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Canal Kids: Arte (Explore Art?for Kids?in Portuguese)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
History of the development of cinema, painting, theater, music, and dance--for kids. Visitors can explore how music is mixed, listen to radio, and watch the making of animated cartoons, among many other activities.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Listening Library

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this resource listen to a selection of audio clips that feature the works of a full range of composers and a full orchestra of instruments. Scroll down an alphabetical list to find the composer or instrument you want, then choose the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Smithsonian Jazz: Duke Ellington

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides audio clips, photos, and biographical information of this legendary composer and performer. A match game teaches and tests your knowledge of Ellington.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an encyclopedia article which defines the period of Romanticism from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. It describes the characteristics of Romanticism in general and in literature, visual arts, and music.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Diversity in Latino Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the rich diversity within Latino culture using WGBY's bilingual program Presencia. The activity explores the variety within Latino food, music, and art and the individuals who celebrate their culture. Students...
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Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...
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Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
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Curated OER

Learning to Read Music: Clefs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Younger musicians and music-appreciation students can learn the notes of the treble clef and bass clef.
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Curated OER

Learning to Read Music: Clefs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Younger musicians and music-appreciation students can learn the notes of the treble clef and bass clef.
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: Imagine! Introducing Your Child to the Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Creative play with a purpose! Information, from the National Endowment for the Arts, to encourage and guide your children in understanding and appreciating the arts. Learn how to engage them in arts of all sorts: writing, dance, music,...
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Introducation to Poetry (Activity)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This online lesson plan combines music & poetry in a rich and fun way! The lesson is geared towards middle school, but could be modified for elementary.
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M.u.s.i.c.'s Song Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
This data base of over 2,800 songs can be searched and used to enhance lessons in all subject areas. Listings feature the historical, political, literary and social references that make songs relevant to many disciplines.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Why Do Musicians Use Both Sides of Their Brains?

For Students K - 1st
Website using a question-answer format in which Dr. Universe attempts to answer a curious question a student has about why musicians use both sides of their brains.
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Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students can embrace the struggles of poverty stricken native Malians and appreciate the role of music in their culture.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.

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