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- 1st - 2nd
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Students explore the concept of slavery and the development of the blues in music, art, and literature. This is a highly creative multidisciplinary unit for younger students to gain an understanding of African-American history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the history of major American music genres. Then, through mock radio shows, students examine the distinguishing features of each genre and how each has changed throughout the years. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine female artists who perform in the genres of rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop/rap. They compose lyrics and melody in one of these genres. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify some of Aretha Franklin's vocal qualities and techniques. They have a discussion of styles of music they heard on the video, including gospel, jazz, pop, rhythm and blues, and opera. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop an appreciation for modern black music from a historical, political and lyrical perspective. They examine the political and the historical surge of the civil rights movement of the 1960's and how this surge directly or indirectly affected black musicians, who in turn affected the black population of America during this period. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students gain an appreciation for various types of music. Using the music of the past, they compare it with the music of today. In groups, they research periods in which blues and jazz were most popular and write their own piece of music to perform for the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete an Individual Artist Information Sheet on famous 1950's Rock and Roll musician. They read one of the chapeters on "Elvis Pressley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rockabilly, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, or Buddly Holly" from The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, and make a list of 15 facts that they found out from the chapter. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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