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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Learning Musical Elements Through Listening

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a site created for teaching children the art of listening to music. Includes sections on the elements of music, composers, and genres with more under construction.
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Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Two Dimensional Design Notes: Similarity and Proximity

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level instructor's notes on two key principles of design: similarity and proximity. Collage project how-tos also provided.
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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Relocation of Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers the text of a pamphlet printed by the War Relocation Authority published in May of 1943.
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PBS

Pbs: Music, Slavery and the Civil War

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson could serve as the basis of a curriculum unit on slavery and/or the Civil War. Spirituals are analyzed, especially their cultural implications.
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PBS

Pbs: Elements of Music: Exploring the Composer's Tools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This online lesson will help young scholars understand how composers write music by engaging in a project which culminates in their own compositions.
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Other

Thirteenth Century Polyphony

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

Pallladio: The Geometric Mean

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site details a specific problem using the geometric mean. At the bottom of the page is a summary of the geometric mean.
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Curated OER

Chicago Public Art Group: Techniques of Community Murals

For Students 9th - 10th
Street murals in California, and the cultural influences on these murals are presented here. Murals dating back to the 1970s are examined as well as mural techniques.
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Curated OER

Chicago Public Art Group: Techniques of Community Murals

For Students 9th - 10th
Street murals in California, and the cultural influences on these murals are presented here. Murals dating back to the 1970s are examined as well as mural techniques.

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