Students are introduced to ragtime and the music of Charles Ives that was ragtime-influenced. They listen to classic ragtime of Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake and attempt to analyze the music.

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9th - 12th

Students listen to the pivotal musicians of Ragtime and Jazz. They describe the musical foundation for them and differentiate between Ragtime, Jazz, Blues, Spirituals and Folk Music.

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5th - 6th

Students use the Wall Street Rag to plan, execute, and critique a movement activity.

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4th - 5th

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.

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6th - 8th

Students investigate the concept of Rag Time Music and the times associated to it in American History. They conduct research using a variety of resources and listen to a sample before writing down some of the results of the information search.

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9th - 12th