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- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine female artists who perform in the genres of rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop/rap. They compose lyrics and melody in one of these genres. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the musical form of the 12-bar blues. They identify a problem from the "Farming in the 1940's" section and compose a 12-bar blues song. make comparisons between problems of the 1940's and today. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students identify key jazz features such as improvisation, syncopation, soloists and solos. After students listen and critique different music they write and perform their own origional blues lyrics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students practice playing and improvising while playing the 12 bar blues. They practice compositional skills, evaluate and perform musical pieces focused on the blues. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students improvise in the blues style. They access how to make-up the twelve bar blues from scales that are different. Students create and write a blues performance to perform in front of their peers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students are introduced to a brief history of the blues, sing and listen to the blues, then create original blues lyrics. This lesson was designed for students in grades 4-6. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the artwork of Robert Henri. Using his pieces, they compare and contrast it to the works during the Harlem Renaissance. They create a Hyperstudio project showing the Ashcan School of Art with music accompaning the slides. They also listen to blues music to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the chord chart for 12-bar blues in C and then play the scales on the guitar. They play their scales at a moderate tempo and practice related arpeggios. After listening to "Band in the Box" music tracks, students identify the chord changes and duration of each chord. They play the root of the chord and use other notes of the scale to create phrases. Full Review »
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