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Music
Music is a universal pleasure, but writing about it can be a little trickier. An informative handout discusses common types of music writing assignments that one might encounter in a college-level course. Individuals read about musical...
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Pbs: Archives of the West: Songs of the Plains a Selection of Cowboy Folk Songs
Explore the lyrics of five cowboy songs from 1860's and 1870's.
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Pbs News Hour Extra: Rap as Lyrical Poetry
Here is an excellent way to engage your students in the study of poetry; use rap! PBS provides the materials you will need. Students will examine central themes, hip hop culture, political, social and cultural events that may have...
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Pdm: The Music of the American Civil War
A compilation of music from the Civil War era, including patriotic songs, songs of the homefront, as well as battlefield songs. Hear the songs and read the lyrics from "The Civil War Songbook."
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Lyrics and Music to "Sweet Rosie O'grady"
This page provides the lyrics to Maude Nugent's "Sweet Rosie O'Grady." You can also download the MIDI file to listen to the song. Includes a brief history of the song.
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Lyrics and Music to "My Wild Irish Rose"
This page provides the lyrics to Chauncey Olcott's "My Wild Irish Rose," as well as brief information about Olcott. You can download the MIDI file to listen to this song.
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Soundpiper Music: Music for Children, Teachers and Parents
Song lyrics and sound files (in Real Audio format) along with resources for teachers and parents to help incorporate music into classrooms and homes to aid learning. CDs of the songs are available for purchase.
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Uncovering the Best Music C Ds for Children
Fred Koch, the music columnist for "Chicago Parents" magazine, points parents to the best music available on CDs for children. He segments recommendations into several categories--holiday music, orchestral music, jazz, music for older...
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Forefront Publishers: Esl Through Music
A wonderful resource for second language and ESL teachers interested in developing their students' language skills through song. It offers many ready-made ESL musical lesson plans, an annotated bibliography of songbooks and audio...
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Forefront Publishers: Esl Through Music
A wonderful resource for second language and ESL teachers interested in developing their students' language skills through song. It offers many ready-made ESL musical lesson plans, an annotated bibliography of songbooks and audio...
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School Tv: Music for Video Production
Choosing music for TV production is always a difficult task for students to perform. Questionable lyrics and copyright laws are always an issue. SchoolTV will shed some light on these problems in this "Music for Video Production" article.
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Parlor Songs Academy: Music as Propaganda in World War I
Scroll through the history of the use of popular music as propaganda until reaching the lengthy section about how music was used, not just in the United States, but throughout the world as propaganda in World War I. Find the lyrics and...
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Pbs: Independent Lens: Strange Fruit: Protest Music Past and Present
Listen to audio clips of songs of protest from eight eras of U.S. history. Explore the lyrics, learn about the songwriters, and gather background information on the music that served and continues to serve as a catalyst for thought,...
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Guide to Writing Lyrics
A complete guide to writing lyrics for songs and jingles. Provides good advice and insight in the art of writing lyrics.
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Lyrics to Shanties and Sea Songs
Find lyrics to numerous sea songs, shanties, and pilot songs.
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Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
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El Rincon Musical Peruano (Music of Peru)
Excellent Peruvian music resource. You'll listen to different melodies from Peru, presented with their lyrics and scores. The information is in English, French and Spanish. Includes ballads, carols, classics, cumbias, huaylas, huaynos,...
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Folk Music of Canada and Australia
Features traditional folk music of Canada including lyrics and information about each song listed. Songs can be downloaded and played.
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Country Music Television: Gene Autry Portrait
Learn fascinating facts about the "Singing Cowboy", Gene Autry. This site provides biography information, photos, lyrics, discography, awards, and news concerning the life and accomplishments of Gene Autry.
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Folk Music of England, Scotland,ireland, Wales & America
Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.
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Pbs: Independent Lens: Strange Fruit, the Film
Website on Strange Fruit, a documentary film about the history and legacy of the protest song "Strange Fruit." Includes the lyrics and audio for the song.
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Musical English Lessons
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
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Kidsmart: Music
Test your online knowledge about listening and downloading music. Here, you can find some great tips and can even write your own lyrics about staying safe online and submit it for a prize.
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Seventies Dance Music Disco Fever
Find out all about those crazy disco artists and hear clips of their music. Very informative site. You can find everything from discographies to lyrics. You can purchase the music as well.
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