, (bioacoustics) Syracuse University Dr. Tecumseh Fitch, (animal communication) University of Vienna advisors Dr. John Bransford, PI, NSF-SLC LIFE Center, College of Education, University of Washington Dr. Cynthia Williamson, Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Technology, North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction Ms. Christie Ebert, Arts Education Consultant, North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction Dr. Sam Houston, North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center, Research Triangle Park consUltants Ms. Zebetta King, NC Science Teacher of the Year 2009 Mr. Philip Blackburn, composer and bioacoustician, American Composers Forum doctoral rEsEarch fEllow Ms. Cathy Scott, UBEATS Program Coordinator. Ph.D. candidate in Science Education, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro tEachEr-aUthors Ms. Debra Hall, Kenan Fellow, Science Specialist, Bugg Creative Arts and Science Magnet School, Wake County School System Ms. Crystal Patillo, Kenan Fellow, Music Specialist, Bugg Creative Arts and Science Magnet School, Wake County School System Ms. Cathy Scott, UBEATS Fellow, Science Specialist, Ph.D. Candidate, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Ms. Christen Blanton, UBEATS Fellow, Music Specialist, St. Pius Elementary School, Greensboro, NC Ms. Carmen Eby, UBEATS Fellow, Music Specialist, St. Pius Elementary School, Greensboro, NC UBEATS ModUlE ovErviEw And PrEliMinAry information (i) https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/ubeats/home what is BioMUsic? Don Hodges, (music/brain) UNCG; Doug Quin, (bioacoustics) BioMusic is an interdisciplinary field—biology, animal Syracuse University; and Tecumseh Fitch, (animal communica- communication, ethnomusicology, music theory, neuroscience, tion) University of Vienna. physics, bioacoustics, and evolutionary anthropology—that Advisors include: Dr. John Bransford, College of Education, studies how music’s biological and cognitive elements are University of Washington; Dr. Cynthia Williamson, Director, expressed in relationships and meaning-making in human and Curriculum, Instruction and Technology, North Carolina non-human communication systems. Department of Public Instruction; Ms. Christie Ebert, Arts BioMusic is an outgrowth of the scientific concept of Education Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public biodiversity. Lead researchers in BioMusic initially worked Instruction; and Dr. Sam Houston, North Carolina Science, through the National Music Arts’ BioMusic Program at the Mathematics, and Technology Education Center, Research National Academy of Sciences and now are part of the Music Triangle Park. Research Institute (MRI) at the University of North Carolina Consultants include: Ms. Zebetta King, North Carolina Science at Greensboro. BioMusic researchers have presented at the Teacher of the Year 2009; and Mr. Philip Blackburn, composer American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and bioacoustician. meetings and published articles in Science and other peer- __________________________________________________________ reviewed journals. BioMusic research focuses on the underlying structures and wild Music: Sounds & Songs of life, is a BioMusic informal processes of human music-making as a communication system science education project that includes a 4,000 square foot and compares it with other animal communication systems. science exhibition, public programs and website (www. (NOTE: In the BioMusic context, we use the term ‘music’ to mean wildmusic.org). Wild Music, funded by the National Science a complex system of communication based on sound, time, and Foundation and Harman Industries, is a project of The University intentionality.) New research confirms human musicality is based of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Science Museum of in genetics suggesting deep evolutionary roots (Science News Minnesota, and the Association of Science Technology Centers, special edition, 2010; Zenter and Eerola, 2010). Key to exploring Inc. Wild Music was guided by a prestigious international the biological foundations of animal communication and human multi-disciplinary board of science advisors (see website) music-making is understanding how manipulating time and and includes institutional partners —Cornell Laboratory of sound is grounded in the natural sciences. Ornithology, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, American Composer’s BioMusic research studies the commonalities of musical Forum, and the Exploratorium. The exhibition provides a rich, sounds in all species—in relations of sonic patterns, frequencies, interactive environment that employs multisensory learning and rhythms, volume, structures, and significance—and their role outstanding listening experiences. The exhibition is bi-lingual in biodiversity. Current interdisciplinary research areas include and accessible to the visually impaired. Wild Music also includes bird songs, whale songs, elephant songs, mice songs, music a website (www.wildmusic.org) that is an interactive, up-to-date perception in apes, human brain/music, prehistoric musical tool- science information resource; a School Outreach Guide; and a making, bioacoustics, nanotechnology, physics of sound, and Compendium of Live Performance opportunities that provide habitat soundscapes as bio-indicators. integrated musical experiences. Wild Music has been the subject of the Association of Science and Technology Centers BioMUsic EdUcation initiativEs Roundtables for Advancing the Profession; has presented public UBEATS (Universal BioMusic Education Achievement Tier in programming in each host site featuring musicians of diverse Science) is a ‘science of music’ formal education curriculum for musical cultures and scientist-musicians; and has commissioned elementary grades 2 to 5. UBEATS was developed over two-and- new music by renowned naturalist/composer Steve Heitzig. a-half-years by The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Wild Music and UBEATS share many of the same advisors and and North Carolina State University with funding from the consultants. National Science Foundation. Two teams of in-service teachers comprised of science teachers and music teachers developed __________________________________________________________ innovative modules for upper (i.e., 4th and 5th) and lower elementary (i.e., 2nd and 3rd) grades that conform to national UBEATS wEBsitEs science and music standards. The lessons feature inquiry- UBEATS project description: based learning that builds science-processing skills through http://performingarts.uncg.edu/music-research-institute/ investigations of the natural world’s musicality. The current research-areas/biomusic/ubeats materials have gone through various iterations after two years For UBEATS educators: of testing in elementary classrooms across North Carolina. https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/ubeats/home Virtual Mentors include: Roger Payne, (whale songs) Ocean Alliance; Steve Nowicki, (bird songs) Duke University; www.wildmusic.org UBEATS ModUlE ovErviEw And PrEliMinAry information (1) https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/ubeats/home Goals and stratEGiEs UBEATS incorporates BioMusic concepts into elementary math and science curricula and enables science and music teachers to collaborate to teach students about biodiversity, physics of sound, animal communication, animal perception and cognition, human evolution, and cultural diversity. thE UBEATS Basic assUMPtions and BEliEfs Science Music UBEATS Modules consist of Science activities that allow UBEATS Modules consist of Music activities that allow students students to tell a story. The story narrative is based on the to find affinities with others and the external world. The process scientific inquiry genre. That is, it has a formalized structure is based on perceiving musical structures in both sound and time based on scientific ways of thinking and expressing oneself. across human and other animal cultures. The use of innate human music faculties is grounded in contexts of scientific inquiry and in ways of creating alternate pathways of expression and meaning. The UBEATS Modules narrative is built around the inquiry cycle The UBEATS Modules exploration of music concepts