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Curated OER

Breaking News English: Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Curated OER

Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, learners help solve the mystery about 'The Case of Loud Louie & His Bad Vibes Band.' Students find the probability that Loud Louie will play his accordion using fractions in their lowest terms.
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Naxos Digital Services

Naxos Digital Services: How to Enjoy a Live Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
For all ages, this resource provides a clear-cut approach to enjoying live music. It focuses on classical music and first-time concert goers. Provides listening techniques, tips about expected behavior, ideas for how to dress, and...
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Intel Corporation

Intel: Music of the Western Expansion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What was life like for a western pioneer? Students take a journey through westward expansion using music to understand the experience of the pioneers. As they listen to lyrics and analyze the different types of music that was being sung...
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Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: "Nana" by Manuel De Falla

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a selection of music by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla given by a flute, harp duo for the Yale University performance series.
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Other

Canadian Folk Music Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
Created in 2005, The Canadian Folk Music Awards promotes Canadian folk music in all its forms. Listed are the 2007 nominees for the awards and upcoming concerts.
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Other

Berklee College of Music: Careers in Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about different kinds of careers in music.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Reading Music in Elementary School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A description on how to teach elementary music to children.
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Your Classical

Your Classical: Concert Band 101: An Introduction to Wind Ensembles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the answers to questions about concert bands, such as how they differ from orchestras and marching bands, what the historical background is, and what kinds of music they perform. You can also listen to a stream of concert band...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
This clip asks students to place themselves in the parents shoes and respond to their teenager's request to attend a rock concert and to think about the concerns parents have when making their decisions.
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PBS

Pbs: National Memorial Day Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
A colorful and detail-filled site regarding the history, individuals, and stories that culminate in the annual National Memorial Day Concert celebration in front of the nation's capitol. Links from this site will create a rich...
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Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Mozartean Players Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a selection by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by the Mozartean Players for the Yale University performance series. Requires RealPlayer.
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Folk Music Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal page devoted to folk music and its offshoots. Lists performers, books, and any other related material to folk music.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 22: Youth Culture and the Rock Festival

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The major rock festivals have been viewed as seminal mileposts of the counterculture era. Not only were there significant musical performances from the festivals themselves, but music was created before and after these concerts to...
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Other

The Land of Music: Homepage

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Principally an e-commerce site, although free sample lessons and music clips are available from this award-winning provider of music education tools. The Land of Music teaches how to read, write, and enjoy music through songs, stories,...
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University of California: Acoustics for Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the acoustical features of a room and their effects upon the perception of sound. Topics such as absorption, reflection, and reverberation are clearly discussed and cleverly illustrated.
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives info on the important people, origins, current events, and recordings of the Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Center.
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Green Willow Folk Club

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives some background information on folk singers who are in concert in Wilmington, Delaware, and also gives a backround of their organization.
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Other

The American Bandmasters Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website for the American Bandmasters Association which "is a select group of some 260 members and 60 associate members who have been recognized as outstanding concert band teachers/conductors [and] composers." Here, there are...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Leonard Bernstein Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides information on perhaps the most important American musical figure of the 20th century has over 400,000 items housed in the Library of Congress. Photographs, his famous Young People's...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Grateful Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
The Grateful Dead kept their music alive for decades by building a fan base known as "Deadheads". The band had a 30-year history of music and was known for their marathon concerts that could last for hours on end. They were 1994...
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A&E Television

History.com: Why the Watershed 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival Was Overshadowed for 50 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival brought over 300,000 people to Harlem's 20-acre Mount Morris Park from June 29 to August 24, 1969 against a backdrop of enormous political, cultural and social change in the United States. The summer...
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Billboard

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest music news, reviews, and charts at Billboard.com. Also, listen to the latest hits on Billboard's radio station, available on their website.
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Blokfluitkids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, interactive Dutch language website that introduces students to recorders and wooden flutes. It shows how the flutes are made and the different sounds they make. Site also activities that let students play along (practice...

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