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Curated OER

Using Shanties to Create Lyrics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners demonstrate an understanding of shanties, a traditional music form. They listen to several shanties and create their own verses to add on to these songs. They express their feelings through music by using rhythm and rhyme to...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: "The Little Old Shanty on the Claim"

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay provided as part of the PBS series, Frontier House, describes the housing options of pioneers on the prairies in eastern Montana.
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Contemplator

Folk Music of England, Scotland,ireland, Wales & America

For Students 9th - 10th
Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.
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Other

Shanties and Sea Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features lyrics to numerous sea songs and shanties. Also, related information and weblinks are included. Although online sound clips would be nice, at least good sources of recordings of this type of music are listed.
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Other

Lyrics to Shanties and Sea Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find lyrics to numerous sea songs, shanties, and pilot songs.