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\nBack to the Classics\n

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\nStudents closely examine chamber music as it has changed from the Middle Ages to today. They work in small groups to research the composers, instruments and typical presentation in 5 time periods. They write biographies and share their...\n
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\nClassroom Builder\n

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\nStudents explore music theory by discussing a classic song. In this musical notation lesson, students listen to the song \"My Favorite Things\" and discuss and share their personal tastes with the class. Students practice writing notes on...\n
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\n\"Into\n\n
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\nOrlando Shakes\n
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\nInto The Woods: Study Guide\n

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\nFans of musical theater may know the title tune of Into the Woods well, but do they know what the show is all about? A study guide provides information about the classic musical, including details about the characters and a summary of...\n
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\nEnglish Language Arts Examination: June 2017\n

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\nPlants prefer classical music to rock and roll. That's one of the claims in an informational passage that makes up part of a set of standardized assessment questions. The set is part of a larger collection of English language arts tests...\n
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\nMoving with Music\n

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\nSecond graders explore and experience the basic concepts of crescendo, decrescendo, andante and allegro by moving with the appropriate signal in accordance to the music being sung. They study the words to the songs \"Old McDonald,\"...\n
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\nBoombox Classroom: Joe Trio\n

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\nIn this music activity, students listen to the Boombox Classroom radio broadcast. Students then answer a question about the piano trio.\n
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\nChanges of Musical Elements in Popular Music Through the Decades\n

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\nStudents probe samples of European classical, American jazz, and rock and roll to analyze the similarities and differences. The styles and form of these three types of music are examined for tempo, timbre, and rhythm.\n
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\n\"Classical\n\n
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\nClassical Period\n

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\nIn this music learning exercise, students find the vocabulary terms that are describing the classical period of music. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.\n
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\n\"Composers\n\n
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\nComposers Timeline\n

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\nTake a quick tour through the last 350 years of music composition with an interactive timeline tool. As learners scroll through the years, they see which composers were born and working during the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern...\n
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\nComposers and Their Countries\n

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\nHow many of the world's greatest composers were born in Austria? Or Germany? Or the United States? An interactive map provides young musicians with information about prominent composers in the last few centuries, as well as the periods...\n
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\nThe Virtuoso Phenomenon\n

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\nAfter reading the New York Times article \"Virtuosos Becoming a Dime a Dozen,\" learners answer eight who, what, when, where, and why questions. They post their answers on the New York Times Education Blog. A fun way to get learners...\n
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\nHow Ear Works\n

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\nComputer animations and classical music are integrated to explain how the ear works. This video is only one minute long, although it does present a clear image.\n
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\nFour Seasons - Time Lapse\n

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\nA river is transformed throughout the seasons using time-lapse photography. Classical music plays soothingly in the background. Show students the change of seasons in a beautiful way.\n
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\nInside the Earth\n

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\nCan you show the parts of the Earth in less than a minute? This 50-second clip set to classical music, shows a cut away version of the Earth, exposing the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. It's short, sweet, and makes for a...\n
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\nEvolution of Music - Pentatonix\n

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\nExplore music through the decades with an engaging video brought to you by the 5-part harmony acapella group, Pentatonix. Genuine musical talents sing through a variety of popular music from the 11th century to the 2010's. Artists...\n
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\nClassical Music\n

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\nStudents explore the history of music written during the classical era. They compare the melodic contours of specific thematic music, identifying the trills, slurs and articulations. As a class, students discus the characteristics of...\n
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\n\"Instruments\n\n
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\nInstruments Have a Family\n

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\nAre the instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in the same family as those in George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue? Elementary musicians work on their music theory and their instrumental ear as they listen to clips of famous...\n
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\n\"Mars\" from The Planets\n

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\nGustav Holst's The Planets provide young musicians an opportunity to examine how composers can create a suite: a collection of smaller pieces grouped to explore a single topic. After listening to \"Jupiter,\" they examine \"Mars\" in...\n
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\nCompose Your Own Music\n

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\nChannel the masters with an interactive music composition activity! Learners use the online tool to create their own masterpieces one measure at a time.\n
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\nThe Elements of Music—How do Composers Plan?\n

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\nThe introduction to Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and the finale of his Symphony No. 4 provide young musicians with an opportunity to investigate the music elements composers employ to develop the themes they want to create. They compare the...\n
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\nMusic and Math: The Genius of Beethoven\n

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\nMath will resonate with your young artists and musicians when they learn that a mathematical formula describes a musical sound that is pleasing to our ears. Beethoven uses the certainty of mathematics to convey emotion and...\n
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\nMusical Time Travel\n

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\nYoung musicians learn more about the greats with a straightforward activity on historical composers. As they click through a navigation guide, they choose a musical time period and a composer from that period before taking a short quiz.\n
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\nInstrumental Sounds\n

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\nWhat sound does a piccolo make? What's the difference between a violin and viola? What family does a timpani belong to? Take a tour through the different sections of an orchestra with an interactive reference tool.\n
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\nThis Is Your Brain on Music\n

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\nWhy does music affect people so deeply? Explore how music impacts the human brain through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. The narrator discusses the anticipatory elements in different styles of music and...\n
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