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Stephen Collins Foster - University of Pittsburgh

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This site from the University of Pittsburgh traces the life and songwriting career of Pittsburgh native Stephen Foster. Foster's music is seen by many as helping to define American...more
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This site from the University of Pittsburgh traces the life and songwriting career of Pittsburgh native Stephen Foster. Foster's music is seen by many as helping to define American culture during this period. This site offers interesting research material, as well as more detailed content for the advanced student.

tag(s): biographies (93)

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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.

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Living Pictures Representing the History of Black Dance - Yale University

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Through the study of paintings, books, photography, and poetry, students will learn about the history of Black dance. With an emphasis on the evolution of Black dance from the African...more
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Through the study of paintings, books, photography, and poetry, students will learn about the history of Black dance. With an emphasis on the evolution of Black dance from the African period through the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, this unit emphasizes research as a tool for meaningful choreography. The culminating activity is a video production that chronicles a living history through movement.

tag(s): africa (142), african american (110), dance (31)

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Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this web page. The focus is interdisciplinary, and although lengthy offers a lot of valuable information. Be sure to look at this thoroughly before you plan to use it with students. Though the resources are listed, you will need to obtain them yourself. Definitely take a look at this one!

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The Visual Blues of Jacobs Lawrence, Aaron Douglas and Romare Bearden - Yale University

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7 to 12
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Explore the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on the work of three visual artists who show us a "visual Blues of the African American people." ...more
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Explore the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on the work of three visual artists who show us a "visual Blues of the African American people."

tag(s): blues (21), harlem (9)

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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.

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Visual Blues- On the Move: Visual Art Syntheses of the Blues Impulse - Yale University

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6 to 12
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This unit brings the blues to life as students experience the blues as both creators and observers of visual blues art. ...more
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This unit brings the blues to life as students experience the blues as both creators and observers of visual blues art.

tag(s): blues (21)

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Sing Two Stanzas and Rebel in the Morning: The Role of Black Religious Music - Yale University

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Introduce your students to the blues as a means of understanding Afro-American culture, emphasizing improvisation. Students learn by playing and singing the music, and finish by writing...more
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Introduce your students to the blues as a means of understanding Afro-American culture, emphasizing improvisation. Students learn by playing and singing the music, and finish by writing and singing their own piece of the blues.

tag(s): blues (21)

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How to Blues - Yale University

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Introduce your students to the blues as a means of understanding Afro-American culture, emphasizing improvisation. Students learn by playing and singing the music, and finish by writing...more
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Introduce your students to the blues as a means of understanding Afro-American culture, emphasizing improvisation. Students learn by playing and singing the music, and finish by writing and singing their own piece of the blues.

tag(s): blues (21)

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A Guide Through the Culture of the Blues - Yale University

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Use the style and humor of the blues to trace the development of the blues and its parallel, the African-American experience, from the seventeenth century to the present. ...more
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Use the style and humor of the blues to trace the development of the blues and its parallel, the African-American experience, from the seventeenth century to the present.

tag(s): blues (21)

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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!

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Finding the Rhythm of Blues in Children's Poetry, Art, and Music - Yale University

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1 to 4
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Use activities that center around poetry, art, and music related to migration, slavery in the U.S., and African-American culture to help students learn about the blues aesthetic. ...more
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Use activities that center around poetry, art, and music related to migration, slavery in the U.S., and African-American culture to help students learn about the blues aesthetic.

tag(s): blues (21), migration (45), poetry (194), slavery (78)

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Creating Blues: An Interdisciplinary Study - Yale University

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Use the study and creation of blues lyrics, art, poetry, and fiction to immerse students in the blues philosophy. ...more
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Use the study and creation of blues lyrics, art, poetry, and fiction to immerse students in the blues philosophy.

tag(s): blues (21), poetry (194)

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The Blues Impulse in Drama: Lessons on Racial Pain - Yale University

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Study the drama of racial tension, prejudice and pain in To Kill A Mockingbird, The Death of Bessie Smith and Blues for Mr. Charlie. ...more
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Study the drama of racial tension, prejudice and pain in To Kill A Mockingbird, The Death of Bessie Smith and Blues for Mr. Charlie.

tag(s): africa (142), african american (110), blues (21)

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The Blues Impulse - An Era and the Ambiguity of Adolescence - Yale University

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Help students learn about the Harlem Renaissance and about themselves through this investigation of the blues. ...more
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Help students learn about the Harlem Renaissance and about themselves through this investigation of the blues.

tag(s): blues (21), harlem (9)

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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!

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Teaching Academic Skills Through the Exploration of Music - Yale University

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Build students' reading, writing, and comprehension skills while exposing them to music, film, and literature in this interdisciplinary approach to the film genre. The movies Jurassic...more
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Build students' reading, writing, and comprehension skills while exposing them to music, film, and literature in this interdisciplinary approach to the film genre. The movies Jurassic Park and Star Wars are used in this series of lessons that contain adaptations for students from kindergarten through high school. Modifications for special needs students are included.

tag(s): literature (219)

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Take advantage of the free lesson plan and classroom activities hosted on this site! The incorporation of music into these lessons would be great for ELL or lower-achieving readers, who may be able to access the content better through these methods. Be sure to save the site as a favorite to allow for easy reference later on.

