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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify musical sites that are worthy of being included as units of the National Parks System. They anthologize American music from primitive times to today. Full Review »
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- 1st - 9th
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Students experience folk dance as a form of expressive art, and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students discover the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe by experiencing folk dance as a form of expressive art. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify various uses of music in their daily experiences and describe characteristics that make certain music suitable for each use. They explore some of the ways that music study contributes to their lives. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students sample several types of music from the Hawaiian Islands. They listen to mele chants, religious himeni music, slack-key guitar playing and falsetto singing. Students are introduced to the influence of immigrants on Hawaiian music and discuss the historical context for each. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students review the characteristics of American folk music from a previous lesson. As a class, they describe the bad qualities of the performances and discover they are an essential piece to the show. They also perform songs from previous lessons to end this lesson. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students study the different instruments commonly used in folk music. They explore the more traditional instruments as well as the homemade instruments. They identify what the different folk instruments look and sound like. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students begin work on the WebQuest project by learning about exactly what they have to do and choosing a Folk Composer to research. They identify various roles that musicians perform, cite, representative individuals who have functioned in each role, and describe their activities and achievements Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore and assess the importance of music to the economy of Louisiana. They review and analyze the jobs, skills and careers found and needed in the state's music industry as well as how to meet and make personal contact with people in the music industry. Each student also evaluates musical performances and recordings. Full Review »
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