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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify musical sites that are worthy of being included as units of the National Parks System. They anthologize American music from primitive times to today. Full Review »
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Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also investigate the historical events during the time the genre evolved. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the origins of ragtime music in American and analyze its musical form. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the distinguishing characteristics of rock, folk, blues, and country music. They identify two main musical roots of today's American popular music. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students listen to, analyze, and describe music. They explain musics relationship to history and culture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the beginnings of jazz in New Orleans. They relate the music to the history and culture of the region. They also perform the music for their classmates. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students discuss how a song can represent a culture or part of a culture and the role of the musician. They will discuss and prepare projects that compare and contrast the music to be performed for an audience. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the development of ragtime music and its relation to jazz. They participate in an online Interactive timeline and read about the history of ragtime music, listen to examples of music, and in small groups create short syncopated rhythm examples of music in various meters. 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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