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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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- 9th - 12th
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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. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students realize how and why African-American music worked its way into the mainstream American culture. They are introduced to ragtime and the music of Charles Ives that was ragtime influenced. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the origins of ragtime music in American and analyze its musical form. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students listen to, analyze, and describe music. They explain musics relationship to history and culture. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students browse current issues of Targetnewspaper and their local newspaper and look for articles/advertisements featuring jazz, blues, funk, hip-hop, gospel or ragtime musicians. They discuss the African American roots in these types of music. 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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- 7th
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Students listen to Scott Joplin and create a drawing of the image they see while listening. They research Scott Joplin and create a PowerPoint presentation about his life and his work. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students listen to different styles of music they have heard in their daily lives. They listen to Scott Joplin music, known as "ragtime." Students read a biography of Scott Joplin. Students identify locations on a map that are mentioned in the biography. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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. Full Review »

