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Behind the Music 2000
Students discuss copyright issues and how technological advancements have affected music.
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Lines: Invisible Journeys
Students create visual roadmaps and follow them with gesture to create lines. They draw lines with a white crayon on paper and then paint to create a crayon resist.
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson 2
Students discuss pop culture, pop culture icons, and female composers.
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Gospel Music
For this music worksheet, students read about the origin of gospel music. Students answer ten essay questions related to their reading.
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Gospel Music
For this gospel music worksheet, students read a brief introduction to gospel music and respond to 10 short answer questions regarding it.
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Musical Makeover
Young scholars explore the importance of folk music is various ethnic cultures.
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The Bill of Rights is a-Rockin
Students explore the U.S. Constitution through music. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students discuss a hypothetical case regarding lyrics by Madonna and the historical Massachusetts Blue Laws. Students use the Bill of Rights to support...
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson 1
Students study the affect of a theme song can have on a show or performer. They compare and contrast an original television theme song with classical music.
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VH1 Ultimate Albums Bob Marley - Legend Episode #3
Students compare Reggae to other musical genres and identify rhythms. They study the history and musical significance of Reggae as a musical genre.
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Michael Jackson
In this Michael Jackson activity, students read a passage about Michael Jackson and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Gospel Beginnings
Students identify musical characteristics of gospel and sing a gospel selection. They practice the call and response technique. After going through individual parts, they sing the entire song with piano accompaniment.
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Caribbean Music
In this music worksheet, students identify and describe various famous dances and music of the Caribbean. They respond to questions about each of the three types described in the activity.
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Caribbean Music: National Dances
In this Caribbean national dance songs instructional activity, students read information pertaining to the merengue, the calypso, and the mento. Students then respond to 12 short answer questions regarding the dances.
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The John Travolta Syndrome
Students examine the influence of music and film on contemporary fashion. In this popular culture instructional activity, students research select films featuring John Travolta. Students research selected time periods in American history...
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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.
Learners examine the life of Harry Connick Jr. and keep a journal on how they could be more successful.
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Babar's Travels
Young scholars read the story The Story of Babar and have a class discussion about his travels, discuss their families, design a map, pick music, and more. For this cross curricular musical lesson plan, students create a music map for...
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The History of Rock and Roll: Part 8 - The 70's Have a Nice Day - Lesson 2
Learners identify the characteristics and elements of large scale rock productions. They examine the similarities between the American Vaudeville shows and the large-scale rock theater productions of the 1970's.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Lesson 1
High schoolers identify many careers within the music industry such as producer, A&R representative and recording studio engineer. They connect achievements of noted artists with their roles in the music industry.
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Careers in Music - Notetaking Worksheet
In this musical landscape worksheet, students follow the directions to answer 10 short answer questions after attending a musical performance, watching one on video, or listening to one on the radio.
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Stuck in Traffic
In this present tense worksheet, students read the conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct present tense form of the verb 'to be.'
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Oh No! Not Another Quiz!
In this verb tense worksheet, learners read the sentences and select the correct form of the verb to complete the online quiz. Students complete 15 sentences.
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Do or Make
In this do or make learning exercise, students fill in the blanks for sentences with the words do or make. Students complete 15 words with do or make.
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Powerful Poetry Presenting the Writer's Soul
Students research Langston Hughes poetry for his use of figurative language. In this poetry analysis lesson, students research the life and poetry of Langston Hughes and his use of vivid words. Students complete 23 different activities...
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Instruments In Action
Students read and demonstrate eight measures of four beats. In this music reading lesson, students read and demonstrate through movement their mastery of eight measures of four beats. Students also classify instruments.