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Pentatonix

Evolution of Music - Pentatonix

For Students 4th - 12th
Explore music through the decades with an engaging video brought to you by the 5-part harmony acapella group, Pentatonix. Genuine musical talents sing through a variety of popular music from the 11th century to the 2010's. Artists...
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Crash Course

Broadway Book Musicals: Crash Course Theater #50

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Viewers of a short video learn about the development of the Broadway Book Musical in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholars explore the Golden Age of Broadway, which produced classics like Annie Get Your Gun and...
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Instructional Video4:19
TED-Ed

Why Should You Listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?

For Students 7th - 12th
While many of your class members may find the opening strands of "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi familiar, few may know of the rich history of this program music. Viewers not only listen to portions of the music from each season,...
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Instructional Video14:50
Joy 2 Learn

Jazz Musicians

For Students 6th - 12th
Ten informative videos make up a series hosted by Wynton Marsalis designed to share the musical triumphs of jazz musicians Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and more! 
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ABCMouse

If You're Happy and You Know It

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
Enjoy a jolly rendition of If You're Happy and You Know It! A captivating music video enthusiastically instructs young scholars to clap their hands, stomp their feet, nod their head, and shout hooray. 
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Little Baby Bum

One Potato Two Potato: Numbers Song

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Practice counting forward and backward—one through 10—with a music video singing the classic tune, One Potato Two Potato. 
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ABCmouse

Old MacDonald

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
Take a trip down to the farm with a music video featuring the classic children's song, Old MacDonald. Watch as captivating farm animals pop onto the screen, accompanying a kid-friendly farmer, and western-style letter E, I, O. 
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Instructional Video8:40
Joy 2 Learn

Nuts and Bolts of Jazz

For Students 6th - 12th
A collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections.  
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Curated OER

How To Play Violin/Fiddle - Amazing Grace & Vibrato

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Play the classic and heartfelt "Amazing Grace" with your learners. Listen to the presenter play the song, and then watch as he teaches the beginning notes. His step-by-step instruction is methodical, and following along is easy. This is...
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Crash Course

China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera: Crash Course Theater #25

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Combine music, acrobatics, dance, and mime, and you have Beijing opera. An informational video walks viewers through a timeline of Chinese theater, including the introduction of the opera. Comparisons to other forms of drama throughout...
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Little Baby Bum

Ten In The Bed

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Watch and sing along to the classic, Ten In The Bed, with a music video featuring 10 friendly characters. 
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Little Baby Bum

Alphabet Song: A to Z for Children

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Add visual representation to the classic alphabet song with a music video that offers kid-friendly graphics and a calming singing voice. 
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Little Baby Bum

This Old Man He Played One

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Rock out with a band of captivating characters singing the classic nursery rhyme, This Old Man He Played One with a concert-style music video designed to reinforce rhyming and counting to 10.  
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Instructional Video2:45
Little Baby Bum

Three Blind Mice

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Enjoy a new take on the classic nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice, with a music video featuring a group of mice and their adventures in space. 
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Instructional Video9:19
Crash Course

Screenplays

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
The biggest blockbuster of the year, the funniest romantic comedy, and the most emotional independent film all started in the same way: on the page. Young filmmakers learn about the role of the screenplay, as well as important parts of...