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- 6th - 12th
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Students listen to the song, Get Together, and discuss the theme. They list topics that bring people together, write the lyrics to and sing a class song, and write a paragraph about message songs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to many examples of Motown music and explain the relationship between the word "Motown" and the city of Detroit. They examine and identify distinctive musical elements of the early "Motown Sound." Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students listen to a selection of early Berry Gordy songs and identify musical characteristics of Motown music and recognize the relationship between Detroit and the development of a recording industry leader. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the distinguishing characteristics of rock, folk, blues, and country music. They identify two main musical roots of today's American popular music. 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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- 8th - 12th
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Students write a song about transportation in 100 years after comparing and discussing "Proud Mary" and "The Midnight Special". Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students read about Woody Guthrie and how folk music often tells of events of the time and can be effective protest music. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students play "Fly Away" and "All Along the Watchtower" and then use different voicings of guitar chords and compare them. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students watch a video on improvisation. They improvise original melodies over given chord progressions. They develop criteria to evaluate the merits of improvisational performances and apply the criteria in their personal listening and performing. Full Review »
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