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- 7th
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Students create lyrics for an environmental blues. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students improvise a Blues melody choosing from these notes, G, Bb, B, D, or E, using xylophones and/or block flutes. They work in groups of three to improvise their own verse and share with the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the characteristics of country and blues music. They see how country music rose to a nationally known music style. They write a two-paragraph essay on what they think country music be like in the next 100 years. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine how American Jews affect music and entertainment. They identify problems between immigrants and their children. They relate the Jewish American issue to those of African Americans. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research how musical instruments have changed over time. They discover how math is used in music. They describe musical instruments from photographs as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the relationship between technological and social change. They discuss how blues became so popular because of the radio. They discuss how music can be used as a tool for cultural understanding. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students sample several types of music from the Hawaiian Islands. They listen to mele chants, religious himeni music, slack-key guitar playing and falsetto singing. Students are introduced to the influence of immigrants on Hawaiian music and discuss the historical context for each. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, after viewing the video "Tell About the South," analyze the section on Blue Poets. They brainstorm and discuss the roots of the Blues and their emergence from the south. In addition, they compare/contrast the Blues to its descendant Hip Hop. At the end of the lesson they create a Blues song, poem or rap. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students sing "Three Little Pigs", the "Pony Song", and "The Animal Blues" in this elementary school music lesson. National and State Standards are addressed. Assessment rubric is included for grading and student evaluation. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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The resource presented here is a resource that could be used in other lessons found on this website. The use of music to stimulate student interest is used. Specifically, this cd is used to study the Mississippi area. Full Review »
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