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PBS

Pbs: Early America: Foo Boo Woo Boo John

For Students K - 1st
Watch a demonstration of how to play the jaw harp as an expert musician performs "Foo Boo Woo Boo John," a traditional folk song that came to America from England.
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PBS

Pbs: Early America: Cluck Old Hen/i Had a Rooster

For Students K - 1st
Listen to two folk songs about animals in traditional Southern style both featuring the banjo, a traditional gourd banjo on "Cluck Old Hen" and today's steel-string banjo on "I Had a Rooster." Discussion about the gourd banjo's origins...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fernand Leger, "Contrast of Forms"

For Students 9th - 10th
1913 was a banner year for Leger. It was the year in which he figured out how to become a Leger instead of a follower of Picasso or Braque. He did a large series of paintings entitled "Contrast of Form". Each of these examined the ways...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Lithography

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [2:09] find out how artists use the resistance of grease and water to create lithographs. It was originally used to make sheet music. Did you know that MoMA offers studio courses online? To learn more, check out the list of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hinduism and the Practice of Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
Religion pervades many aspects of Hindu life, and religious observance is not limited to one location, time of day, or use of a particular text. It assumes many forms: in the home, at the temple, on a pilgrimage, through yogic practices,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jazz: A Metaphor for America

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [6:05] from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss the author's ideas about jazz music. Ellison recognized jazz as an art form that represented the complexity of America's...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Michael Buble: Believe in Yourself

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Michael Buble croons about confidence and task persistence with Elmo and Abby Cadabby. You should always believe in yourself! [2:01]
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University of California

University of California Television

For Students 9th - 10th
Live streaming video and archives of UCTV's programs, which explore topics in science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, education, and gardening and agriculture.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dramatization

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this video, students perform dramatizations of the life cycles of a butterfly and then a frog to music and sound effects by classmates. [2:52]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Career Connections: Sound Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Many sound engineers creatively use technology to produce audio for music, radio, film, and television. To prepare for this career path, studying media arts and science would be beneficial. [5:38]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: From the Top at Carnegie Hall: Gypsy Airs: Anna Ji Eun Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Top at Carnegie Hall video featuring a performance by 12-year-old Anna JiEun Lee on the violin. [4:41]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Excellence: Kimani Griffin

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment featuring a guitare performance by 17-year-old Kimani Griffin, who is also a talented speed skater. [3:24]
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A&E Television

History.com: Woodstock Almost Never Happened

For Students 9th - 10th
Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge crowds and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened. Watch this video [1:01] to see why.
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Crash Course

Crash Course Film History #14: World Cinema Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This video focuses on World Cinema from Asia including Japanese films from anime to horror and period dramas to Kaiju films are still popular around the globe. It explains films from mainland China's epics and Hong Cong's martial arts...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [2:22] Met curator Eric Kjellgren on communication in Slit Gong [Atingting kon] by the Tin Mweleun peoples of Ambrym Island in Vanuatu, mid to late 1960s. The towering slit gongs of northern Vanuatu are among the largest...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Creative Corner: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The Creative Corner is a weekly TV show for elementary through high school students and adults. Each video episode explores new topics through the lens of the visual and performing arts, with step-by-step instructions for at-home...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Museum Mile 2015

For Students 1st - 9th
This video [1:44] celebrates art and museums at the 2015 Museum Mile event!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Oeben, Mechanical Table

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [2:34] Met curator Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide on identity in Jean Francois Oeben's Mechanical table, c. 1761-63. Long recognized as one of Jean Francois Oeben's masterpieces, this table (ca. 1761-63) was made for his most...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "n.y. State of Mind" by Nas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Multi-platinum hip hop artist Nas has a global reputation as one of the greatest emcees and lyricists in his contemporary art form, but what about within the history and canon, of American poetry? Learn alongside host Elisa New as Nas,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [6:12] depicts the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes set to music, south flank, marble, c. 440 B.C.E., Classical Period (British Museum, London).
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Caravaggio, Paintings in the Contarelli Chapel (Manortiz)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a video [8:51] of the Caravaggio paintings in The Contarelli Chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome set to music. It includes three paintings by Caravaggio on the subject of St. Matthew - The Calling of St. Matthew, The...
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Other

John Cage: An Autobiographical Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed autobiographical statement from the composer John Cage describing the influences of his life and art.
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Other

Harvest ***Singing History Teachers:

For Students K - 1st
Educational music parodies by teachers and students. Covers history, economics, current events, science, art, music, grammar, literature, math, numbers, geometry etc.
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Tricia Fugelstad

Fugle Flicks: White Spot Inspector

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This teacher-created music video is a reminder to all artists to check over your work looking for areas that need more help.

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