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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students examine Appalachian Folk Music and Culture and identify characteristics of folk music. They sing simple traditional folk songs, then compare folk music to other styles of music. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students play three simple chords on guitar while singing American folk songs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students use the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to examine Folk music. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students create a listening map, using various media elements, for The Song of the Volga Boatman. They list the different instruments they hear in the Glenn Miller recording of the song. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine songs from composer Stephen Foster. They answer discussion questions after listening to the lyrics. They view video clips of minstrel shows as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students study folk songs and their reflection on history and culture. They practice a variety of American folk songs and work in groups using Kidspiration to chart the chords they choose to view the structure of Chords. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students critique various music performances from the United States, other cultures and historical periods that are based on folk songs. They conduct informal, formal and self-critiques of music performances. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students demonstrate the musical and historical context of a given folk song by notating the melody, creating an accompaniment, and displaying it on the web for assessment. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine how aspects of Native American and American folk music are alike and different. They contrast both forms of music and engage in many activities to identify or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students listen to the poem, "De Cunjah Man" and discover how and why this language came into existence. They are introduced to the idea that songs are a way of expressing human feelings and name a song that makes them feel happy or sad. Full Review »
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