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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine pieces of sheet music and identify context, purpose, and perspective with regard to the political, social, and economic conditions existing at that time. They create a cover illustrating a topic of the Progressive Era. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students conduct oral history interviews with family members and share their family stories in a historical narrative or report. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the historical, social, and political influences on vaudeville. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify the characteristics and elements of large scale rock productions. They examine the similarities between the American Vaudeville shows and the large-scale rock theater productions of the 1970's. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify key jazz features such as improvisation, syncopation, soloists and solos. After students listen and critique different music they write and perform their own origional blues lyrics. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the life of composer, Irving Berlin. They learn the struggles he faced during his life and the impact he has on the music world today. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the beginnings of jazz in New Orleans. They relate the music to the history and culture of the region. They also perform the music for their classmates. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students trace the course of Black music from the 1900's to the beginning of the jazz age. They realize that when education is defined as enlightened training for a place in society and for individual personal development, it was highly respected in Africa. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students discuss how a song can represent a culture or part of a culture and the role of the musician. They will discuss and prepare projects that compare and contrast the music to be performed for an audience. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students observe the PBS film, "New Orleans," to explore such topics as race relations, cultural history, and urbanization. After examining n interactive map displaying the city at various dates in its history, students role-play as visitors to the city and write letters to family members in their preselected states or countries. The lesson, which also covers such topics as civics, history, and geography of the city, conclues with a student discussion Full Review »
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