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Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read about AP calculus online. In this calculus lesson, students learn real life usage for calculus. They read about instructors and their experience teaching and incorporating calculus into the real world.
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Guitar Nine: Are Lessons and Music School Really Worth It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Even though this article is aimed at young guitarists, this is an excellent read for any young musician. This well- written column provides strong legitimate reasons for considering private lessons.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Music Conducting: Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent lesson plan that helps students learn the role of a music conductor. Students will engage in various activities that allow them to have a hands on approach to conducting their classmates.
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Other

Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Fractions, Multiples, Beats, and Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Engage your students in a lesson that uses music to identify multiples and fractions. Your students will enjoy participating in this activity as they learn and explore music and math.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Dynamics in Music

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This lesson focuses on the use of dynamics in music. Learn what the most common terms mean. Includes several activities to use with your class.
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PBS

Pbs: Black and Blue: Jazz in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ralph Ellison was a musician who later became a writer. His book Invisible Man is written like a jazz composition. In this lesson, students will interpret key themes and concepts in Invisible Man that are also found in jazz music.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Adjective Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
This article discusses spicing up your lesson plans for teaching adjectives with adjective worksheets, games, and adjective lists all of which can be located online. It suggests the use of Art and Music in your classroom to provide...
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Other

Pay the Piper

For Students 3rd - 8th
A resource for children who want to play a musical instrument, and their parents, this website includes answers to such questions as "Where do you get lessons?" and "How much will a new instrument cost?" Also included are informational...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Interval

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about simple intervals and compound intervals in this well writtern lesson. You will also learn how an interval is classified. Included are several self checking problems.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Keys and Scales Are Sets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Help your students identify sets and intersections of sets with this musical activity. Using the concept of key signatures, students will learn that scales are sets of notes. Included with this lesson plan are downloadable worksheets and...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Message Drums

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How did various cultures communicate before the invention of the telephone, email or telegraph? Discover the use of message drums in this lesson plan.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Presidency of John Quincy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Quincy Adams narrowly beat Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1824. Though his 'American System' modernized the American economy, his endorsement of a protective tariff as well as his lenient stance toward Native...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Counterpoint for Everyone

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Introducing your students to counterpoint is what this lesson is all about. This well written and well organized plan will enable you to teach this musical concept to your class.
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Colossi of Memnon

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Colossi of Memnon with nice images. The history is very interesting and could lead to cross-curricular lessons with art and music!

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