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Staff Kids
Students participate in a group game to help them identify notes on both staves by using words.
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Somewhere
Second graders write their own version of the book "Somewhere" in this lesson. They listen to the book and locate the rhyming words within the text. They find the number of syllables per word in the text, and compare the number of...
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The Modern Day Minstrel - Lesson 1
Students identify and describe the various roles that musicians fulfill. They recognize various genres of music. They identify and interview musicians in the community and invite them to come in and talk about their roles as musicians.
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Learners sing the national anthem and analyze the lyrics. They work in cooperative groups to sequence the lyrics, research the cultural and historical context of the anthem and record a class performance.
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All Access Spotlight: U2
Young scholars explain the growth and development of a musical group and their work through discussion and analysis of two representative songs by U2 from their first and last albums.
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Trey and Dave Go to Africa
Students explain the similarity of musical meanings and uses of music globally. They explain the different ways in which music is valued within societies.
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Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Students interpret a story with unfamiliar vocabulary through the examination of visual images. They view the song and book "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" and describe the story told in the song. Students interpret the visual images in the boo...
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VH1's When Disco Ruled the World
Learners choose a minority culture or an event and research the musical influences of that culture or event on American popular music. They discuss how minority cultures and events in American society influenced the Disco era.
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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 2)
Students discuss censorship of music and other art forms. Students create their own list of criteria for acceptable music. Students write a list of their own "Filthy fifteen" based on their criteria for acceptable music.
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VH1 All Access Spotlight: Josh Groban, Lesson 2: Standing Out Above the Rest
Students, through class discussion, identify the characteristics of musicians and their music that help make them successful. Josh Groban is used as an example. They list positive adjectives to describe themselves and then their peers.
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Rootin', Tootin' and Lootin'
Students brainstorm about topics relating to pirates that could be included in each group's rap. The students are provided with a rhyme pattern or form of the rap which you would like them to write. As a class, develop a sample rap, or...
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Instruments for Change
Students examine their own rehearsals and make notes to correct their mistakes.
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Name That Tune
Fourth graders listen to different types of music, then categorize them into two different areas of classification.
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons
Students compare two versions of a song by two different artists and define "covering." students examine the longevity of recording artists.
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Macarena Basketball Review
Students review the basketball skills learned in class and are challenged to perform specific skills to the beat of the music.
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Tune Up Your Ears!
Students discuss meaning of pitch, listen for different sounds in classroom, hallway, and outdoors, and listen to sounds played on piano and on computer to determine high or low pitch.
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VH1 Legends Sam Cooke Lesson 2
Students examine the reasons and controversy regarding Sam Cooke's transition from gospel to pop.
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Exploring the CTK-671
Students demonstrate the operational aspects of the CTK-671 by selecting various tones, advanced tones, and rhythm patterns based on parameters set by the teacher.
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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 1) (Lesson 2)
Learners analyze the images of heavy metal bands. They view video clips of the band KISS and discuss. They design their own heavy metal band costume.
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And The Oscar Goes To?
Third graders complete a graphic organizer to determine what a good story looks and sounds like. Using various forms and conventions, they determine which style to use for different audiences and purposes. They write their own story and...
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Science, Sounds And Hearing
Middle schoolers examine various sounds that are played on musical instruments. They conduct an experiment to listening to different instruments. They define significant vocabulary like "vibration" and "oscillation". Students suggest...
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Do a Ditty
Fourth graders work in cooperative groups to create a ditty to teach the characteristics that distinguish literary forms to younger students. The ditty is performed before the class.
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Show and Teach
Second graders write "how to" sequences for tasks so that another person can follow the sequence to perform the action. They write a "show and teach" once a month for evaluation.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?
Students perform raps and analyze issues among the rich and poor. They explore how countries are labeled as "third world" and "first world." They create a dialectical journal and examine the country of Nigeria through the reading of...