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Make Your Own Mozart
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): composers (21)
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Fats Waller Forever - Rutgers University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (176), african american (114), jazz (15)
In the Classroom
Use this site to showcase a prominant musician who was an integral part of the Harlem Renaissance. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to show students who Fats Waller is, and how he was similar to many of the other stars of his day. This would be a great resource for an American History or Music studies course.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Groovelab
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): sound (105)
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Java Music Lab - Hamilton College
Grades
4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Talking Machine
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1920s (16)
In the Classroom
Play the music over classroom speakers to display for students what the music of the 20's was really like. This would also be a cute way to teach the Harlem Renaissance. This would be particularly interesting in a US history course.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site - San Francisco Symphony
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): rhythm (20)
In the Classroom
Students can use this one in class (headphones, please!) or individually. If you use a projector or interactive whiteboard to introduce the site, be sure to turn up computer speakers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jazz in America - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (176), african american (114), blues (18), harlem (8), jazz (15)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this site! The lesson plans are meant to be taught in American history classes, so search and see how this site can benefit your classroom. Make sure and save this one as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marching.com - Marching.com
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): competitions (15)
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Smithsonian Jazz - Smithonian Institution
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (176), african american (114), jazz (15)
In the Classroom
Use the audio on this site to supplement a lecture or class discussion about the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz era.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Music Lab - San Francisco Symphony
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): music theory (41), musical instruments (47)
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Woody Guthrie: Bound for Glory - Museum of Musical Instruments
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): composers (21), great depression (26), songs (53)
In the Classroom
Use this site to shed some more light on the famous singer who created one of the great patriotic songs in American history. Introduce this site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing them to explore it on their own or in groups on classroom computers. If using a follow-along or graphic organizer, teachers could tailor this lesson to be a focus on the Great Depression and how it affected different types of people. If using a graphic organizer we recommend Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here)Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pop Music Lessons - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Examine this site, and take advantage of the free lesson plans that are appropriate for your classroom! Students will be much more interested, and you will be surprised at how music virtually cross-bridges every subject.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Standards for Music Education
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): music theory (41)
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Stephen Collins Foster - University of Pittsburgh
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): biographies (90)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans with the Teacher Resource portion of this site. Great supplements for a unit on the Civil War, just make sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Visual Blues of Jacobs Lawrence, Aaron Douglas and Romare Bearden - Yale University
Grades
7 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities on this site! This site would be great during a unit on the Harlem Renaissance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Visual Blues- On the Move: Visual Art Syntheses of the Blues Impulse - Yale University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): blues (18)
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They Lived in Music - Blues Women Sing Their Song - Yale University
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): blues (18)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities! This would be a great addition to a class learning about the Harlem Renaissance in a US history course.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Guide Through the Culture of the Blues - Yale University
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): blues (18)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities on this site! This would be an excellent resource for a US or World history classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Blues Impulse in Drama: Lessons on Racial Pain - Yale University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (176), african american (114), blues (18)
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The Blues Impulse - An Era and the Ambiguity of Adolescence - Yale University
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lesson plans and activities! This site would be an excellent resource during a unit on the Harlem Renaissance or during Black History Month!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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