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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Yankee Doodle Dandy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the film, Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...
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Handout
Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada: Music and Performing Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Library of Canada's Music Division. Read about the division, explore the music archives, read about projects and services, as well as other helpful information.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Critiquing Films Using Sight and Sound

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan examines methods of critiquing and review films based on elements of sight and sound. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

For Students 9th - 10th
From the American Experience series on PBS, this is "The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken", a comprehensive multi-media look at the early American popular country music group.
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Website
New York Times

New York Times: "The Sound of Music"

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio slideshow about one of the most popular films of all time, "The Sound of Music," which was based on the stage musical of the same name. The film, which debuted on Memorial Day weekend in 1965, was not popular with the critics...
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New York Times

New York Times: Mission: Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Audio slideshow analysis of the musical score for the film "Mission: Impossible III," which uses the theme from the 1960s television series in different ways throughout.
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Teaching the Faust Theme Through Music, Literature, and Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research and ideas about using music, literature, and film to teach the theme of Faust selling his soul for knowledge and power.
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Article
Other

Georges Auric Film Scores

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the film score of "La Belle et La Bete" (Beauty and the Beast) by composer, Georges Auric. Adriano, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Axios Chorus
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Handout
Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University: Music in the Afghan North, Fieldwork

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wesleyan University this is an explanation of the methodology for the fieldwork that went into the creation of the web-site "Music in the Afghan North, 1967-1972".
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Story of Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
A supplement to a ten-part film series on jazz, this resource describes the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won fame,...
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Dame Julie Andrews

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the legendary actress, Julie Andrews. Most people would recognize her for starring role in the classic movie, The Sound of Music. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Bob Dylan

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website of a film documentary directed by Martin Scorsese about the life and music of Bob Dylan. Understand Dylan's career and the impact of his music on the politics of the time, his influences, and his many musical...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
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Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: Hollywood Composer

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey the career of John Williams, a prolific composer of movie music whose work includes the scores of many blockbuster films such as "War of the Worlds" and "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Media Studio: Movie Soundtrack

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the impact of movie soundtracks. Watch a movie clip of Charade and sample nine different music genres to see how they affect the meaning of the story. [1:03]
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Article
Other

Film Sound: An Introduction to Film Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting introductory article about the use of sound in films. It explains the use of the human voice, background effects and music in film and the roles they have towards creating a balanced sound track.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Hawaii's Last Queen: Liliuokalani's Musical Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the American Experience film on Queen Liliuokalani, you can hear an audio clip of "Aloha Oe", one of the Queen's best known original melodies and see the other music she wrote honoring the Hawaiian musical tradition.
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Lesson Plan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 32: The John Travolta Syndrome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The songs and movies of modern times have had a major influence on fashion. Coincidentally, many of these important fashion-influencing films of recent times had one thing in common: John Travolta. From the white leisure suits ofSaturday...
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Activity
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)

Pequeno Artista

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
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Website
PBS

P.o.v.: Lomax the Songhunter

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource dedicated to Alan Lomax discussing his role in preserving folk music. Discusses the film about his life and provides activities and additional resources for educators.
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Activity
Curated OER

History Matters: Making Sense of Documents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Designed to help teachers and students make effective use of primary documents. There are well written section on how to make sense of numbers, ads, music, diaries, and more. included are interactive activities for students to help them...
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Handout
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Music, Film, Tv and the Internet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
While the internet plays home to a fantastic range of content, not all of this content is accessed legally. It can be challenging to encourage children and young people to change the source of their content, particularly if they are not...
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Website
Other

China Daily: China Culture a Z

For Students 9th - 10th
Go directly to a collection of illustrated feature-length articles about traditional and contemporary Chinese arts. Covers the principal visual and performing arts of China, for example, traditional crafts, calligraphy, architecture,...

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