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2,795 American music history Lesson Plans
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students research and listen to a variety of American music genres and create a written comparison between three of the styles. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore Native American music, history, and culture. They sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. They analyze music in relation to history and culture. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are introduced to a brief history of musical theater in America. They listen to various pieces of music, watch videos, and study their composers and lyricists. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the relationship between music, culture and history. They discuss how one can use music to survive culturally. They discover the role of music in preserving Native American culture. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the biographies and music of Rodgers and Hammerstein II. They discover the historical impact on the American musical by R & H's musical contributions. Students examine the musical "The Sound of Music." Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students analyze the drum patterns and changing styles of the music and dance for the Native American song and dance "Owl Dance." They listen to a recording of "Owl Dance," discuss the cultural context of the song, and perform the song. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the role of the flute in Native American music while determining what an exemplary example of flute music sounds like. They develop a method of assessing a Native American flute performance. They perform a Native American flute piece before assessing it, and the performances of others. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students analyze the connections between African history and their current environment. They investigate the importance of music and dance in religion. Finally, students investigate the connection between the music of African slaves and the music of today. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate a variety of sites to gather relevant information for a presentation about African American musical forms in this general Music lesson for middle school and high school. Resource links are provided to aid instruction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of Rag Time Music and the times associated to it in American History. They conduct research using a variety of resources and listen to a sample before writing down some of the results of the information search. Full Review »
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