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- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students visit web sites for each of the composersand listen to selections of each composer's music and place important dates of the composers into a pre-printed time line. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students research and report on a composer using encyclopedias, CD-ROM encyclopedias, biographies, and the Internet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students research various composers on the internet to determine when they lived, what type of music they composed, what instruments they played and how they made their music available to the public. They write a brochure about one of the comoposers. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students delve into the life and music of Duke Ellington as a major American musician and composer. The elements that made the sound of his orchestra unique and the talents of his band members are explored in this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students use a database to research a composer of their choice. They complete a composer scavenger hunt and complete a worksheet. They listen to their music as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 11th
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Students compose original songs in 4/4 time to learn the elements used in the formation of music: tempo, pitch, meter, rhythm, and melody. This introductory lesson can be done in two 30-minute class periods. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Student study famous composers and write a paper as well as give a PowerPoint presentation on the specific composer of their choosing. They also listen to a minimum 5 different recordings of that composers works and provide written critiques of each. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students study, discuss, and complete Internet research on historical music composers. They write a report about the composer they choose and listen to sound clips of that composer's works. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students research a musician or composer of their choice and present their research through a written paper and free choice activity. This lesson can be done over the course of five to six classes with some homework. The paper correlates with the English Language Arts Curriculum as set forth by the NC Standards. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students utilize primary sources from the Eastern North Carolina Digital Library to research nineteenth century North Carolina composers. They conduct Internet research, complete a research worksheet, and create a rap about their selected composer. Full Review »
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