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J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sarabande and Gigue form Partita no.4 in D major, BWV 828

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
Challenge your music students with this worksheet, which includes twenty-one questions about J.S. Bach's Sarabande and Gigue form Partita no.4 in D major, BWV 828. Students compare the two sections (bars 1-12, bars 13-38) by answering...
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VH1 Driven: Jamie Foxx

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast Jamie Foxx's early musical career with the careers of J.S. Back and F.J. Haydn. They watch and discuss a segment of "VH1 Driven: Jamie Foxx," listen to a hymn, and complete a worksheet.
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"Ricercare" from Musical Offering by J.S. Bach

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners sing pounds or partner songs. They listen for one melody in a polyphonic texture. Afterward, they use a pencil to draw the "shape" of the melody on paper.
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The Best of Baroque

For Teachers 6th
Students study about listening strategies, as well as the culture, music and two prominent composers of the Baroque period, namely J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. They demonstrate their understanding of the content through several assessments.
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SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA NO.3

For Teachers K
Students listen to a recording of Suite for Orchestra No. 3 by J. S. Bach, review and recognize basic musical instruments by sight, and begin to recognize sounds of some instruments.
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Teaching Two-Part Inventions with Notation Software

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students demonstrate the canon form and Bach's Two-Part Inventions by composing an aesthetically pleasing left-hand part after being given only the right hand part to J.S. Bach's Invention No. 8 in F Major. Keyboard lab suggested.
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Minuet And Canon

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sing, move, pat, clap, and drum in this Music instructional activity about Minuets, Canons, and "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". The instructional activity is for the 3rd grade classroom and includes the use of J.S. Bach's...
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Monsters

For Teachers 12th
Do monsters really exist? Find out what your class thinks with these discussion questions prior to reading Beowulf. Incorporate music and a video clip into the anticipatory set to engage your learners. Take a day to search online for...
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Pop Culture Icons: Medieval Music

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Kids compare and contrast music from the past to the present. They listen to and review the characteristics of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Pop music. Then, they discuss the differences in each and how musical icons from the past...
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Three Arts in Retrograde

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars make connections between music, the other arts, and other curricular areas. They compare characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period or style and cite examples from various cultures.
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200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss style and characteristics of musical time periods as well as the definition of "pop culture." They compare and contrast modern-day popular icons to music icons throughout history.  This lesson requires a video, which is...
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KEYBOARDS

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become familiar with appearance and characteristic sound of piano, identify piano as part of percussion family, find middle C on the keyboard, observe scale, chord, and "broken" chord, and listen to a well-known classical...
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Concerto for Recorder, Oboe and Bassoon by Antonio Vivaldi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the life and music of Antonio Vivaldi. They analyze and practice playing the various parts of Concerto a la Vivaldi on recorders. They record themselves and compare their performance to that of the same...
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Music and Technology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice reading rhythm patterns with different types of notes and meters. Using a counting system, they perform a sight reading exercise and take notes when needed. They use a form of technology to illustrate the music.
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Changes of Musical Elements in Popular Music Through the Decades

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students probe samples of European classical, American jazz, and rock and roll to analyze the similarities and differences. The styles and form of these three types of music are examined for tempo, timbre, and rhythm.
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Monsters

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the idea of 'monsters' in society. In this character instructional activity, students define what a monster is, what purpose they serve and why they are necessary. They will go on the read Beowulf and Grendel and design...
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Mozart's Piano Sonatas

For Students 9th - 12th
In this music worksheet, students examine the work of Mozart while focusing upon his works of piano sonatas. They answer the questions at the end of the passage.
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Music Appreciation:

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students list the four main families of musical instruments, name one instrument from each musical family, name three ways music is used in everyday life.
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University of Alberta

The Bach Cantatas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a listing of cantatas by J.S. Bach. Can be listed alphabetically, by title, or by individual title movements.
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J.s. Bach Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site listing all of Bach's music viewable by BWV number, by category, by instrument, by key, by title, or by year. Includes brief reviews of many recordings. Excellent biography with portraits. Very complete information...
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Website
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J.s. Bach/texts of the Complete Vocal Works

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete listing of the vocal works with their librettos. Very comprhensive. Click on BWV texts to view words.
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Handout
Classical Net

Classical Net: Basic Repertoire: Johann Christian Bach (1735 1782)

For Students 9th - 10th
This profile of the 11th son of J. S. Bach surveys his life as a successful court musician and composer in Italy and England.
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Website
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Bbc Radio 3 Classical: The Mass in B Minor by J. S. Bach

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about one of Bach's most famous and most loved choral pieces, the mass in B minor. The article explains why the B minor mass is considered such an an enigmatic work. With a downloadable version of the text of the mass in...
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Classical Net

Classical Net: Johann Sebastian Bach

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short biography of the legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach. This site has many links to other topics about Bach.

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