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Activity
Other

The Mudcat Cafe: Gourd Rattlers

For Students 3rd - 5th
What is a calabash? Use this website and find out what it is but also how to make it. This gourd rattler can be constructed with the easy to follow directions.
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Website
Other

The Minstrel Show: Preface

For Students 9th - 10th
Richard Moody does a fine job with a general description of a minstrel show. He gives background information on the history and development over the years. There are many links in the left-hand column for more information.
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Website
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke College: Enunciation Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
A few exercises to develop enunciation with the singing voice. This site takes you through a five step exercise.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: 2003 Music Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Play musical Jeopardy! Test your knowledge of sound, instruments of the orchestra, music elements, music notation, and rhythm. Play this interactive game by yourself, or with a friend!
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns: Jazz in Time: Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay considers the impact of jazz on American society in the 1920s.
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Website
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Jew's Harp (Or Jaw's Harp)

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice article for general historical information about the Jaw Harp. Also includes a basic description of the physical components of the instrument.
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Other

Music Lessons : Basic Music Theory 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students
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Website
Other

Gordon Institute for Music Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
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Lesson Plan
Other

The Mudcat Cafe: Make Your Own Drums

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Hands-on-activity for making music. Find out how to make your own drums at this website. Explore and have fun with music.
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Activity
Other

The Mudcat Cafe: Blocks, Bells, Box Drums and Mallets

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever wondered how to make homemade musical instruments? Use this site to find out how to construct sandpaper blocks and mallets.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Musical Instruments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Musical Instruments.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is music.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Mozart

For Students 9th - 10th
This nine-part learning module provides assorted informational content about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Written in Spanish, this blendspace provides video, print, quizzes, and audio resources that will help students learn about Mozart and...
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Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: The All Star Band

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help the band leader select instruments for his band and then listen to them play "If You're Happy."
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 3

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about musical terms. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Website
Other

Support Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Is your music program facing cuts? This is an advocacy site that takes you step by step through a process of preparing your "Defense."
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Website
Other

American Music Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
AMC's goal is to build credibility for music and music education. Its efforts in this regard appear impressive. Teachers will find useful resources such as survey results and research data that is accessible. Teens will enjoy visiting...
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Website
Other

National Music Publishers Association

For Students 9th - 10th
NMPA is dedicated to the protection of music copyright across all media. It also distributes information to its members.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The History of Music

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presents a timeline of the history of music beginning with a woolly mammoth's bones in 18000 BC.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Music Scales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes how to construct scales in music.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Music Terms & Symbols

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for music teachers who want to review terms and symbols used for reading music.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Musical Notation Rests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses musical rests and includes sound files to identify the notated measure.