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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Singing, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of the role music played in the civil rights movement. The well known spiritual, "We Shall Overcome," is referenced as playing a key role in supporting this movement.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Waylon Jennings

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fascinating life story of country music legend, Waylon Jennings, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Click on the arrows to listen to him singing three songs.
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Musipedia: The Open Music Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you trying to identify a song but can't remember the name of it or who wrote it? Musipedia is a music search engine that allows you to find a song by entering notes on a keyboard, tapping the rhythm or even singing into your computer.
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Country Music Television: Gene Autry Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Breath and Support: 2 Coordinated Functions in Singing

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, yet detailed explanation of breathing and od the proper support needed for singing.
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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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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Polyphonic Singing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a step by step introduction to rhythm, melody, and polyphonic singing through the use of several canons.
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Other

English Folk and Traditional Music on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource for English traditional music. It includes libraries, archives, magazines, and discographies and provides access to many other connected links.
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Music Teacher's Resource Site: Rounds for Voices or Instruments

For Students 3rd - 5th
With the focus on the classroom, this page provides a few fun rounds to use with children.
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Vocalist

For Students 9th - 10th
A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Home Sweet Home Life in 19th Century Ohio

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses historically significant documents to paint a picture of family life in 19th century Ohio. Music plays a large role in this picture.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Track Preview: Music of Ireland: Medley

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Listen to a sample of traditional Irish music played on the uilleann pipes, from a 1951 recording of music of the world's peoples.
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Kids' Wings

The Little Red Music Room

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has curriculum based songs set to folk melodies. At this site teach language arts, science and math through songs.
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Songs for Teaching

No Backbone Beat

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn your invertebrates with this great rap. Your students will be walking through the halls singing this rap, when you begin your invertebrate unit with it. It covers protozoan, metazoan, arthropods, and more.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How to Make a Piano Sing

For Students 9th - 10th
The renowned pianist Vladimir Horowitz once said, "The most important thing is to transform the piano from a percussive instrument into a singing instrument." In this lab, you will learn about sympathetic vibrations, a method used to...
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Other

The Choral Public Domain Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This searchable database of more than 5,000 pieces of free, classical choral music features MIDI file downloads and PDF documents.
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Wayne State College: Baroque Early [Based on Grout/palisca, 5th Ed., Ch 9]

For Students 9th - 10th
These appear to be notes taken from a college lecture and contain considerable information on the Baroque period of music.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Pete Seeger Lesson Plans: Abiyoyo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this resource to learn more about Pete Seeger who sings about struggle and courage. This site provides links to lesson plans, resources and more.
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Other

The Art of Singing Art Song

For Students 9th - 10th
Recording and recital databases, books, and web links are some of this web site's resources. Schubert enthusiasts will want to explore the terrific analysis of two of his song cycles.
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Other

Sweet Adelines International

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for the organization of women who sing "barbershop" music. Site contains a good component devoted to the development of young girls.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Comparing Vocal Ranges: How High and Low Can You Go?

For Students 3rd - 5th
What is the highest note you can sing? How about the lowest? Do you think males and females can reach the same notes? How about children and adults? Find out the answers to all these questions in this "note"-worthy science fair project.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Forte and Piano

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plan where students learn what forte and piano mean and idenitfy them in music and pictures that represent sounds. Students also will demonstrate forte and piano while singing a song that they learn from a video.
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Other

Bing Crosby

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Bing Crosby. In-depth article on singing and acting career. Crosby entertained the troops during World War II as well as recording one of the most popular war songs, "White Christmas."
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University of Michigan

Beyond Row, Row, Row Your Boat

For Students 3rd - 5th
Many famous and not so famous rounds can be found at this website. Midi files allow you to listen and learn. Wonderful!

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