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Music Terms 2
In this music worksheet, students look for the terms that are found in music and the answers are found by clicking the links at the bottom of the page.
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Musical Terms 1
In this music instructional activity, students identify and locate musical vocabulary terms in preparation for a semester exam. There are 54 words located in the puzzle.
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Rock 'n Roll
In this music worksheet, students find the words that are used to name bands and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Classical Period
In this music worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms that are describing the classical period of music. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Composers and Musical Terms
In this music activity, learners look for the words found in the word search that name composers and parts of music. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Remembering Buddy Holly
In this music instructional activity, students locate 42 hidden words relating to Buddy Holly. Words are hidden in a traditional word search format.
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Musical Plates
Pupils receive current data on the movement of plates on the earth's crust. These plates shift and the magnitude of their shift over time can be tracked. They track this velocity vector on a global map and determine the speed of the...
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Jazz in America
Eleventh graders explore Jazz in America. They examine greats in Jazz, such as Duke Ellington. They are also to discuss the cultural implications of the music itself.
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Jazz in America
Students learn the basic elements of music and gain an understanding of the elements found in Jazz.
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Jazz in America
Students explore the Swing Era and its implications. They answer questions and listen to music from the era.
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Jazz in America
Students explore the Jazz of today and its future. They answer questions and listen to music.
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Hip-Hop: A Journalist's View
Students watch a CNN television news special about hip-hop and write a review. Using the internet, they investigate the pros and cons of the music while interviewing students on their opinions. They examine the growth of this type of...
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Monster: Guided Imagery
How would you feel if you were on trial for murder—and you were only 16 years old? Put yourself in Steve Harmon's shoes before reading Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Kids listen to music that fits the theme of the book before listening to...
Concordia College Archives
Our School Song
Show your school spirit! Class members use instruments or sing along and employ what they have learned in the two previous lessons to perform their school's songs.
Museum of the Moving Image
Developing Critical Analysis
To gain an understanding of how images and sounds are used to influence viewers, class members analyze these features in Presidential campaign commercials from 1952-2012.
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Taming the American West
Have you ever seen a movie about the romance of the American West with its buffalo, horses, cowboys, and endless frontier? The 13th installment of a 22-part series on American history presents the myths associated with the American West....
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Music Wordsearch
In this music worksheet, students find 20 words related to music. The word search includes the names of 14 instruments and 6 composers.
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Music During the Civil War
For this word puzzle, students identify seventeen words related to music during the Civil War in a word puzzle. Examples include: Lincoln, rebels, and ballad.
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The Great Depression: A Study Guide Through Song
Students take a closer look at the political and social outlook during the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze selected songs from the time period. Students use the provided lyric sheets and song analysis...
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Mutability Questions
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students read the poem "Mutability," by William Wordsworth and then respond to 6 discussion questions. The questions require students to consider the role of religion and the impact of sudden change as...
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Dazzling Digital Poem Project
Eighth graders create a digital poem using PowerPoint, Audacity.com, and www.freeplaymusic.com. In this digital poem lesson, 8th graders write and edit original poems. Students utilize figurative language and imagery in poems and review...
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Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, The Minstrels
Learners explore "Stairway to Heaven". In this music history lesson, students examine the music and lyrics of the Led Zeppelin song. Learners compare the song to Renaissance madrigal music.
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Wanted, a Substitute
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, learners analyze an American Civil War song. Students respond to 5 short answer questions about the song and its lyrics.
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Know Thyself: Reflections of the Adolescent Identity Crisis in Rock and Roll
Twelfth graders define themselves through music. In this psychology lesson, 12th graders identify James Marcia's 4 states of identity and identify songs that reflect each of the states.