Curated OER
Spiders
First graders complete a variety of center activities to study spider characteristics and facts. They solve math problems, identify spider body parts, and study vocabulary words to use in creative writing about spiders.
Curated OER
Sing Hot And Cold
Students sing the English songs that are mentioned on the board. The closer the 'seeker' gets to the hidden object, the louder the class will sing; the farther, the quieter. From these clues the pupil should be able to find the hidden...
Curated OER
What Bah¿¿'¿¿ are Doing Around the World
Students investigate the goodness of God according to the Bahai Faith and establish his goodness for all mankind. They define how Bahaullah was a teacher who came as an example of performing good deeds for God, and his intention was to...
Curated OER
Theatre Lesson Plan
Second graders complete pantomime and improvisational theatre activities. In this theatre lesson plan, 2nd graders play a 'sound ball' game and recreate sounds as they toss the ball. Students discuss projection for an actor and practice...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Correlation Between Pitch & Age, Gender, Musical Background
Music can be a great way to learn more about science. This project uses music to examine whether there is a correlation between age, gender, or musical background and being able to sing with perfect pitch.
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Lawrence University: A Brief History of Singing
An introduction to the history of Western solo singing from ancient times to the present can be found here.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse Music
GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.
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Congregational Singing: Catholic Encyclopedia
Congregational singing, still the idea of the modern church?
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Reading Music in Elementary School
A description on how to teach elementary music to children.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Tweet It Is: Bird Songs in Classical Music
Do you enjoy singing contests like American Idol? Well, male songbirds have their own version of a singing competition that has been going on for thousands of years, and classical musical composers have been taking notes. In this music...
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Susan Kramer: Singing While Dancing to Learn Basic Math
Students will master basic rhythmic movements and incorporate songs and rhymes into math learning. Site provides sample music selections, songs, and accompanying movements for nine activities.
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Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Shape Note Singing [Pdf]
An essay and lesson plan on traditional American shape-note choral singing.
Library of Congress
Loc: America Singing: Nineteenth Century Song Sheets
Song sheets, which containedonly lyrics, were a popular form of printed music. The Library of Congress holds over 4,000 of these from the 1800s that can be viewed online.
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Ancient Greek Music
This site contains 24 audio links to ancient Greek music and inscriptions as well as a link to types of Homeric (Greek) singing.
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Homeric Singing: An Approach to the Original Performance
A short, but intersting site that explains the theory as to how the ancient Greeks may have performed their music.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Charley Pride
Provides the life story of African American country music superstar, Charley Pride, a 2000 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Patsy Cline
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, Patsy Cline was "the most popular female country singer in recording history". Even though she died early at age thirty, she had a #1 jutebox hit in the song "Crazy". Click on the...
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Choral Net: The Internet Center for Choral Music
A large web portal of online resources and information on choral music worldwide.
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I Hear America Singing: Whitman and the Music of His Time
This I Hear America Singing site describes Whitman's views on music, the influence it had on his work, and a discussion of music in Whitman's time.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Music Magic
This lesson engages students in retelling. Students will participate in listening to various songs and stories. Then students will practice retelling and dramatizing the songs and stories.
English Club
English Club: History of Soul Music
Learn the history of soul music from its origins in gospel music, through Motown and Memphis Soul, to contemporary rhythm and blues. The site includes three videos: Sam Cooke singing "A Change is Gonna Come," from 1964, with images from...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Singing Wine Glasses
Making a glass sing is not always as easy as it looks. This project explains the science behind the interesting hobby. You will be asked how the amount of fluid within a glass affects its pitch.
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Furman University: How to Memorize Vocal Music
A series of practical pointers as to how a singer can effectively memorize music. Written by a university vocal performing artist.
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Mississippi State: Sacred Harp Singing
A comprehensive website on Sacred Harp singing, a non-denominational community singing event that focuses on group participation. Explore this rich tradition at this website with historic background and audio files.
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