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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine "serious" choral music written for student choirs and the composers who write it. They reflect upon the notion of "serious" music, and examine the trend of concert composers writing pieces for student chorus Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students compose a warm-up for choral groups. They write at least 16 measures of a melody to be used for warm-up using pitch names and staff paper with correct rhythms and note position. They share and conduct their warm-ups with others. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students practice choral music warmups for improving singing posture, breath control, vowel placement, and rhythmic reading skills. Basic sight-reading skills are reviewed and reinforced to enhance independent musicianship. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students dramatize a town meeting based on the one in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. They emphasize the need to show respect for the rights of all people and express their understanding of discrimination after completing the activity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students practice hymn singing and participate as singers in the choir and as accompanists in the bell choir. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore their own talents and create interview questions for a peer involved in a particular extracurricular activity. They write newspaper articles based on the interviews. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students explore a cappella singing techniques in a small group setting using their knowledge of Barbershop Quartets as a basis. The lesson can be expanded depending on needs/desires of the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to music and discuss blends and chords. They sight read songs and practice scales. Students practice diction and explore the differences in forte and piano. Technology, such as CDs, may be used to play the music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students sing "If Love Should Count You Worthy" by James Mulholland for SATB choir, horn, and piano and a version of "The Drinkin' Gourd" in this High School choir lesson. State and National standards for Music are emphasized. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students identify and interpret the styles and elements of music in three major folk regions of Louisiana within specific traditional music genres. Then they hear the diversity of music in the state and identify the major genres of traditional music by how they sound and where they most ofter occur. Students also identify the context within which to consider their own musical landscapes that they look for and listen to different versions of songs. Full Review »

