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Handout
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Bass Drum

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about the percussion family of the orchestra. Find out how the bass drum helps the sound of the orchestra. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the bass drum.
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Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Virtual Rhythm Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Virtual rhythm blocks represent various rhythms visually. Blocks can be moved and arranged to compose rhythms in various time signatures. Blocks contain Gordon rhythm solfege (du, du-de)
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Feeling the Rhythm

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Songs, big books and more are all included in this kindergarten lesson.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will play a rhythm instrument, individually or with other students at the appropriate time during the song.
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Website
Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sentence Variety: Length

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes discusses variation in sentence length.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The King's Breakfast

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Down on the Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will play a rhythm instrument, independently or with another student at the appropriate time during a song.
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Article
Other

Rhythm in Baroque Music

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing in detail the rhythmic aspects of Baroque music.
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan z.com: Movement & Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of movement and dance-related lesson plans.