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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rhythm in a Box: The Story of the Cajon Drum

For Students 9th - 10th
Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in one box. Paul Jennings explains the history behind the cajon and how it has become...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Percussion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, young scholars will learn to identify the percussion instruments in an orchestra by sight and sound. Students will also learn to group the percussion instruments into pitched and unpitched instruments.