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\n\"Marching\n\n
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\nMarching to the Beat of a Different Drum\n

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\nHenry David Thoreau and Linda Ronstadt? Ann Tyler and Pete Townshend? Joyce Carol Oates and Pearl Jam? This richly detailed plan pairs classic literature with contemporary music and asks learners to analyze how the theme of conformity is...\n
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\n\"Timbre:\n\n
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\nTimbre: Identifying the Tone Color of the Saxophone\n

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\nStudents explore the concept of timbre. In this timbre lesson, students experience timbres produced by saxophones in contemporary music. Students explore the science behind the music.\n
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\n\"Marching\n\n
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\nMarching to the Beat of a Different Drum\n

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\nStudents explore the American dream. In this contemporary music lesson, students analyze the lyrics of songs by Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, and David Massengill. Students create 3-D representations of the American dream and write...\n
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\n\"Alicia\n\n
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\nAlicia Keys, Songs in A Minor\n

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\nNeed a musical instructional activity for your drama or performing arts class? VH1 has put together a really neat instructional activity, in which learners use biographical information about Alicia Keys to write and perform a one-act...\n
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\n\"Music\n\n
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\nMusic of My Heart\n

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\nStudents view and discuss the movie, Music of the Heart. They compare/contrast two versions of the song, Music of My Heart, identify characteristics of heroes, and sing the song, Music of My Heart.\n
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\n\"Rhythm\n\n
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\nRhythm and Art: Gesture Drawing\n

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\nStudents make connection between music and art. In this integrated arts instructional activity, students complete gesture drawing activities as they listen to Cuban, flamenco, classical, jazz, and contemporary music. \n
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\nClass in the Media: Writing a Television Show\n

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\nStudents look at popular media presentations to determine what type of messages they convey about class and class-linked behavior. They listen to contemporary music to explore how the songs touch upon social class issues. They read...\n
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\n\"Feel\n\n
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\nFeel the Beat of the Drums\n

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\nThese percussion instruments have a rich history and a variety of uses.\n
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\nA Modest Proposal: Irony Made Understandable with Rock and Roll\n

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\nWho doesn't love music? Poems and songs will engage your high school class in a discussion about irony. Use songs like \"Rockin' in the Free World\" or \"Born in the U.S.A.\" to illustrate the ironic point of view. Print the lyrics so...\n
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\n\""Hey,\n\n
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\n\"Hey, Mr. Producer!\"\n

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\nStudents examine the economic roller coaster involved in the production of a Broadway musical. They read online articles to investigate similarities and differences between nonprofit theater production and Broadway, or commercial,...\n
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\nPrimary PE lesson\n

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\nStudents participate in dances to a music CD to practice making a conga line formation. They then use locomotor movement shown on an animal picture card, moving to the music.\n
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\n\"Hispanic\n\n
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\nHispanic Arts: Visual Arts, Dance and Music\n

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\nYoung scholars observe global cultures by listening to music and watching videos. In this Latin American dance lesson, students define merengue, salsa and other dances from the Hispanic culture while listening to Latin rhythm music....\n
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\nWhat is a Hero? Heroism in Greek Mythology\n

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\nStudents explore the tales of Greek mythology and discuss what it means to be a hero. They associate acts of epic heroism with philanthropy noting that these characters acted in a larger than life manner to secure the common good.\n
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\n\"Rhythm\n\n
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\nRhythm Sticks\n

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\nSecond graders experience artistic perception of rhythm in music and see how to move their bodies and tap their sticks to the rhythm of a particular song.\n
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\nA Guide Through the Culture of the Blues\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine the history of blues music and discover how it relates to the music of today. As a class, they listen to the drum songs of Africa and compare it to the use of drums in pop music today. Using the internet, they...\n
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\n\"Hispanic\n\n
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\nHispanic Arts and Culture Unit: Visual Arts, Dance, and Music\n

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\nStudents learn about Latin American dance and rhythm in different forms and participate in dancing. In this Latin American lesson plan, students also analyze Latin American paintings.\n
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\n\"Celebrations\n\n
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\nCelebrations of the Pacific Rim\n

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\nLearners research a celebration belonging to a Pacific Rim culture. They prepare a written and oral report with their findings and present such information as how the celebration has changed over time, its origins and the significance of...\n
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\n\"Mending\n\n
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\nMending Walls: Barriers in Communications\n

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\nStudents explore a literal and figurative wall. In this communication lesson, students examine and discuss barriers in communication as they analyze Pink Floyd's \"The Wall\" and Robert Frost's \"Mending Wall\".\n
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\n\"Composing\n\n
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\nComposing From a Thread\n

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\nStudents listen to music composed in the 20th century and discuss varying interpretations. They play a contemporary piece of music and explore techniques available to a modern composer.\n
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\n\"Rhythm\n\n
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\nRhythm Sticks\n

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\nMusic and dance appreciation are important to the education of children to help them appreciate the cultures that make up our society. Rhythm sticks teach kids artistic perception of rhythm in music and how to move their bodies and tap...\n
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\nIt is All in the Call\n

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\nThird graders have an opportunity to show mastery of square dance skills by calling a square dance of their own in a non-threatening environment. Conclude the lesson by reviewing some of the calls that were done, especially ones that...\n
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\n\"Nosferatu\n\n
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\nNosferatu Expression and Diminished Chords\n

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\nStudents explore how to construct and play diminished triads and half and whole diminished chords on the keyboard. They create appropriate sounds to accompany sections of the movie \"Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors.\" Students discuss the...\n
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\nArtist Unknown\n

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\nStudents examine how Lennie Gardner's process of discovery about his bronze mask parallels a personal discovery process. They receive an introduction to the art, history, and religion of Benin\n
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\nSongs of Protest/Songs of Unity: 1865 to the Present\n

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\nStudents study song-poems from 1865 to the present. They explore the works of Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers (including Pete Seeger).\n
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