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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students are introduced to several elements in drawing including contrast, perspective, shape, space and color. They complete various art projects and use these elements to produce rhythm, movement and emphasis in their drawings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 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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- Kindergarten
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Students use music and rhythms to help them with their vocabulary. They use poetry and music to help them in their reading skills. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the three main forms of music elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm. They listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 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 »

