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Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor

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Need a musical lesson for your drama or performing arts class? VH1 has put together a really neat lesson, in which learners use biographical information about Alicia Keys to write and perform a one-act musical related to her life. This lesson is well-developed, organized, and includes resource links. 

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script writing, playwriting, choreography, musical theater, pop music, biographies

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biography, choreography, composing music, contemporary music, musicals, performance, pop music, script writing, alicia keys, biographical musical, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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