As part of Black History Month, class members investigate in depth the life and work of an African American musician.

Students identify the genre of music called Hip Hop, analyze its elements, and formulate a definition of the Hip Hop culture.

Learners examine the origin and elements of Hip Hop music and the associated culture. They visit websites and listen to examples of the music.

Students explore the urban socioeconomic and political problems in the US that caused hip hop to emerge in the 70's and 80's. Hip Hop culture is explored and related to the genre of art form.

Students examine the uses and beliefs associated with the Chinese art of Feng Shui. The class reads about the traditional uses of Feng Shui. Individually, each student creates a room makeover using Feng Shui principles.

This site from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia provides an encyclopedia article about modes in music discusses how their names were derived, lists the major and minor modes, lists characteristics of each mode and examples of songs that you...

A nice, factual encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia on the timpani. Discusses its origins, how it is played, how it is tuned, and its significance in an orchestra. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information.

An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Forbidden City gives a history of the structure and gives some interesting facts about its design.

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details how the term "arts and crafts" came into existence and lists a wealth of links to other encyclopedia articles on different types of arts and crafts. Links are provided for additional...

Free-content encyclopedia entry for Nicholas Hillard from Wikipedia.

An in-depth look at minstrel shows is found in this encyclopedia article from Wikipedia. The site discusses the origins and rise in popularity during the Civil War, how the shows were structured in three different parts, typical stock...

This encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia about tragedies discusses its Greek origins; the typical characteristics of a tragedy; and lists some examples of ancient Greek, Roman, English, and modern-day writers of tragedies.

Wikipedia provides a brief overview of the classicist form of drama is provided in this encyclopedia article. The Three Unities of time, place, and action are also discussed along with a listing of classicist playwrights.

A brief encyclopedia article from Wikipedia describing the Fauvism art movement and listing the artists associated with the movement.

Encyclopedia entry about The Group Theatre that discusses its early productions and eventual demise. Also includes links to information about many of the influential people to come out of The Group Theatre, including Lee Strasberg,...

Short encyclopedia article about the highly influential "The Actors Studio" group. Also includes a list of famous members and links to related information.

Brief encyclopedia article about the famous acting teacher Stella Adler. Also includes links to related information embedded in the text.

Encyclopedia article about the Meisner Technique of acting. Along with a brief history, there is a good explanation of the key characteristics, which include living in the moment and spontaneity.

This encyclopedia entry for Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) describes the life and works of this composer, the 11th son of Johann Sebastian Bach.