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Pbs Learning Media: Understanding Vibration and Pitch
This video segment presents a variety of sounds -- from animals to machines to musical instruments -- while introducing the basic concepts of vibration, volume, and pitch. [2:36]
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Pbs Learning Media: Performing "The Walrus Hunt"
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, shows Alaskan students preparing a music and dance presentation that draws on the Native American tradition of the Walrus Hunt.
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester
In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane is walking alone on the moors. The mood is tranquil, yet there is a hint of foreboding. Suddenly, Jane's quiet contemplation of nature is crosscut with the image and sound...
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Pbs Learning Media: Wuthering Heights 1: On the Moors
This scene in the 2009 Masterpiece version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights skillfully sets up not only the plot and characters (the rugged Heathcliff and the innocent Catherine Linton), but a distinct time and place: the Yorkshire...
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Pbs Learning Media: Great Expectations 1: Setting the Scene
This video excerpt is the opening scene from the 2012 Masterpiece adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. A man mysteriously emerges from a marsh to ominous music. A young boy, Pip, is shown briefly in a church graveyard,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Quincy's Letter Q Song
A musical tale about the letter "Q" and a boy named Quincy on a quest to find a rare bird who lived in a nest. This resource focuses on vocabulary that starts with the letter "Q." [1:25]
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Pbs Learning Media: Tour Through New York State
This video is a cool and hip way to tour across New York State. The teacher takes students on a virtual tour of NYS while using music and movement. [8:54]
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Pbs Learning Media: "The Tell Tale Heart": Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Explore Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," in this video [3:05] from the American Masters film Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive. Discussion questions, teaching tips, and a student handout ask students to analyze...
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Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Action
Nine-year-old Dylan introduces us to his family and home and demonstrates some of his many talents, such as dancing and beat boxing. He also takes us on a visit to see his nurse where they talk about his asthma care and management before...
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Pbs Learning Media: Independent Lens: What's Your Calling? Film Module: Rob Pene's Story
Rob Pene was born in American Samoa and came to the United States on a baseball scholarship. Unsuccessful in his major-league tryouts, he pursues his passion through an urban ministry. He also writes and performs Christian rap. The...
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Pbs Learning Media: My Cute Little Heart Beat
Grover is using a stethoscope to listen to his heartbeat. His heart is beating slowly because Grover is calm. When he listens to a chicken's heartbeat after she's been running, he hears it beating very quickly. Moving around, or...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Song: Goodbye Pacifier With Elmo
Gordon helps Elmo say goodbye to his binky with this musical number. Elmo looks forward to all of the grown up things he can do now that he's getting older, like having sleepovers! This resource teaches the importance of letting go and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: The Bathroom Boogie
Daniel discovers that there's a bathroom in the music shop. Remind kids to use the bathroom when they need to go, even if they are not at home. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:46]
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Pbs: Kentucky/appalachian Culture: Shady Grove/bandyrowe
In this video folksinger Jean Ritchie performs the Appalachian tune "Shady Grove," a traditional song she learned from her family and "Bandyrowe," a song for which she made up verses to help get her two sons to sleep when they were very...
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Pbs: Early America: Derby Ram
Listen to a performance of the English-American song "Derby Ram", a purported favorite of George Washington, for a group of students who sing, stomp, and clap along.
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Disney Educational Productions: Schoolhouse Rock: Money: Tax Man Max Music Video
The classic Schoolhouse Rock song "Tax Man Max." The lyrics talk about what taxes pay for and how to save on taxes. [3:23]
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Harry Kindergarten Music: The Rules of the Classroom
A song for kids about six rules of the classroom. [2:18]
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Ralph's World: Down in the Glen in Asl Signs
An animated video, told in ASL signs, of "Down in the Glen" a wonderful sing-along/sign-along song by Parenting Magazine award winner Ralph Covert.
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Sing About Science and Math
Searchable database of science and math songs available on the Internet.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Talking of Singing
In this interview, Joseph Mussulman discusses "Medicine Songs" on the Lewis & Clark trail. Both video and transcript are provided.
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Youtube: Mahalia Jackson: How I Got Over (Live)
Listen to New Orleans-born gospel singer Mahalia Jackson performing at Carnegie Hall.
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Joy2 Learn Foundation: At the Piano
Learn about the piano by watching many videos of piano player Alan Gampel. He provides insights and performances of several piano pieces. There are several interactive quizzes along the way to enhance your learning.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pitch: Super Sounding Drums
This video segment, adapted from ZOOM, explores sounds made by homemade drums of different sizes, shapes, and materials. [3:41]
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Pbs Learning Media: Michael Buble: Believe in Yourself
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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