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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to research a Mexican folk dance known as "Los Viejos". They use their research to choreograph an example of the dance and perform it. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss how Run-D.M.C. brought Hip Hop into mainstream popularity. They discuss why melding two styles of music is popular and what the results have been through history. They take two songs and combine elements to make a new song of their own. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students identify many genres of music and connect styles of music with various cultures. They watch "The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z" and list music styles: folk, jazz, rock, etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the differences between live and recorded music using the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students explore the elements of traditional folktales in folk music. They discover common themes in folktales from around the world. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students listen to different types of music, such as bluegrass, rap and blues. They identify different styles of music and musical instruments. They discuss how the music reflects culture. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the Caribbean in terms of its music, art, and folklore. As a class, they listen to a folktale and discuss the difference between telling a story and reading a story. In groups, they write their own folktale and share it with the class. They use the internet to research what it was like to grow up in Cuba during the 1970s. To end the lesson, they view examples of artwork and reflect on them in their journals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop an appreciation for modern black music from a historical, political and lyrical perspective. They examine the political and the historical surge of the civil rights movement of the 1960's and how this surge directly or indirectly affected black musicians, who in turn affected the black population of America during this period. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the musical traditions of Latin America. They are exposed to several different songs to create context for comparing and contrasting. The teacher also demonstrates a basic Latin dance with the use of the rhythm being played. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students study the history of jazz music. They listen to various examples of jazz music and complete a worksheet in which they must identify the individual instruments they hear and identify characteristics of the genre of jazz music. Full Review »
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