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Music for People: Improvising Techniques
Music for People (MfP) offers workshops in music improvisation for almost 20 years. This page provides improvisational techniques.
Virginia Tech
The Alan Review: Exploring Prejudice in Young Adult Literature
Use the power of role-playing to help students experience Mildred Taylor's powerful novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." This lesson plan includes a variety of scenarios and suggestions for use with a group.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: We Are the Parts [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders will investigate equivalent fractions using their bodies and space.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Rocky Movement [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 3rd graders will investigate the three types of rocks and personify the formation of each type with movement.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Proficient Puppeteers
In this lesson plan, learners create puppets for the characters in a Reader's Theater script called 'Georgia State Animals & Plants: Habitats and Adaptations.' The puppets showcase the adaptations for each plant or animal. Students...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Multiplication / Division Hula [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 3rd graders use their physical bodies to solve multiplication and division problems, using Hula Hoops to help group and enact math problems.
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Jazz Improvisation Primer/ Free Improvisation
A look at what makes free jazz musically unique. Contains specific examples of free rhythm and tonality.
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Wayne State College: Baroque Early [Based on Grout/palisca, 5th Ed., Ch 9]
These appear to be notes taken from a college lecture and contain considerable information on the Baroque period of music.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Gullah Net: Got the Blues
Learn about music called the Blues, and then write, play, and sing an original blues song.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Keep Talking!
A lesson that helps learners develop their improvisational skills. Students select a random topic and speak about it for one minute.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Get Yourself in Order!
A lesson that requires learners to act out a sequence of events in the form of improvisation. Students learn to improvise and identify the sequence of events in a dramatization.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Who Do You Think You Are?
Students will demonstrate an understanding of character through improvisation. Students will imagine and clearly describe their characters through performance. They will relate a character's actions and emotions and create a setting.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Get Jiggy With It!
Students will exhibit their understanding of character through improvisation. Students will listen to a story and act out the actions. They will demonstrate the verbs and adjectives that describe their characters' movements.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Changing Your Tactics
Lesson plan where learners use improvisational techniques to frighten or encourage their partner.
University of Wisconsin
Welcome to the World of Jazz Improvisation
This site was developed by a college jazz educator based on one of her improvisation classes. Material suitable educators or the student who is serious about learning jazz improvisation.
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Gordon Institute for Music Learning
The official website of Edwin E. Gordon's theory of music learning. The site has news about certification, workshops, etc., and presents a thorough summary of the Gordon learning theory.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Carlo Goldoni
This is a good source of information about the life and times of Carlo Goldoni. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
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I Was Doing All Right
Read about a trumpet player's insights and experiences with jazz improvisation. This is a large blog site with a lot of great information and ideas concerning improvisation.
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Concepts to Improve Your Solos
Through the analysis of his own guitar solo, the writer of this column presents good ideas and advice on how to become a better soloist. Included are sheet music samples to aid the viewer in understanding the concepts being addressed.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Civil War [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders explore the concept of cause and effect in the context of the Civil War and work in groups to write and deliver speeches articulating a point of view for one of the War's causes: tariffs, state's rights, or...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Lesson Plan z.com: Drama
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.
Can Teach
Can Teach : Drama Ideas
In this lesson plan use dramatic games and improvisations to liven up the classroom and help students communicate better. These lesson plans can be adapted to a number of curricular subjects. Suited for elementary students.
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Musi Kinesis Resources for Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Website of the University of Maryland's institute dedicated to the Dalcroze music education model. Includes news about workshops, summer study and resources such as articles and related websites.