Students create a recipe for a certain aspect of a culture. They create a culture that has never existed before. They analyze either dance, history, geography, history or the future of space exploration. They compare and contrast...

Students examine the reasons and controversy regarding Sam Cooke's transition from gospel to pop.

Students are provided with a set of parameters, including theme, time signature, number of measures, and form. Working within these parameters, the class , step by step, goes through the process of creating, notating, and recording a...

Students explore the life and accomplishments of George Gershwin. They listen to Latin rhythms and practice the rhythmic parts. Students identify Latin instruments George Gershwin added to the orchestra. After practice, they perform a...

Students reflect on how being the child of a celebrity can effect one's life and career. They analyze the lyrics of Lisa Marie's song "Dirty Laundry" to determine the main theme and emotions expressed by the artist.

Learners analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.

Students are introduced to the active teacher, composer and pianist Maurice Ravel and his masterpiece "Laideronette, Empress of the Pagoda", from Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel. They utilize aural skills to notate the rhythm of the...

Learners create over twelve hundred miles of themed murals for an art project. They discuss what they want their theme to be and practice drawing the pictures before painting the mural.

A complete online course on the topic of harmony in music. Resource offers projects and examples, assignments, and exams with solutions.

A complete, undergraduate level online class on harmony in music. Resource includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.

This 12-video series examines elements of music such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture, and how they are used in a wide variety of music genres in cultures around the world.

A wonderful site with detailed descriptions of most of the aspects of a fugue, including some examples. The article gets very technical so a background in music theory would be helpful before exploring this site.

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...

This online lesson will help middle schoolers understand how composers write music by engaging in a project which culminates in their own compositions.

This resource presents a fun and interactive way to learn all about the elements of music. It offers links to information, definitions, assessments, and examples of melody, harmony and tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm,...

An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Music of the Spheres plays a song using the correct beats and patterns, which helps to restore balance and harmony at Mount Olympus.

This page is very helpful in analyzing and understanding fugues. Great site for music theory students and teachers.

The official website for the organization of women who sing "barbershop" music. Site contains a good component devoted to the development of young girls.

A general website from Primarily A Cappella focusing on the world of a cappella singing. Find a recording. Look for an arrangement. Discover instructional materials such as books and videos. Find out what is happening in this fast...

The Temptations typified what Motown was all about in the 1960s. Read the history behind this Grammy winning group that at one time ruled the Top Forty and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

One of the greatest vocal bands of the 1960s, the Beach Boys are best known for their harmonies and unique California sound. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

Detailed article about polyphonic music and its components in the 13th century.

This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Berry Gordy, Jr., an American businessman, founder of the Motown Record Corporation (1959), which became the most successful black-owned music company in the...