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Ballad for Americans
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Students will recognize that American music is diverse as it relates to culture, history and style. Students
may also work with digital media to accompany their performance piece.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
San Francisco Symphony
Author:
Claudia Rhymes
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Battle of the Bands
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Students work in groups to learn and perform a piece on non-pitched percussion instruments and develop rhythm reading and ensemble skills.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Making Music Fun
Author:
Making Music Fun / The Lesson Zone
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Beat Tag (Meter)
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Students will gain an understanding of meter by experiencing accented and unaccented beats. This free lesson plan is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music Education: Reading and notating music.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Making Music Fun
Author:
The Lesson Zone
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Beethoven's Barometer
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This lesson develops students' ability to hear subtle dynamic levels in orchestral music, and to recognize
sudden and gradual differences. They will use their collective perception to make relative aural judgments
about levels and changes. Data will be recorded on a bar graph marking real time and 6 dynamic levels
roughly equivalent to 6 primary markings of standard dynamics: pp to ff.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
San Francisco Symphony
Author:
Leah Nellis
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Beethoven's Sixth Symphony:Pastoral
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Students discover how music can create a visual image in one"™s mind as they listen to Beethoven"™s Sixth Symphony "“ Pastoral. As the image takes shape, the students create a visual representation of their image to include the aspects of nature which Beethoven included in this wonderful composition.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
San Francisco Symphony
Author:
Sonja Rivera
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Beethoven's Thoughts
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Students write a descriptive essay explaining their thoughts and feelings while listening to Beethoven"™s 5th Symphony, learning how to describe the musical elements that cause them to feel this way, and transpose these feelings into a watercolor art piece. The students will present their essay and art work orally, and act out their responses during a physical education exercise.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
San Francisco Symphony
Author:
Sherrie Matic
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Blues Improvisation
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In this unit, students will learn that improvisation is an acquired skill which will improve with practice. Students will use the 12 bar blues format as a vehicle to gain fluency with improvisation, creating a melodic line in the 12 bar blues structure. The lesson will culminate with students recording and transcribing their 12 bar blues solo.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Brett Smith
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Blues Lyrics
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This lesson examines both the content and form of lyrics in blues songs. In addition to highlighting the basic musical form of a blues song, it also addresses the use of floating verses in blues music, both within the context of the original era in which the songs were sung and also in relation to how this practice is perceived today.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
PBS
Author:
PBS
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Bonkers for Bailecitos in Bolivia
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Students will exercise critical listening, singing, dancing, and playing instruments to traditional music of Bolivia. They will improvise rhythms, compose a song, and draw connections across a wide variety of disciplines.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Author:
Jennifer Vannatta-Hall
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Book 1, Birth of Rock. Chapter 1, Lesson 1: How To Study Rock and Roll
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In this lesson we explore one song Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," released on Chess Records in 1958 and suggest several analytical frameworks in which one can deepen one's understanding of the song: using a listening template; using a timeline to understand a song's historical context; understanding Rock and Roll as a visual culture; understanding Rock and Roll as performance; understanding Rock and Roll as a literary form; and understanding the industry and technology of Rock and Roll. Of course, what we do with "Johnny B. Goode" can be done with any song. The objective is to understand a recording in the most complete way possible.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 2, Teenage Rebellion. Chapter 4, Lesson 3: Car Culture in Postwar America
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Using a selection of songs, statistics, television spots, archival films, and magazine advertisements, students investigate how the postwar resurgence of the U.S. automotive industry coincided with the rise of the teenager, the two intersecting in Rock and Roll culture.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 2, Teenage Rebellion. Chapter 5, Lesson 3: Music and Political Movements
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In this lesson, students will explore the emergence of Sixties Soul music within the context of the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s. Using Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions' iconic "People Get Ready" as a starting point, students will examine the connection between musical and political voices, and the ways in which popular song helped express the values of the movement and served as a galvanizing force for those involved.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 3, Transformation. Chapter 6, Lesson 1: Artists Protest McCarthyism
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This lesson focuses on McCarthyism, the Red Scare, and how artists were targeted by HUAC during the Cold War. Students will view several government-produced "educational" films and television interviews from the 1950s, and will participate in a group reading of HUAC's interrogations of Seeger and Hays, discussing how activist artists championed the civil liberties of American citizens.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 3, Transformation. Chapter 6, Lesson 3: The Impact of 1960s Antiwar Music
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Prior to the antiwar demonstrations on and around college campuses, the Civil Rights movement in particular had increased student activism. As American involvement in Vietnam deepened, many in that age group faced the disconcerting reality of conscription. Even before they shipped out, those who were drafted had begun to see the horrors of the war, most notably on television. The growing presence of television in nearly every American household thus exacerbated divisions over the conflict and helped fuel the antiwar movement. What Americans watched on television each night shaped their perceptions of the Vietnam War, which came to be known as the "living room war." For some young Americans, called on to fight but unable to vote until the age of 21, the situation was unacceptable.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 3, Transformation. Chapter 6, Lesson 4: Protest As Event
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In this lesson, students will investigate ways in which artists including George Harrison, Bob Geldof, and others drew on the experiences of the 1960s to harness the inherent power of musical performance to promote awareness and encourage activism. Students will look at the messages, methodologies, and historical contexts of both the Concert for Bangladesh and Live Aid and will refer to these events to develop a proposal for a benefit performance of their own.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019
Book 5, Music Across Classrooms: Visual Arts. Chapter 4, Lesson 1: Drawing To Music
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In this lesson, students explore the principles of synesthesia through drawing to music. By viewing and analyzing artwork based on multi sensory perception, students will become aware of the role of the senses in art, and how sensory stimulation such as listening to music can be used as a tool for inspiration. Guided by a handout outlining the basic elements and principles of art, students will engage in active discussions about how sensory perceptions can be interpreted through color, line, and form. They will then apply these reflections on their own artistic work.

Subject:
Arts Education
Music
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachRock
Date Added:
08/06/2019