This six weeks curriculum unit will allow students to study Egypt, her people, their cultural myths, their unique and priceless treasures and the lives of the Pharaohs. The students will also have the opportunity to study Egyptian hieroglyphs also known as the “Sacred Signs,” the ancient Kemetic system of picture writing. The students will be introduced to ancient pieces of art made of stone that date back to 3200 B.C. which also reflects the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The students will study ancient Egyptian musicians and their lifestyles. The origins of many instruments still used today have their beginnings in Egypt. The students will study ancient Egyptian instruments and their roles in ceremonial temple worship, palaces, on battlefields and finally in the ancient tombs. As choir director I would be remiss if I didn’t include the study of the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for my choral music students. The background for the opera is set at the time of the Pharaohs’ reign in Egypt. Verdi’s classic love story is a tale of three lovers in a triangle that can be compared with the same lover’s triangle in the opera Porgy and Bess. Upon the completion of this unit the students will be culturally enriched, refined and enlightened. These students will possess a plethora of knowledge about Egypt and her great cultural contributions to the world and her amazing history.