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Gotta Dance: History of Latin Cha Cha Music
A brief history of the development of Latin Cha Cha music. Includes an explanation of the rhythm, the steps, and of course, the history of Cha Cha.
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The Lost Sessions Musical Museum
A personal site providing little-known information and tidbits about famous soul music artists.
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Learn About the Musical Style of La Solea
Solea, a musical style that is a fundamental element of flamenco, is discussed at this site. Included are styles stemming from solea, singers and example charts of solea rhythms.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Country Rhythms (A Lesson on American Identity)
Students explore the relationship and discuss the connection between music, history, and culture by finding songs that personify American places and historical events.
Frontiers Media
Frontier: So You Think You Can't Dance?
Believe it or not, even babies can feel the beat of a rhythm. However, science has documented the first case of a person who could not dance to the beat. His name is Mathieu, and he is an intelligent, talented - even musical - guy with...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Sound of Numbers [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore numbers and their relationships through rhythm and learn how every aspect of music can be described mathematically.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Rhythmic Experiences [Pdf]
In this lesson. students will learn that musical symbols have numerical values as they divide beats and meters, perform and create rhythm patterns, and practice operations with fractions.
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Bo Diddley: The Originator
Biographical information on Bo Diddley, popular musician of rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll. Provides highlights of his 50 years in the music industry.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
This lesson teaches students to sing along to a cumulative song, maintain a steady beat while singing, and create movements that go with the song's rhythm.
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Musical Fractions
In this lesson, students will explore fractions through rhythmic sequences. Media sources and teaching materials are included.
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Drum Bum: A Drum Lessons Database
Providing "Over 400 free Lessons and Tabs," this resource includes learning ideas and information for everyone from the drum novice to the expert. In addition to including lessons on a wide range of instruments, this resource includes...
Phil Tulga
Phil Tulga: Fraction Pie Rhythms
Using pies, this interactive site allows you to create your own rhythmic songs. A whole pie equals a whole note, a half pie equals a half note and so on. There are also example songs to listen to.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
This lesson deals primarily with the number of rhythmic combinations that can be found in a four beat measure of music. Students will learn through trial and error and derive a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: The Poetics of Hip Hop
Students will analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets and hip-hop music. Concepts viewed in-depth include rhythm, form, diction, and sound. [Requires QuickTime 7].
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: The Soul Stirrers
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features the Soul Stirrers, an American gospel group who were one of the first male quintets and one of the most enduring male groups. Several singers emerged from the...
California State University
Island Maracas
A great multicultural art instructional activity that also connects visual art to music. Pupils create a set of paper mache maracas emphasizing rhythm and expression in the painting details. Upon completion students will have the...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Syncopation
Understand what syncopation means by reading about it at this web page. Includes audio examples and written examples that help to make this type of rhythm easier to understand.
Phil Tulga
Phil Tulga: Unifix Drum Machine
Get creative making your own beat patterns with this fun interactive unifix drum machine. Simply click the yellow squares wherever you like and then hit the play button. You can also choose from example drum patterns.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Sid the Science Kid: Sandbox Symphony
Make an interesting musical composition by choosing from a menu of traditional and nontraditonal instruments.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland (1900-1990 CE) was one of the first composers to put jazzy music into symphonic music, Copland was also one of the greatest American composers. Read more about him and his work. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Snare Drum
Use this resource to learn about the percussion family of instruments, especially the snare drum. Find out how it helps the orchestra make music. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the snare drum by itself and with the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Grouchy Ladybug
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will play a rhythm instrument, individually or with other students at the appropriate time during the song.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Down on the Farm
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will play a rhythm instrument, independently or with another student at the appropriate time during a song.
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