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University of Birmingham Philological Museum: Latin Poetry of Thomas Campion

For Students 9th - 10th
Very extensive text of Campion's Latin poetry with Latin text, translations, commentary notes, and textual notes.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Sir Thomas Wyatt

For Students 9th - 10th
Clickable list to the full texts of selected poems by Sir Thomas Wyatt, including his songs, sonnets, odes, epigrams, and satires.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Thomas Campion

For Students 9th - 10th
Links from this site access biographical information concerning Thomas Campion, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.
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Other

Vocalist

For Students 9th - 10th
A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Thomas Campion

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive, detailed biography of Thomas Campion from the "Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Thomas Campion

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of Campion's works from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Includes link to an essay on his prosody.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Elizabethan Criticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A discussion of Thomas Campion's literary criticism from the Elizabethan period. From the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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Other

Enjoying "Hamlet"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduction to Shakespeare and "Hamlet." Includes introduction, scene by scene synopsis with elaborate illustrations. Also background information concerning historical Hamlet, Saxo Grammaticus. "Historia Danica," Belleforest's...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Musical Images

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of the image of music. After listening to a song, they draw images of it by deciding where different musical instruments were placed during recording. They further investigate audio engineering by...
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Life Story of Al Jolson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography about the life of the late entertainer, Al Jolson (1886-1950.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: "Hymen" by h.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of this 1921 work is available here from Celebration of Women Writers.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mister Chris and Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Mister Chris and Friends is a show for young children produced by Vermont PBS. Each gently-paced episode begins with a wish made to a magical Wishing Well. This wish propels Mister Chris and his friends on an adventure to discover more...
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Primary
Contemplator

Buffalo Gals

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has interesting background information about the song, "Buffalo Gals," as well as song lyrics and a Midi file of the tune.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This eight-stanza poem describes the solo sung by a junior high student.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Jingle Bells

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Christmas carol, "Jingle Bells" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: London Bridge

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "London Bridge" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Website
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The words to the nursery rhyme, "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean."
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nurseryrhymes4u: Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "Skip, Skip, Skip to my Lou" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: A Cradle Song

For Students 9th - 10th
A lullaby poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, "A Cradle Song", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Clara Villanueva and can access a printable version of this piece.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Whales Sing?

For Students 9th - 10th
Stephanie Sardelis decodes the evocative melodies composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. [5:12]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why We Love Repetition in Music

For Students 9th - 10th
How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth...
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...
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Other

David Holt: The Roots of Mountain Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short history of the major influences that have combined to create mountain music, one of which is minstrel music. Provides a good decription of minstrel music in general. Includes names and descriptions of specific songs,...
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Other

The Artist Al Jolson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details Al Jolson's musical career. Check it out for some interesting information about the artist.