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Gifts from the Sea

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate parts of the ocean. In this seaweed instructional activity, students identify foods that contain seaweed, parts of seaweed, and how the ocean affects our lives. As a class students brainstorm ways we rely on the...
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Canada: Our Neighbor and Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the geography and culture of Canada by practicing the French language.  In this world geography instructional activity, students create a continent map of North America while analyzing the unique geography of...
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Writing About Informational Text: Music and the Brain

For Students 6th Standards
Even if you've never picked up a musical instrument, chances are that music has directly impacted your mental and emotional development. Sixth graders engage in a reading activity in which they read two articles on the impact of music on...
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VH1 Legends Sam Cooke Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the reasons and controversy regarding Sam Cooke's transition from gospel to pop.
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Fifth Grade Music: Lesson 3 - Unison and Harmony

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders sing the syllables and pitches of the C major scale, and sing Do - Re - Mi in two-part harmony. They discuss the definition for round and canon, and contrast gamelan music of the Spice Islands with reggae from Jamaica.
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Lesson Connections

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sing alone, with others and practice a varied repertoire of music. They have to sing using appropriate timbre, diction, and pesture, all while maintaining a steady tempo. Singly expressively, with appropriate dynamics,...
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Tracking the Monster: Ashley Judd and Indie.Arie Confront AIDS in Africa - Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students see how music and theatre deals with contemporary problems and issues. The sight-read new music and examine the musical, 'RENT.'
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Artistic Influence - Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how musicians' messages can influence society. They think of examples of artistic expression in music, the visual arts, dance, and theater that can lead to a society's self-examination.
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A Songwriter Not Silenced - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss how a musician's message can influence society and government. They debate if political viewpoints should be publicized in music.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music in America - Lesson 4

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners choose a theme for a song. They compose a poem, and write music to go along with their poem. The instructor plays the musical accompaniment, and the class votes on the most appropriate rhythmic pattern.
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Stylistic Aspects of Spiritual Singing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sight-read a piece of music and analyze two unfamiliar pieces of music. They discuss performance aspects of a piece of music.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Lesson 5

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify many genres of Black music. They listen to examples of black artists playing songs of social concious, then identify issues that are addressed by today's Black artists.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music in America - Episode 3: Can I Get A Witness: Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video on spiritual music, then engage in a discussion about the artists and styles mentioned in the video. They discuss vocal improvisation, and engage in a call and response to "This Little Light Of Mine.'
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Small Group A String Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the A string and the musical note related to it. They locate the note on the staff, the finger number, and identify the note by name. They perform different musical pieces while playing different fingering patterns.
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Music in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st
Students in kindergarten are introduced to various forms of music. As a class, they listen to the differences between singing and speaking. They practice matching pitches and using a good singing posture. They sing a song to end the...
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Music

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn the song "Blow the Man Down" and know that it is a work song. They differentiate between loud and soft singing. They use body movements to reinforce the recognition of music in 3/4 time.
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Steady Beat and Form with Bluegrass and Fiddle Tunes

For Teachers K - 1st
Students utilize listening skills, singing, movement and rhythm instruments in various combinations to reinforce lesson concepts. They develop the ability to identify a steady beat and AB patterns found in a variety of traditional...
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A Journey Through The Seasons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate creative movement, singing in canon or rounds, and playing instruments while taking "a musical journey through the seasons" in this second grade General Music lesson. Songs and discussion questions are...
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The Name Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to a song in which they practice echoing. During the song, they sing a song in which they give their name and their classmates say their name back to the original person. They practice singing to each other in...
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The River Sleeps Beneath The Sky

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice singing "The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky" by Mary Lynn Lightfoot and "Laudamus Te" by Antonio Vivaldi in an SSA choir setting in this Choral lesson for High Schoolers. Emphasis is placed on National Standards for Music...
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Music: The Experience of a Lifetime

For Teachers 1st
Students use rhymes, songs and games to help them study music. They discover how music can be used with movement, speech and singing.
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Gregorian Chant

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students sing the Gregorian Chant which is church music that was chanted in the Middle Ages. In this chanting lesson plan, students participate in the chant and learn it's history.
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Rockin' Chair, Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the life and music of Louis Armstrong, the first great jazz musician. The musical techniques of call and response is listened to and then copied in musical conversations in this lesson.
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Haydn 's Surprise

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the background of Haydn's Surprise and the texture of the music. The teacher uses mouse and lion puppets to demonstrate soft and loud music. They tiptoe and stomp to display the concept. and play a soft/loud singing game.

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