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- 7th - 8th
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Students compose a 16-measure melodic line and create original lyrics. They play and print their compositions. Then they write an essay describing their songwriting experience. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, compose a new school song. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use Internet research to find out about holidays based on the winter solstice, Christmas, and Christmas traditions around the world. They create a PowerPoint presentation about what they learned. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the genre of the musical film. They become aware of the music and dance trends of the 1920s. They identify musical motive as a basis for unity in composition. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students study songs and music of the US Civil War period. They use technology to compose a song that highlights an event or concept from the war. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students use their practice book to complete their piano lessons. They examine the history of music and complete pages in a workbook. They create their own music by using the computer. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the music technology programs for the next school year. They practice reading notes and playing piano. They use the internet to research careers in music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students discover how both the North and South used music extensively during the Civil War to rally troops, as recreation, to march by, and many other reasons. They realize that both sides would borrow each other's tunes or lyrics and it wan't uncommon for each side to serenade the other, or for battle to stop while an impromputu concert was held. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate how a composer (one who writes music) is similar to an author (one who "composes" literature), and to an artist (one who creates a visual "composition"). Full Review »
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- 4th - 11th
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Students create, notate, and perform the melody of and a rhythmic accompaniment to the traditional Japanese folk song, Sakura. This lesson requires a networked computer lab with headphones. Full Review »

