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Curated OER

National Anthems of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare and contrast music and lyrics of national anthems from around the world. They listen to their national anthem and other countries' anthems and compare the music. Working in groups, they write an anthem for their class or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literature-Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review themes they have seen so far in their study of poetry. They compare four poems and one set of song lyrics as they search for meaning in each. They compare and contrast all five and then give a presentation of their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Rights Violations In America, A Historical Review

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars analyze an event where a person or groups of people were singled out because of their race, religion, nationality or sexuality. They interpret the song "Scarecrow" by Melissa Etheridge and apply the lyrics to the events...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sing Me a Story!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore lyrics, phrases, and the beats in each phrase. They select a nursery rhyme, set it to a simple tune they already know, and match the tune with the same number of beats per phrase with a poem with the identical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Soul Legend Wilson Pickett

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze the lyrics to the soul music of Wilson Pickett as a step towards the exploration of the life and talents of the man. The language and expressions utilized in a descriptive article about the composer form the basis of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Defining Voice of the Punk Years

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze the music of The Clash and have extensive and intensive practice in reading and listening skills.
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Website
Other

Diction for Singers

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete vocal diction resource site. Commentary that is to the point. Supplemental visuals and lots of related resources and links.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Sing Your Way to Creating a Strong Password

For Students 2nd - 5th
Article provides a strategy for using song lyrics to create strong passwords.
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Activity
Curated OER

National Park Service: Dayton Aviation Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a lot of information on the commemorative park dedicated to the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Here you can read about this great author and find links taking you to the Dunbar House State Memorial, etc.
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Primary
Contemplator

Buffalo Gals

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has interesting background information about the song, "Buffalo Gals," as well as song lyrics and a Midi file of the tune.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Off the Charts Web Karaoke

For Students 9th - 10th
This online karaoke machine, developed for "Off the Charts," an episode about songwriters that aired on the award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens," lets you try out your songwriting talents. First you write the lyrics for a song set...
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Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary From "Hamilton" Lyrics, Act 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 50 words from Act I lyrics from the Broadway production of Hamilton, a Grammy Award-winning and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Continental Harmony

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS presents several activities and lesson plans that cover the concepts of identifying different forms of music, learning about musical imagery, writing in response to music, and creating lyrics. The Sound Lounge has many interactive...
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Gwine to Run All Night

For Students 9th - 10th
Lyrics to the song "Gwine to Run All Night," also known as "Camptown Races." Includes general information on the song and notes on specific parts of the lyrics.
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides lyrics and general information for the song "My Old Kentucky Home," written by Stephen Foster. Includes in-text notes about specific parts of the lyrics.
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Stephen C. Foster Oh! Susanna

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides the lyrics to the song "Oh! Susanna" written by Stephen Foster. Also includes general information about the song.
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Stephen C. Foster

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides selected poems (song lyrics) of Stephen Foster, along with a brief summary of his life and career.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Laurence Dunbar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Web English Teacher site compiled links to learn more about Paul Laurence Dunbar's work. Explore this informative resource to learn more about his poetry and life.
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Unit Plan
Luminarium

Luminarium: Middle English Lyrics: Texts

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with links to various Middle English works and their lyrics. Several images and related links.
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Website
Other

Writingsongs

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about composing music and songwriting. Of interest is the Tips & Information section where there are several articles of advice about songwriting.
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Article
Other

Furman University: How to Memorize Vocal Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of practical pointers as to how a singer can effectively memorize music. Written by a university vocal performing artist.
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Article
Other

How Anyone Can Write Better Lyrics

For Students 9th - 10th
If you like to write lyrics or poems then you will want to look at this site. It gives good advice on how to improve your writing and suggests other resources you may want to invest in.
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Article
Other

Verse Development

For Students 9th - 10th
You have written some lyrics to a song, but are they any any good? Do they capture the listener? This column offers great advice about how to develop your verses to keep them interesting. Through analysis of other lyrics the author will...
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Primary
Other

Irene Jackson's Songwriting Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous postings from this Canadian song writer. Maybe they will inspire you to write an award winning song.