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How To Play Violin/Fiddle - Amazing Grace & Vibrato
Play the classic and heartfelt "Amazing Grace" with your learners. Listen to the presenter play the song, and then watch as he teaches the beginning notes. His step-by-step instruction is methodical, and following along is easy. This is...
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Acoustic Guitar Lesson - New Strum Pattern Get Rhythm
Rock on! Learn a new strum pattern involving the G chord and E minor. This is for beginning players who have recently learned their chords and are working on linking chords together.
TED-Ed
How to Take a Great Picture
Have you ever wondered how a camera uses light to capture an image? Carolina Molinari, photographer and educator, demonstrates the working parts of a camera through an animation which shows how the aperture, ISO sensitivity and shutter...
Education Development Center
Reading Art
Can you read a painting the way you would a book? The curator of the Philadelphia Museum of Art says you can. Follow along as she takes three families on a private tour of the museum. As they stop to discuss each painting, they gain...
Sesame Street
Seth Green: Sesame Moment
Seth Green describes his favorite Sesame Street movements and describes how it kick started his interest in acting. You can use this video as a way to begin a discussion about using one’s imagination.
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Mr. Kofi Annan Helps Out
With the help of Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, Sesame Street characters work out a problem involving sharing. The characters are having difficulty deciding who will sing the alphabet song. Annan gives the...
Crash Course
The Death and Resurrection of Theater as...Liturgical Drama: Crash Course Theater #8
If it weren't for Catholicism, theater may not exist today. As the eighth video in the Crash Course Theater series explains, early Christians despised theater, but as the art began to die, it found a new life during Catholic mass. The...
Crash Course
Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater: Crash Course Theater #7
Before Bollywood movies, Sanskrit theater ruled the stage in ancient India. Learn about rasas, bhavas, and categories of plays through the seventh video in the Crash Course Theater series that explores the first type of theater to appear...
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Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle: Crash Course Theater #3
Guts! Gore! Murder! Human flaws! Aristotle considered all elements of a tragedy. Crash Course Theater's third video covers the Greek philosopher's views on the art form and also explains alternating perspectives on the topic. Engaging...
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Pencil Holder Kids Craft
Is your desk getting a little cluttered? Looking for a fun project for gifts? Your class can create cute pencil holders by recycling a container and gluing pencils around it. This is a great idea for other objects also! What about gluing...
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Easy Cartoon Drawing : How to Draw Cartoons
A cartoon artist picks up from a previous art lesson and draws a scene of two people throwing a ball to a dog. By using clean and smooth lines, his piece resembles a fun cartoon. Can your class draw the same scene at their desk?
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How to Draw Cartoon Characters : How to Draw Hands on a Cartoon
Drawing cartoon characters can be difficult. In this video, the artist focuses on drawing hands. Hands can be intimidating, but he carefully draws a hand step-by-step. The video easy to follow. Note: This is part of a full video series...
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How to Draw a Cartoon Turtle
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw a cartoon turtle? Use a helpful video to show how an artist carefully and slowly draws each step to creating a turtle. There is no verbal instruction, but each step is clearly defined. Note:...
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How to Draw a Cartoon Fish
An artist slowly draws a cartoon fish, step-by-step. Although there is no verbal instruction, the artist's progress can be easily followed. A fun and easy video to follow along.
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The Parts of a Trombone
Learn all of the parts of a trombone with this video. Clear text and photos provide viewers with the part names and their purpose.
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How to Make a Movie Not an Animation
This is not animation, it just looks that way. This brief explanation describes how to make a movie using PowerPoint and iMovie software. For individuals familiar with these tools, this clip could be a big help.
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How To Do Pinch Harmonics
What are pinch harmonics? Learn how to do them and what they sound like with this video.
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Piano Lessons - Beginning Chords
Now that you're becoming more familiar with the piano, learn beginning chords and play "Mary Had a Little Lamb!" Consider writing down the chord pattern (or printing it off line) before attempting to follow along with the video.
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How to Make an Origami Paper Hat
This video shows you and your class how to make an origami hat. Why would you do such a thing? If you think about it origami builds eye hand coordination, is fun, is culturally significant, and this hat, is full of measurable angles....
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Origami - Tulip
Ah what a dreary world this would be, if not for the lovely blooms. Construct a paper tulip with the help of this origami video clip. This flower folding technique could come in handy for making Mother's Day gifts to send home, paper...
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Piano Lessons - Coordinating Your Left and Right Hands
Learn your first piano scale! Focus on hand placement and moving your right and left hands in coordination. Consider watching this video all the way through before attempting to follow along on your piano; it could be a tad confusing!
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How To Play Violin/Fiddle - Violin Basics - G Major Scale/ Left Hand Technique
After watching the violin basics, learn about left hand placement and technique. The close-ups provide a clear view of the player's hands, and he walks us through some notes step-by-step.
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Piano Lessons - Playing Left Hand Melodies
Now that you've learned "When the Saints Go Marching In" on your right hand, learn it on your left! Take out the copy of your notes and start practicing!
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How To Play Violin/Fiddle - The Swan - Position Shifting
Listen as Paul plays "The Swan," which requires a lot of position switching. This video does not include a lesson, just a clip of the song being played.