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\nThe Summer Fun Summer Learning Music Unit\n

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\nTake note. Soul music. Gospel music. Country music. Summer comes alive with the sounds of music as program participants learn about various genres of music, create instruments, and write and perform songs about the facts and traditions...\n
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\nCountry's Music\n

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\nJazz, Blue Grass, Hip Hop, Swing. Gospel, R&B, Ragtime, Disco. So many music genres born in the USA. After reading an article about the fate of New Orlean's Jazz after Hurricane Katrina, class members investigate the life cycles of...\n
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\nAfrican-American Gospel Music\n

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\nLearners examine gospel music including the lyrics and instrumentation. They explain the meaning of the lyrics and how they are related to the cultural values associated with the music. They differentiate between gospel and spiritual music.\n
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\nGospel Music\n

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\nFor this gospel music worksheet, students read a brief introduction to gospel music and respond to 10 short answer questions regarding it.\n
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\nGospel Music\n

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\nIn this music instructional activity, students read about the origin of gospel music. Students answer ten essay questions related to their reading.\n
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\nAmerican Music Styles - Lesson 1\n

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\nLearners describe some of the distinguishing characteristics of rock, folk, blues, and country music. They identify two main musical roots of today's American popular music.\n
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\nFolk Music\n

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\nStudents explore Folk Music in Iowa. For this folk music lesson, students discuss different types of folk music and how it relates to life in Iowa. They take the tune of a song and write their own lyrics to describe their life. \n
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\nPerforming Gospel Music (Keyboard or Piano)\n

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\nIn this music instructional activity, students learn to play a piece of gospel music called \"Siyahamba\" on the piano or keyboard. Students examine the musical notes written on the staffs and read the helpful hits in the margins. Piano...\n
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\nLearning the Blues\n

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\nStudents take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee in their study of the blues, its characterisitics, founding fathers, and histororical influence on modern music. They compose blues lyrics that reflect present-day attitudes and...\n
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\nSay It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Gospel Beginnings\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nGospel Beginnings - Lesson 1\n

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\nStudents identify genres of music that influenced musical style of Aretha Franklin. They identify musical characteristics of gospel and sing a gospel selection. They pay particular attention to the call and response style.\n
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\nMusical Elements Chart\n

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\nIn this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students study 6 terms and their meanings as they pertain to music instruction to be used for further classroom activities.\n
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\n20th Century Music: Jazz\n

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\nA 67-page packet provides instructors with a complete course in the history of Jazz. Lessons look at the roots of jazz in early 20th century African American communities in the southern United States and continues to the New Orleans...\n
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\nSay It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Episode 3: Can I Get A Witness\n

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\nLearners identify many genres of music that influenced gospel and study examples of gospel music. They explain that gospel music is sacred and is usually performed with sincerity, dignity, and passion with vocal improvisation.\n
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\nThe Civil Rights Movement In Photos\n

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\nLet the rich gospel music and various images introduce the subject of civil rights to your class. Talk about how groups of people came together to instigate the change in equality and discuss what causes people come together for these days.\n
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\nMusical Roles\n

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\nStudents watch a videotape on the musical career of Aretha Franklin and explore the different careers in the music industry.\n
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\nJazz Talk\n

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\nStudents analyze the origins of jazz music by examining work songs, spirituals, blues, and gospel songs as well as works of poetry from African American artists. They create their own poems from either the narrative, dramatic, or lyric...\n
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\nCall and Response Singing\n

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\nStudents investigate call and response singing.  In this fine arts and U.S. history activity, students listen to several call and response songs that were sung by African-American slaves during the period before the Civil War. ...\n
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\nThe Music of African American History\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine role spirituals have played in African American history and religion, examine Harriet Tubman's use of spirituals in her work, explore power of spirituals in Civil Rights Movement, and work with oral tradition,...\n
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\nAdditional Folklife Information\n

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\nUse a packet packed with ideas for how to celebrate the traditions of your country, state, community, and pupils's families. Suggestions for how to draw on oral and material traditions, customs, beliefs, music, and stories all find...\n
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\nSay It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music in America - Episode 3: Can I Get A Witness: Lesson 2\n

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\nStudents 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.'\n
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\nMusical Impressions\n

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\nStudents listen to two examples of bluegrass music and try to identify the instruments that they hear and the subtle differences between the two songs. They describe their impressions of the selections, then conclude by comparing and...\n
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\nSheryl Crow and Willie Nelson - Lesson 1\n

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\nAppeal to your music lovers with this lesson. Middle and high schoolers listen to and describe music from contrasting styles. They identify the common elements between gospel and bluegrass music and have a class discussion regarding the...\n
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\nWhen The Saints Go Marching In: A Lesson for Middle School Keyboard Lab Students\n

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\nAfter listening to a variety of interpretations of \"When the Saints Go Marching In,\" partners compose and then perform their own renditions of this classic before joining a full-class jam session.\n
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