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- 7th - 8th
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Students use specialized music reference sources to locate information about the origins of rock and roll. They take notes on the origins of rock and roll and organize the notes into an outline. Full Review »
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Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also investigate the historical events during the time the genre evolved. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students work in small groups to use everyday objects to create performances inspired by the work of STOMP. They create a system of notation to document the music and movement of a 2-minute performance. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students evaluate selected songs as effective tools for social protest and as an historical documents and describe the role music played in the civil rights movement of the 1960s; Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the relationship between music and culture, and how music conveys thoughts and emotions. They write their own song. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discuss the effect music videos have had on the role of the music. They examine how developments in technology have effected the music industry. 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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- 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 »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the development of ragtime music and its relation to jazz. They participate in an online Interactive timeline and read about the history of ragtime music, listen to examples of music, and in small groups create short syncopated rhythm examples of music in various meters. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how music reflects culture and how culture reflects popular music. After reading an article, they discuss how hip-hop has affected the lives of two young men of different races. They investigate the development and influences of various musical genres popular in the United States. Full Review »

