Marie Dietrich was one of the most popular film and music stars of the 1930s and 1940s.

Find a collection of resources, from a leading arts advocacy organization, that supports an integrated approach to arts education in the school, in the community, and at home.

Providing tips, lessons, and ideas for saxophone players, whether they are just starting out or they are fine-tuning their techniques, this website is an excellent resource for students and educators alike. Some of the highlight of Ryan...

Help your students identify and classify Western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments.

Your students will enjoy making their own rainstick while learning about poetry and expressing their feelings about rain. This three-part lesson gives step-by-step instructions, as well as an assessment rubric.

Students will enjoy making their own brass instrument with this interesting lesson plan. Objectives include what factors affect the pitch of brass instruments and what determines pitch.

Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and in the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

This site features an outline of how to implement the use of curriculum maps into a school district curriculum program.

Use this resource to learn about the percussion family of instruments, especially the snare drum. Find out how it helps the orchestra make music. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the snare drum by itself and with the...

This Russian composer's first dream had nothing to do with music. His ambition was to be a sailor. Use this resource to read more about Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1904 CE) and use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to his work.

Berlioz had intentions to study medicine, but wound up studying music instead. Use this resource to learn more about French composer, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869 CE) and his work. Listen to his "Roman Carnival Overture" using RealAudio or...

Use this resource to learn about the harp, find out how it is played and see pictures. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the harp play with the rest of the orchestra.

Visit this resource to find out how the French horn is played. Read more about the brass family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the French horn on its own, or with the orchestra.

Teach your young scholars some dance steps to help their coordination and cognitive abilities. Step patterns and music suggestions are included in this lesson plan from ARTSEDGE.

Using what they learn about how heroes are depicted in art, literature, and music, students create their own definition of a hero, and then write an essay based on a hero they wish to research.

This lesson plan provides ideas for exploring Woodie Guthrie's music while reading John Steinbeck's book The Grapes of Wrath.

Explore relationship between music and poetry in this African-American history lesson on Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and other artists such as Bessie Smith, John Hammond, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.

Learners prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and...

This ArtsEdge instructional activity, part of a larger unit about Harriet Tubman, not only teaches students about spirituals but effectively illustrates the struggle for freedom from slavery.

The folk classic "Guantanamera," takes on added meaning when learners learn of its origin. Cuban political activist Jose Marti and controversial American activist Pete Seeger, serve as the basis for a fascinating comparative study....

[Free Registration/Login Required] During this three week Olympics unit, primary students will pair with secondary students. Students will learn basic French and Spanish vocabulary through music and physical education activities.

Students write a song, rap, or poem that warns people about identity theft and types of fraud. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.

In this lesson, pupils will enjoy making their own woodwind instruments. They will also discover how the instruments change pitch based on the length of the airpipe.

Learners will enjoy learning about pitch as they construct their own percussion instruments. They will predict and explore how pitches can change based on the materials used and how the instruments are made.