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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students listen to a variety of Bahamian music. They sample story songs, religious music, goombay music and renowned Bahamian guitarists. Students are introduced to the historical and social context for each type of music. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students sample several types of music from the Hawaiian Islands. They listen to mele chants, religious himeni music, slack-key guitar playing and falsetto singing. Students are introduced to the influence of immigrants on Hawaiian music and discuss the historical context for each. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students sample music made by women around the world. They are introduced to and discuss traditional gender discrimination in music from a variety of cultures and explore the ways in which women have continued to make music in spite of these sexist norms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the importance of music in the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century. They listen to samples of 'freedom songs' and compare several versions of what came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement anthem: "We Shall Overcome". Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students practice various American, UK, and world dances in this Dance lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of local professional dance instructors to supplement classroom activities and materials. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students describe some of the ways in which sound illustrates wave behavior. They determine some vibrating sources which produce different sounds and explain that sound can travel through different types of solids, liquids, and gasses through a variety of activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the blues, one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee, one of the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work W. C. Handy and a variety of country blues singers whose music preserves the folk origins of this unique American art form. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students listen and analyze various samples of genres of music. After reading an article, they discuss the fate of New Orlean's Jazz after Hurricane Katrina. Using the internet, they investigate the life cycles of musical genres with roots in the United States. They share their information with the class in an oral presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a unit on the music, dance, and folklore of the African American culture. They read, write, and dramatize folktales, create a timeline of African American music, conduct a web scavenger hunt, and create a computer slideshow presentation as the culminating project of the unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that deals with a historical figure from the area of Mississippi. Then questions are asked of them using a gameshow format that is followed with additional ones used for brainstorming for more ideas of inquiry. Full Review »
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