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The Sousa Page - Dallas Wind Symphony

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A music history lesson from the Dallas Wind Symphony offers a history of the composer and his many many marches. If you're involved with instrumental music, don't miss this one. ...more
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A music history lesson from the Dallas Wind Symphony offers a history of the composer and his many many marches. If you're involved with instrumental music, don't miss this one.

tag(s): biographies (93)

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Use this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard to discuss and informally assess prior knowledge as you start your study of John Phillip Sousa. What is unique about the site is that it has audio of many of Sousa's compositions, which would be great to sample after a unit on his work. This would be extremely useful for history or music teachers.

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Mutopia

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Here's a site that offers printable musical scores for dozens of compositions - mostly classical - that are in the public domain. At present, the collection is small - including ...more
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Here's a site that offers printable musical scores for dozens of compositions - mostly classical - that are in the public domain. At present, the collection is small - including works of Beethoven, Bach, Satie, etc. But this is a new project that holds great promise for music lovers on a tight budget.

tag(s): composers (14)

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Bookmark this site for use in your music classes all year.
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Music Education Online - Children's Music Workshop

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A professional guide to Music Education for K-12 that offers access to a variety of resources including articles on music education advocacy, an interactive bulletin boards for questions...more
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A professional guide to Music Education for K-12 that offers access to a variety of resources including articles on music education advocacy, an interactive bulletin boards for questions and comments related to music education, retailers, instrumental and vocal music, professional organizations, and integrated units written by and for classroom teachers. Created and maintained by Larry Newman of The Children's Music Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.

tag(s): musical instruments (49)

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Bookmark this site for use with your music classes throughout the year.

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Multicultural Music - Wesleyan University

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Dr. Charry's scholarly interest in non-Western music provides sound files and research information on African Music and links to Ethnomusicology resources on the Web. ...more
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Dr. Charry's scholarly interest in non-Western music provides sound files and research information on African Music and links to Ethnomusicology resources on the Web.

tag(s): africa (142), music theory (45)

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Music or History teachers looking for music sources to supplement a lesson should look here first! Not only is there information to help teachers/students review - but there are resources that allow you to listen to the music being studied in each section. This could be useful in a lesson on the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920's, or even the Jazz age.

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Medieval and Renaissance Instruments

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This is an absolutely fantastic site designed to provide exposure to the incredible variety of musical instruments played during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Students and teachers...more
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This is an absolutely fantastic site designed to provide exposure to the incredible variety of musical instruments played during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Students and teachers can explore the unique appearance, structure, and sound of these instruments. Just click on an instrument's name to view it, read about it, and listen to a brief sound clip. Created by ensemble members of Musica Antiqua and Iowa State University, this site would nicely supplement an elementary or middle school unit on the Renaissance, serve as a resource for a music history lesson, or add greatly to a literary unit on Shakespeare's England that would include exposure to the music and instruments used in the Elizabethan theater.

tag(s): medieval (33), renaissance (38)

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Use this site as an activator or introduction on a unit about Shakespearean England. The information on the instruments offers more insight on the life and times being studied. Select some of the more interesting instruments and add their pictures and audio into your lecture to spice things up!

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Interactive: Roots of Jazz - PBS

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The companion web site to the PBS Jazz series offers an interactive history of jazz and its evolution as part of the African American experience. Click "Classrooms" on the top ...more
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The companion web site to the PBS Jazz series offers an interactive history of jazz and its evolution as part of the African American experience. Click "Classrooms" on the top menu and find lesson outlines included on the site. Searching YouTube for Learn About Jazz PBS will result in a list of free vdeos about the history of jazz. If your district blocks YouTube the videos may not be viewable.

tag(s): jazz (16)

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This site would be a great addition to a US history class studying the Harlem Renaissance. The site could be used for the lesson plans OR as a learning center in your classroom. If using the site as a learning center, we recommend creating a graphic organizer to accompany it for students to take notes on each section. For help creating a graphic organizer, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker, reviewed here.

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Jazz History Pages

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Here's a look at the history of Jazz in New York's Harlem, based on a remarkable photo of several dozen jazz greats. The site includes information on musicians, their music, ...more
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Here's a look at the history of Jazz in New York's Harlem, based on a remarkable photo of several dozen jazz greats. The site includes information on musicians, their music, their instruments, and how Jazz and Harlem came to be synonymous in the early twentieth century.

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The most usable portion of this site is actually the interactive picture seen on the main page. Rarely are teachers going to need to go in on an in-depth exploration of Jazz, but the main page picture can be used in a visual discovery activity. Open the image on the interactive whiteboard or projector, and have students discuss what they observe, infer and predict about the image. There is a zoom tool that can provide greater detail. Guide the students towards why this image is significant, why someone would take it, how important Jazz was in this community, etc.

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Graphical Composer Time-line

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This site has a graphical time-line showing composers' lives. This is an Acrobat (PDF) file. ...more
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This site has a graphical time-line showing composers' lives. This is an Acrobat (PDF) file.

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Use this site to look for resources that can be used in the classroom. The site has lists of recommended books for biographies, music theory, etc. There is also a catalog of recommended links that users can access music files from. This site would be great for any music teacher - although be sure to allow yourself some time to explore the links recommended before advising students to use it.
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