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Giving and Sharing Gifts From the Heart

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discover the value of sharing and giving. In this philanthropic lesson, students create a storybook, then present it to preschoolers or the elderly, and leave them with the book and other gifts.
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Playing Music

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this music vocabulary worksheet, students use a word bank of 6 words (sing, clap, play, tap, listen, dance) to fill in 6 sentences.
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Sing a Song of Science

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Using parodies of popular music to introduce and reinforce concepts in secondary classrooms.
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Oregon State

Introduction to Cinematography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Places everyone! Action! Imagine an entire cinematography course, already designed, that includes everything you need to launch your own film studio, in one tidy 66-page packet.
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Teach Like a Pirate Hooks

For Teachers K - 12th
Sail the mighty seas of lesson planning with a set of ideas fit for any pirate... or swashbuckling teacher! This here collection of cards includes groups of questions to ask yourself when you find yourself caught in a lesson planning...
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Springfield Digital Storytelling Project #6: Grapes Commercial

For Teachers 6th
Here is a fabulous instructional activity that should have your class very excited! They utilize the GRAPES formula in order to produce a commercial like ones we see on TV. Working in pairs, they must come up with a script, take video,...
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Strange Fruit: Lynching in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
To continue their study of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the beginning of the civil rights movement, class members watch the YouTube video of Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit" as an introduction to an examination of...
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Write a Rap Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music lesson, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Pupils perform the song for their classmates.
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The Life and Times of Gioacchino Rossini

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss Gioacchino Rossini's life and musical culture. In this music lesson, students are introduced to "biofacts" about Rossini and listen to excerpts of his music. Students identify characteristics of Rossini's musical...
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Types of Popular Music

For Teachers K - 8th
Students listen to different types of music, such as bluegrass, rap and blues. They identify different styles of music and musical instruments. They discuss how the music reflects culture.
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Global Happiness Through Music

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover their cultural and musical identities by collecting data and make journal entries. They create music artist booklet highlighting their musical tastes. Students perform music selection for an audience.
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Woody Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine American idealism. For this literature and music lesson, students analyze the lyrics of Woody Guthrie songs as well as the themes of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Students examine parallels between the characters in the...
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Pop Art Ice Cream Painting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop skills in painting and create a painting of an ice cream cone using Pop Art as in inspiration.
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Shinto, Stones, and the Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine how Shinto and Buddhism are reflected in the Japanese art and life-style, especially as seen in the relationship people have with the land (gardens). This lesson is for the elementary classroom.
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Musical Moods

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
To celebrate diversity and the purpose of Harmony Day, the class examines culturally diverse music and expression through line drawing. They discuss that all cultures produce music and that music can convey mood just like art can. As the...
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Comparing Cultural Dances

For Teachers 2nd
All cultures express similar thoughts, feelings, and ideas. But, often times those things are expressed differently. Learners compare and contrast traditional dances from two cultures. They watch videos of each performance, stop to...
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Missing the Major Scales 2

For Students 6th - 12th
Any musician can tell you, you have to know your scales, key signatures, and notes when reading sheet music. Kids are quizzed on major scales and the notes found with in each scale. They fill in the missing notes and identify each scale.
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Parallel Harmonies

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What is a parallel harmony? You and your class can explore musical terminology through song. You define what a parallel harmony is, the class identifies parallel harmony in music they hear, and then you all sing some examples together....
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Simple Sharps

For Students 3rd - 6th
If you want to play music, you need to learn how to read sharps and flats. Young musicians practice reading and playing these simple sharps. Each sharp is given a word that connects it to the note it is related to. For example: Charles...
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Triads, Intervals, Keys, Note Values

For Students 6th - 11th
Older or more advance musicians can test how well they can identify specific triads, intervals, keys, and note values with this quiz. Each staff focuses on one concept, they write the name of the triad, interval, or key.
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Notes in the Fast Lane: Quiz

For Students 2nd - 8th
Here are four quizzes that cover note identification on the staff. Each page contains four sections, where the timed learners must identify and fill in the name of each note. These are titled as level 5, 6, 7, and 8, which implies that...
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Fearless Flats

For Students 2nd - 8th
This handout gives budding musicians an opportunity to practice placing and identifying notes and flats. A mnemonic is used to help them remember the names of each note as it appears on the staff.
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American Museum of Natural History

Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students 6th - 12th
Young explorers may not be able to travel the Silk Road but they can listen to music that was played on instruments of the time and create their own songs with the help of an interesting interactive resource. 
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Triads - 7th Chords - Major/Minor Keys - Rhythm

For Students 7th - 12th
Budding musicians transpose chords, identify major and minor keys, and complete measures to match the shown signatures. This resource can be used as a quiz, test, or as practice for those learning how to read and write music.

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