Midwest Clinic
Latin Rhythms: Mystery Unraveled
There is an indescrible energy to Latin American music—but if you know your music theory, it's not so indescrible after all. A thorough packet provides definitions for terms like bolero, charanga, shekere, and tumbao before listing...
Curated OER
Jazz Dance and Music
Fourth graders write a poem. For this jazz music lesson, 4th graders learn about the basics of jazz dance and practice basic movements. Students learn common terminology and listen to several recordings of jazz music. Students create a...
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Dizzy Gillespie
Students compare and contrast two songs by Dizzy Gillespie and identify elements of bebop. They construct a Web page about Gillespie and his music.
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A Night in Tunisia
Students discuss musical instruments common to jazz and compare several songs by various artists. They identify musical grooves common to jazz music. They compare a string quartet to a traditional jazz group.
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Now's the Time, Charlie Parker Now's the Time, Eddie Jefferson
Students delve into the music of bebop style jazz and the life and talents of some of the great musicians. The styles of Charlie Parker and James Moody are compared and contrasted in this instructional activity.
Cengage Learning
Gale: Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Carlos Santana
In the late 1960s, when the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and other rock genres were raging, Carlos Santana and his band Santana introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This...
Other
Behind the Beat: Arturo Sandoval
Scroll down the page so you can listen to Arturo Sandoval describe his music and love for the trumpet.
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Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Influence of Folk
This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.
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Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.