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Pastimes: Music and Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Play the lively music of flamenco and tango for your emerging Spanish speakers, and introduce them to popular dances from Spanish-speaking countries around the world. Discuss various types of music and dance, showing either pictures or...
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Flamenco And Its Origins

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils discuss the role Islamic culture had on the development of Flamenco music in this General Music lesson for the middle-level classroom. Resource links are provided. The lesson emphasizes the creation of group posters.
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Europe: Indigenous Musical Genius

For Teachers 8th
Students are introduced to several forms of indigenous European music. Students become familiar with instruments, musical and forms and styles from Spain, Sardinia, Austria and Switzerland. Students recreate selected rhythms and styles.
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Flamenco First Contact: Cante: The Voice of Emotion

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the voice of Flamenco containing a brief history and many wonderful audio recordings to enjoy.
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Flamenco world.com: Flemenco, 200 Years Young

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction of the world of Flamenco from its origins in the 15th century. A good summary of the history of this art form.
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Flamenco world.com: Life and Legend of Carmen Amaya

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flamenco World.com provides an excerpt from Paco Sevilla's book "Carman Amaya, Queen of the Gypsies," introduces Sabicas who discovered Carman Amaya.
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Flamenco world.com: Flamenco Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flamenco World.com provides a history of the Flamenco dance containing biographical information of many of Flamenco's greatest performers.
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Flemenco World: The First Solo Recordings, Paco and Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excerpt from Paco Sevilla's book "Paco de Lucia: A New Tradition for the Flamenco Guitar" which tell of Paco de Lucia's first solo recordings.
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Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco

For Students 9th - 10th
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...
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Flamenco From Andalusia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief introduction to the flamenco, a dance from southern Spain. Includes terms and history of the dance.
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Central Home: centralhome.com: History of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for information on a variety of dance forms. It gives background information on the origination of the dances and how to perform the dances.
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All About Spain: What Is Flamenco?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Flamenco music broken down and easy to read. This site is available in other languages by going to the home page and selecting your language choice of Spanish or German.
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Flamenco Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy to read glossary of all the terms and phrases concerning Flamenco.
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Learn About the Musical Style of La Solea

For Students 9th - 10th
Solea, a musical style that is a fundamental element of flamenco, is discussed at this site. Included are styles stemming from solea, singers and example charts of solea rhythms.
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What Is Flamenco?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Flamenco dance and music.
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Guitar Nine Records: Paco De Lucia

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Paco de Lucia, the famous Spanish guitar player. Includes information about his most recent album.
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El Mundo Flamenco: "La Leyenda Del Tiempo"

For Students 9th - 10th
A commentary on Camaron's album "La Leyenda del tiempo" chronicles 20 aspects of the recording that has reshaped modern Flamenco music.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Spain

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Map of Spain.