Curated OER
Storytellers: Dave Matthews Band
Students listen to the music of the Dave Matthews Band in order to discuss and analyze the lyrics. They examine how the songs are presented and determine if the Dave Matthews Band does a good job of presenting the meaning of the lyrics...
Curated OER
Hank Williams: My Inspiration
Students research information about Hank Williams using the internet. Using the lyrics from his songs, they interpret the poetry used. They work together and individually to write their own poems and interpret them.
Curated OER
The Age of Sailing Songs
Students explore various genres of spoken and written expression. While considering the era of the shipyard and sailing, students describe and document a favorite ship, captain, crew, or life of a sailor. Using this information, they...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Songwriting for Beginning Letter Sounds
A great resource for teachers. This lesson plan uses songs and singing as a guide for students in learning letter names and beginning consonant sounds. Students in first and second grade can extend this instructional activity by creating...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: The Heart, Part 1: Under Pressure
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today we'll learn how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to circulate blood...
Crash Course
Crash Course A&p #25: The Heart, Part 1 Under Pressure
Your heart gets a lot of attention from poets, songwriters, and storytellers, but today Hank's gonna tell you how it really works. The heart's ventricles, atria, and valves create a pump that maintains both high and low pressure to...
Code.org
Code.org: Aloe Blacc Explains Digital Compression
Singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc has built his own sites and created digital pop hits. In this video, he explains how digital compression works. [3:23]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Treaties and Sovereignty, Part 4
Singer/songwriter Jim Boyd, of the Colville Tribe of Washington State, plays guitar and sings original songs. Boyd's contributions to contemporary Indigenous music include four original songs on the soundtrack of the movie "Smoke...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Can a Growth Mindset Help Me?
We want to set up our brains so we can succeed. Just like an athlete trains their muscles, we want to train our brains with effort and the right learning strategies. Listen as singer/songwriter John Legend discusses his strong growth...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
While "The New Colossus" once welcomed immigrants into New York Harbor from its perch on the Statue of Liberty, this video [5:22] excerpted from Poetry in America brings the discussion of poetry and immigration into our current moment....
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Composing With Solfege
Through solfege, students will create their own musical compositions as Maria did in the musical The Sound of Music.