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\nWelcome To Ella Fitzgerald: the Singer Not the Song\n

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\nStudents study the life and musical works of Ella Fitzgerald. They investigate how technology influences art using this series of web and video based lessons. They create their own melodies.\n
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\nUp Close: Ella Fitzgerald\n

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\nA reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...\n
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\n\"Ella\n\n
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\nElla Fitzgerald Biography Mini-Unit\n

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\nBefore there was Beyonce, before there was Madonna, before there was Cher, there was Ella. Introduce Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Jazz, with a reading comprehension exercise that presents a brief biography of her life and then asks...\n
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\nSmithsonian Jazz Class: Ella Fitzgerald\n

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\nStudents play \"Ella's Match Game\" to learn an overview of Fitzgerald's life and career. In this Ella Fitzgerald instructional activity, students listen to excerpts of Fitzgerald's music and respond by creating writing prompts.\n
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\nElla Fitzgerald\n

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\nPupils examine the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald. They participate in a matching game, explore an Internet website, and write in response to Ella Fitzgerald's music.\n
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\nElla Fitzgerald: Something to Live For\n

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\nStudents examine the basic characteristics of jazz, and its relationship to African-American culture and history. They listen to examples of jazz, conduct research, and create a 20th century timeline of music and historical events.\n
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\nLady Sings the Blues\n

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\nLearners explore women and music in the 20th century. In this music lesson plan, students study the relationship between literature and music through The Color Purple and music by Ethel Waters, MA Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday,...\n
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\nCelebrating Black History Month\n

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\nAfter examining the accomplishments of George Crum, Ella Fitzgerald, James Baldwin, and Ernie Davis, class members conduct research, compare their lives and accomplishments, and then select from a menu of projects to share their...\n
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\nOur Children Can Soar\n

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\nAmazing efforts of African American leaders are celebrated in a lesson on civil participation. The engaging resource focuses on primary and secondary sources to analyze the impact of African American leaders such as Ella Fitzgerald....\n
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\nLet Freedom Swing\n

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\nThree lessons in the Let Freedom Swing concert tour resource guide packed with information, materials, and activities that provide the context for any study of American history.\n
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\nA-Tisket, A-Tasket\n

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\nStudents sing sections of Ella Fitzgerald's famous song \"A Tisket, A Tasket,\" arranged by David Elliot, in this high school music lesson for women's chorus. Emphasis is placed on proper singing techniques and the use of correct \"scat\"...\n
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\nTime in Jazz\n

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\nStudents examine time and meter in the jazz idiom. They analyze Take the A Train and Take Five. They research websites featuring Ella Fitzgerald and her music.\n
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\nVH1 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll Lesson 3\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\n\"Jazz\n\n
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\nJazz Lessons That Tell The Story\n

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\nJazz lessons can provide a look into history, and a way to talk about present day jazz musicians.\n
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\nVH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.\n

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\nStudents sing songs by Harry Connick Jr. and then learn different musical terms.\n
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\nVH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.\n

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\nStudents are divided into groups of employees of a jazz radio station and a classical radio station. They role play their own broadcasts.\n
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\nDraw Me the Music\n

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\nStudents explore and investigate the foundation and history of jazz music. They listen to various pieces of music while creating drawings, develop a timeline of jazz history, and read and discuss biographies of famous jazz musicians.\n
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\nThere Ya Go, Bobby McFerrin, Creativity ans Jazz\n

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\nMiddle schoolers examine the percussion sounds used to create percussive sounds and identify the instruments that Bobby McFerrin imitates in his scat vocals. A scat version of the musical piece \"So What\" is improvised in this lesson.\n
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\nTradition through storytelling and music\n

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\nStudents discover how storytelling can shape a person's tradition.Students examine different methods of storytelling such as music, biographies, and African folktales. They then demonstrate their knowledge of storytelling by writing...\n
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\nDuke Ellington\n

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\nStudents discover a variety of Duke Ellington compositions and the elements that make his sound unique. In this jazz lesson plan, students participate in a Duke Ellington Matching Game and an activity based on his music.\n
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\nLouis Armstrong\n

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\nStudents discover the music of Louis Armstrong. In this jazz lesson, students are introduced to Armstrong's trumpet and vocal art in a matching game, then listen to a sampling of his music and respond in writing.\n
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\nJane Goodall\n

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\nStudents read about Jane Goodall and complete discussion questions after they read about her. In this Jane Goodall lesson plan, students discuss questions as a group or write answers individually.\n
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\nThurgood Marshall\n

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\nStudents read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. In this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.\n
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\nVH1 Fan Club Dave Matthews Band\n

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\nPupils study how the music of Dave Matthews Band is based on jazz, blues, bluegrass, rock and roll, and rap.\n
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