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Curated OER

Renaissance Music Questions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Add a comprehension resource to a unit on the Renaissance or music of the Renaissance period. Middle schoolers answer eight comprehension questions and complete ten additional questions in order to fill out a crossword...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Musical Textures Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students identify textures in music. In this music appreciation lesson plan, students listen to a variety of classical music pieces and identify components of musical textures including monophony, homophony, polyphony, and heterophony.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Level Notes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students identify and define musical vocabulary terms from the Neo-Renaissance period of time. They research about Palestrina and the Mass. Students also identify what is meant by the term 'Leitmotif.'
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Polyphony

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a brief description and history of the term, polyphony, including many hyperlinked terms.
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Article
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Thirteenth Century Polyphony

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article about polyphonic music and its components in the 13th century.