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- 6th - 12th
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Students review and perform song selections assigned to them that were performed during WWII for the troops. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze and describe paintings from various artists. They choose one of the paintings, select a song that represents the style of the painting, and research the artist and music. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students choose a theme for a song. They compose a poem, and write music to go along with their poem. The instructor plays the musical accompaniment, and the class votes on the most appropriate rhythmic pattern. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study and discuss military songs of the Civil War Era. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students explore what makes a good friend. They listen to songs, list qualities of a good friend, draw a picture of their friends on a paper link, and create a class paper chain. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students listen to and reproduce the rythum of Mary Lou iams' musical piece, "Scratchin' in the Gravel." The swing song was written at a time that women did not play jazz. She broke the rules by playing and writing the music. the lesson explores he Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the musical style of Thelonius Monk, particularly Misterioso. They write in their journals how the song sounds and fits with the way Monk dresses. They journal about how their own music might sound if they wrote jazz music. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students write songs about something incredible they have experienced or know about. They consider topics of events, dreams, ideas, feelings, or animals. They accompany themselves with small musical instruments while performing the songs for the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare lyrics from hip hop songs with monologues from Shakespeare's plays, and perform both for the class. Full Review »

