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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars are divided into groups of employees of a jazz radio station and a classical radio station. They role play their own broadcasts.
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Influences on Musical Styles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss music of other eras students discuss the influence of elements such as politics, social events, etc. on music of the time. They examine the cause and effect of musical diversity after watching a video segment: "Behind...
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Lesson Plan for Danse by Claude Debussy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the life and music of Claude Debussy. They listen to and compare the orchestration and compositional technique of the Debussy composition, 'Danse.' They compare a piano arrangement to an orchestrated version.
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Classical Music

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the history of music written during the classical era. They compare the melodic contours of specific thematic music, identifying the trills, slurs and articulations. As a class, students discus the characteristics of...
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Music Strikes a Soothing Chord

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore music therapy. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Music Strikes a Soothing Cord", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on the...
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Comparison/Contrast Composer Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers choose two composers to research and complete a compare and contrast study of them. In this composer research instructional activity, students select two composers to research. Middle schoolers use Internet sources, the...
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Music Appreciation:

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students list the four main families of musical instruments, name one instrument from each musical family, name three ways music is used in everyday life.
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Groovy Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compose their own eight measure melody in a D scale. Using a software program, they enter the half, quarter and eighth notes in the order they prefer. To end the lesson, they play their music for the class and critique their...
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Teaching Serialism with Technology

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compose serialistic tone-row melodies using music notation software. This lesson includes an email address to receive all materials and worksheets involved in the week-long study.

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