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Let the Good Times Roll! with Louisiana Music

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the role of the different types of music originating in Louisiana. Using the information they gathered, they create a PowerPoint presentation about an artist who plays Louisiana music. They compare and contrast...
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The Birth of an Icon: Learning and Performing the Origins of the Drum Set and Early Jazz Drumming in New Orleans, Louisiana

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Bass drum, snare drum, tom-toms, cymbals. Perched behind their drum sets, wielding their drum sticks and wire brushes, drummers lay the grove and are the heartbeat of a band's performance. A dynamic lesson introduces young musicians to...
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A-rhythm-etic. The Math Behind the Beats

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your learners will dance in their seats as this talented drummer connects math to music in a short video clip. Clayton Cameron shows how math puts the "cool" in various genres of music, including jazz, hip-hop, pop, R&B, and others,...
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Louisiana's Tragic Hero - "Evangeline"

For Teachers 8th
"Ye who believe...List to a Tale of Love in Acadie." Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline," launches a study of tragic heroines, epic poetry, the expulsion of the Acadians from Canada, and their subsequent migration to Louisiana. The...
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Internet Music Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this internet music worksheet, students access internet sites that contain clips of Louisiana music. They listen to the music, record their reflections, record new music sites found, use the information in listening logs, and compare...
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Organizer
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Musical Elements Chart

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students study 6 terms and their meanings as they pertain to music instruction to be used for further classroom activities.
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Games and Play Today and Yesterday In Louisiana

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the play patterns and games of children in Louisiana's past. Through discussion and Internet research, they explore Louisiana folklore as well as traditional games that students played. Activities for multiple grade...
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Sources of Generational Music

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Louisiana music history worksheet, students select two online readings from the "Louisiana Living Traditions" website to read. Upon completion of the readings, students explore what they learned in the articles and from personal...
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Discovering Generational Music Communities

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, middle schoolers discover what generational music communities they belong to by answering 10 short answer questions.
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Organizer
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Moving to Music Self-Assessment

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students evaluate that they learned about folk movement or dance by scoring themselves using on 18 performance elements.
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Musical Traditions of Southern Louisiana

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This units gives high schoolers opportunities to * Research the history and patterns of French settlement in Louisiana * Discover three types of music (New Orleans jazz, Cajun, Zydeco) which are representative of the Francophone presence...
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Organizer
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Writing a Music Review

For Students 7th - 10th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students read a music review, watch a traditional music performance or listen to a sound recording from the "Louisiana Folklife Program" website, and review notes about careers in music. Students...
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Careers in Music - Interview Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this careers in music worksheet, students choose a musician to interview by asking them 10 short answer questions ranging from training they have had to why they enjoy being a musician.
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Organizer
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Music Prove It Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this musical genre worksheet, students identify the region of Louisiana that the listed musical examples come from based on research they have completed with a proof statement to defend their selections.
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Interpreting Music Data Rubric

For Students 8th - 9th
In this interpreting music data rubric instructional activity, students use this rubric as an assessment tool. It is designed to evaluate the students' music presentation.
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Organizer
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Musical Elements Chart Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music elements worksheet, students listen to several songs listed on the Louisiana Voices Traditional Music Examples Resource Sheet and select some to review using the chart provided.
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Organizer
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Musical Elements Chart - Page 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music elements worksheet, students listen to several songs listed on the Louisiana Voices Traditional Music Examples Resource Sheet and select some to review using the chart provided.
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Careers in Music - Notetaking Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this musical landscape worksheet, students follow the directions to answer 10 short answer questions after attending a musical performance, watching one on video, or listening to one on the radio.
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Moving to Music Self-Discovery

For Students 6th - 8th
In this moving to music worksheet, students brainstorm about the types of movement they do when listening to music with a group of people. Then students select one of those movements and answer 14 short answer questions.
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Jeopardy - Louisiana's Musical Landscape

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Louisiana musician jeopardy game worksheet, students write names or items that pertain to information they know on Louisiana musicians in a jeopardy type game to test their knowledge on that topic.
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Organizer
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Music Genres and Venues Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this musical genre worksheet, learners identify the region of Louisiana that the listed musical example come from based on research they have completed.
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Organizer
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Things I Know About Generational Music

For Students 7th - 9th
In this generational music worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer with information about music that appeals to various age groups. Students further explore generational music by answering seven short answer questions .
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Organizer
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Music Web Quest Record Sheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this web quest record sheet worksheet, students keep track of essential information about music websites according to traditions, cultural groups, and musical styles.
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Organizer
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Listening Log - Music Around Me

For Students 6th - 8th
In this listening log worksheet, students access several Internet sites to listen to music about which they record important information and write reflections on it to be shared with their classmates.

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