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Examining Redemption in King Lear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of the tragic hero in Shakespeare's King Lear and explore how it affects the plot of the play. In this theatrical analysis lesson, students investigate the redemption or defeat of King Lear and perform two...
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Handling Mimed Objects with Clarity

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars create and perform pantomimes. They make pretend objects appear real and visible to the audience.
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Theatre

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, explore how to devise theatre and produce a polished piece to perform in front of an audience.
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VH1 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll Lesson 6

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study vocal style and techniques in various genres. They critique vocal performances by completing critique charts.
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Creating with "Found Sounds"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are placed in small groups for this project. Groups collect and use ordinary objects to create a "Stomp" like performance.
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VH1 Classic Presents: Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students in a guitar class perform the Beatles song, Eleonor Rigby and study it's melodic and harmonic structures. They discover the process of arranging the song for a 4-part guitar ensemble.
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Dance Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students go through the experience of creating a dance. They use the correct vocabulary when creating the dance in writing. Students choreograph the steps needed to perform the dance in sequence. Then they perform the dance for final...
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Chance Dance Compositions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create dances through a randomly generated process (such as throwing a dice) and perform their dances for the class. Class work is based on Merce Cunningham's "Chance Dance" and includes walking, skipping hopping, and...
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Somebody's Knocking At My Door

For Teachers K
Students perform animal sounds and movements, demonstrate a steady beat using both feet, and perform portions of the song "Somebody's Knocking At My Door" in this Music lesson for the Kindergarten classroom. State and National Standards...
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Music Storytellers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the quality and effectiveness of musical performances through the use of music telling a story. They will compare and contrast philosophy and form of song segments.
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Beyond the Notes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students observe as the teacher introduced themself as a talent scout for a clothing company for teenagers who is looking for a choreographer for a commercial for a new line of clothes called, "The Wrap". They work alone or in groups of...
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Bill Irwin: All in a Day's Work

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners perform for an audience. In this performing arts lesson, students explore the work of actor Bill Irwin in a variety of roles. Learners direct and perform a fairy tale in small groups .
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Movie Music

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars discover film making by participating in a music performance.  In this performance arts lesson, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Young scholars collaborate...
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Writing Drama-Trying Your Hand at being a Playwright

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders chart the elements of drama. In this performing arts lesson, 5th graders discuss the role of a playwrite, practice doing some Reader's Theatre scripts, write a paragraph about a problem between two people, and perform their...
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Little Black Book

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to simple folk dances, already having been introduced to dances with an 8-count beat. They perform various dance steps.
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DANCE

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students create and perform a dance or series of movements one to two minutes in length. Their dance supports and enhances the expressive qualities of the theater production and accompany the music students selected to perform.
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Fifties/Sixties Musical Playwriting Workshop

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a coherent script based on characterization, theme, conflict and emotional tone as found in the songs' lyrics and develop an understanding of the enjoyment that comes through discipline and hard work leading toward a...
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The Chicken Dance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify and perform the five main dance movements of the "Chicken Dance" to accordion music.
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What Is My Family Name?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to selected solo instruments and place the instrument in its correct family of instruments; students also identify from listening to examples: orchestra, band, vocal solo, and choral performance.
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Introduction to melodrama

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners, in groups, read a melodrama and rehearse their scenes to perform in front of the rest of the class.
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The Star Spangled Banner

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students perform Star Spangled Banner, and analyze purpose and meaning of patriotic songs.
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Introduction to Correct Posture for Singing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners demonstrate correct body posture for proper singing technique, and accurately perform correct breathing technique in preparation for singing.
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Using Visual Art to Create Scenes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review scene structure and the elements beginning, middle and end. They view a piece of art to stimulate an idea for a improvised scene. Students work in small groups, create and then perform their scenes for the rest of...
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Concert Ettiquette

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of social ettiquette. They complete exercises that are targeted at finding the right kind of behavior to display while performing in a concert setting. They make a list of the most desirable behaviors for...

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