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Get Your Mojo Workin': Part 1 Writing Your Very Own Blues Tune! Lesson PlanGet Your Mojo Workin': Part 1 Writing Your Very Own Blues Tune! Lesson Plan
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Get Your Mojo Workin': Part 1 Writing Your Very Own Blues Tune!

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Upper graders listen to the blues. They discuss blues scale, read a description of the blues, and work together to write an original piece. A lesson like this ties into American history and African-American musical contributions very well. It also promotes self-expression and creative problem solving. 

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american music, blues music, music composition

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american music, blues music, music composition, the blues, Music, 12 blues scales, social studies
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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