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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Scott Joplin

For Students 9th - 10th
Considered the "King Of Ragtime", Scott Joplin is introduced in this informative web page. Learn more about his background and his music.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Richard Rodgers Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Below the long list of Rodgers' works you'll find an extensive timeline of his life and composition history.
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Other

Afgen.com: Scott Joplin

For Students 9th - 10th
A reasonable biography from Afgen.com of Scott Joplin with some audio to go along with it. Not too detailed, but plenty of information.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Duke Ellington

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features a brief biography about big band leader Duke Ellington. It includes some audio and video clips of his music.
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Gateshead Council: Farne: Folk Archive Resource North East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a British project that has collected recordings of traditional Northumbrian folk music. In addition to the the music itself, you'll find plenty of information on instruments, types of folk music, composers and...
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Curated OER

Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute to Lenny

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay offers a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his work as an American composer and conductor. Inlcludes links to sites of relevant books, links to the musicals "West Side Story" and "On the Town", and more.
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Curated OER

Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute to Lenny

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay offers a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his work as an American composer and conductor. Inlcludes links to sites of relevant books, links to the musicals "West Side Story" and "On the Town", and more.
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Curated OER

Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute to Lenny

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay offers a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his work as an American composer and conductor. Inlcludes links to sites of relevant books, links to the musicals "West Side Story" and "On the Town", and more.
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Curated OER

Leonard Bernstein: A Tribute to Lenny

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay offers a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his work as an American composer and conductor. Inlcludes links to sites of relevant books, links to the musicals "West Side Story" and "On the Town", and more.
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Black Past

Black Past: Watts, Andre

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article gives a brief biography of Andre Watts, the first internationally known black classical pianist.
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Black Past

Black Past: Fitzgerald, Ella

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry details the life of Ella Fitzgerald, the incredible jazz singer.
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Todd & Sharon Peach: Irving Berlin Remembers Lorenz Hart

For Students 9th - 10th
Irving Berlin talks about famous lyricist Lorenz Hart, of the famous writing duo Rodgers & Hart. He discuss his impact on music on culture.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Leonard Bernstein Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of the Library of Congress' collection. Content includes more than 400,000 items, including music and literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video recordings, fan mail, and other types of...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Esperanza Spalding

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of jazz musician, singer and songwriter, Esperanza Spalding.
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
With this timeline, learn about how the history of slavery, Jim Crow laws and other forms of racial oppression impacted the rise of jazz in America. Also highlights the achievements of women, including Viola Smith in this world of music....
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PBS

Pbs: Biography of Dizzy Gillespie

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS biography about trumpeter and jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie includes photos, multiple audio features, and links within the text to other famous musicians.
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Library of Congress

Loc: First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald explores major moments in the jazz singer's career.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Extra, Extra!! Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Newscast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will be an interdisciplinary activity that involves both English Language Arts and Social Studies (History). The activity will be primarily technology-based and also project-based that will have the learners performing...
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PBS

Pbs: This Far by Faith: Thomas Dorsey

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Thomas Dorsey, the man known as "the father of gospel music," from the producers of "This Far by Faith," a series on African-American spiritual journeys. (The series premiered on PBS stations in June 2003.) The site...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Brian Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn many biographical facts about composer and singer, Brian Wilson. As a member of American band, The Beach Boys, he helped define California "surf" music.
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PBS

Pbs: Math With Jake: Inverse Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th
Musician and composer Jake Shimabukuro explains how ratios of notes have an inverse relationship to the string length of a ukulele, allowing musicians to produce various notes and pitches, in this video from the Center for Asian American...
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PBS

Pbs: Math With Jake: Transposition Using Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro describes the concept of transposing notes in music and how ratios are applied in this video from Center for Asian American Media. Shimabukuro explains how to transpose music written in the...
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PBS

Pbs: Math With Jake: Music Transposition

For Students 6th - 8th
Composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro describes the concept of transposing notes in music and how ratios are applied in this video from Center for Asian American Media. Shimabukuro explains why it is necessary to transpose music...
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PBS

Pbs: Math With Jake: Ratios & Fractions

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how composer and ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro uses ratios and fractions as he creates and plays music in this video from Center for Asian American Media.

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