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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the history of major American music genres. Then, through mock radio shows, students examine the distinguishing features of each genre and how each has changed throughout the years. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the distinguishing characteristics of blues music. They compare and analyze two versions of the same 12-bar blues song. They read and identify notation symbols for rhythm and tempo. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the characteristics of country and blues music. They see how country music rose to a nationally known music style. They write a two-paragraph essay on what they think country music be like in the next 100 years. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify some of Aretha Franklin's vocal qualities and techniques. They have a discussion of styles of music they heard on the video, including gospel, jazz, pop, rhythm and blues, and opera. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine how American Jews affect music and entertainment. They identify problems between immigrants and their children. They relate the Jewish American issue to those of African Americans. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore the various rhythmic combinations in jazz and blues music. They watch a video segment, apply a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible rhythmic combinations, and perform a combination of notes and rhythm on a keyboard. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe that there are myriad combinations of rhythms to choose from when improvising jazz and blues music, and recognize that while the variations seem infinite, they are in fact finite. They notate a 12 bar blues progression using a different combination of notes and rhythms for each of the 12 bars, and then perform it on a keyboard or virtual piano online. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the importance of rhythm in rope jumping. They practice turning, then jumping. Students discuss the various types of rhymes. They work in groups for a couple of classes, students rotate from chart to chart trying out trying the various forms of rhymes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete an Individual Artist Information Sheet on famous 1950's Rock and Roll musician. They read one of the chapeters on "Elvis Pressley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rockabilly, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, or Buddly Holly" from The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, and make a list of 15 facts that they found out from the chapter. Full Review »
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