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Wnet: Thirteen: Teacher Tools: African Arts and Music Lesson Plans
Explore the world of African Art and Music when you check out this lesson plan. This site features learning objectives, activities and more.
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Core Knowledge Lesson Plans Art and Music
Core Knowledge seeks out to ensure the academic excellence for all students in grades K-8. Their foundations include the 4 S's of learning including solid principles, sequenced lessons, specified events, and shared cross-curricular...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo
In this activity, students calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
National Arts Centre (Canada)
National Arts Centre: Music Resources for Teachers
A storehouse of music resources and lesson plans from the National Arts Centre of Canada featuring Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and Vivaldi.
California State University
Csu: Arts Education K 6 Music Lessons
Several wonderful lesson plans for teachers seeking to incorporate music into the curriculum.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Lesson 26: Individual vs. Social Responsibility
Using an artistically integrated approach in teaching literary themes helps students to explore more fully the universality of those themes. Rock music is a form of cultural expression which, because of its mass appeal, can become a...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 18: Artistic Persona vs. the Individual
The topic of an author's or artist's public image or persona may become more understandable for students with the judicious selection of contemporary musicians who have taken on obvious and sometimes changing personae in their careers....
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
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Dayton Art Institute an African Slit Gong
Art and music are very much related. In fact, the African culture often times designed fun looking instruments like the gong on this website. Includes directions on how to make your own gong.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, young scholars will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Guitars as Sculpture (Lesson Plan)
Lesson plan on "Guitars as Sculpture." This is a lesson plan incorporating art, music and history. Explore the history of the guitar while making your own in a unique shape.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Africa Lesson Plans
A large collection of lesson plan links, including links to video clips, stories and folk tales, games, PowerPoints, and clip art.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Music Lesson
An image of "The Music Lesson", created by Gerard Terborchz (Oil on canvas, 69 x 58 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Music Lesson
An image of "The Music Lesson", created by Frans van Mieris the Elderz (Oil on wood, 33,5 x 27,5 cm).
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Music and Fine Arts
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 24 vocabulary words pertaining to Music and Fine Arts. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list for music, a list of musical instruments, and lesson questions.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Inferences [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners will learn that inference is also present in music. They will examine music from different soundtracks to see how music is used to set the stage for events. They will describe how music gets louder, softer,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Fractions in Music
In this lesson, students explore the relationship between fractions and musical pitch. Media resources and teaching materials are included.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music Inspires Writing [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students will learn how music can be the impetus for creating original poetry and music.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Musical Fractions
In this lesson, students will explore fractions through rhythmic sequences. Media sources and teaching materials are included.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music and Acoustics [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will create a rhythmic composition using cups to demonstrate understanding and identification of various sounds. Musical skills addressed include improvising, composing, listening, and playing.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Geography [Pdf]
In this lesson, students listen to and perform chanted text, then explore how parts of the chant can be linked to geographic features on a map.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Exploring Habitats Through Music Composition [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will learn about rondo form and practice a chant. After learning about the structure of the chant, they will work in small groups to create a chant about a habitat. The chants will then be combined with the...
OpenStax
Open Stax: C. M. Sunday: Music/math/literacy Unit
This lesson plan encourages students to actively participate while learning about music and math similarities. This site has many ideas and resources to help aid you in planning your lesson plan.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Drum Beating & Foot Stomping
In this lesson, students watch African dance and calculate tempo. Students also calculate heart beats at rest and after exercise and convert beats per second to beats per minute. Media resources and teacher materials are included.