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Lullabies From Around the World
Students investigate lullabies from Ghana, Poland, and India. In this music lesson, students learn several lullabies from several countries and find the rhythm and pulse within each song.
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Babies
Young children are fascinated by babies! Here is a simple idea which allows your pupils to perform a role-play based on taking care of a baby. They feed, change, sing to, and hold their pretend babies. Children listen to lullabies from...
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Hello Sun, Goodnight Moon
Students become familiar with different times around the world through the reading of 9 O'clock Lullaby. In this Earth, sun, moon lesson, students recognize the movement of the Earth and the relationship to the sun and the...
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Where Blues And Jazz Started
In this music history worksheet, learners will read five paragraphs about the history of blues and jazz music and respond to 10 short answer questions.
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Shakespeare Shows
Students study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group.
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Where Blues and Jazz Started
In this blues and jazz music worksheet, students read about the origins and basic concepts of blues and jazz music in 2 brief articles. Students then respond to 12 short answer questions regarding the music with its roots in slavery times.
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Multimedia Lesson on Japan and Paper Cranes
Students explore paper cranes. In this Japan and paper cranes lesson plan, students discuss Japanese culture and history prior to creating their own paper cranes.
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A Cowboy Song
Fifth graders sing "Cowboy Lullaby" with two-part harmony and discuss the text of the song.
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Fairytale Cake
Students recreate characters from the story, "The Fairytale Cake." In this fairy tale characterization activity, students first listen to fairy tales read aloud. They then use play dough and plastic bowls as pretend "cakes and icing",...
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Learning Rhymes
Pupils practice reading and writing in this cross-curricular lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on daily practice, individual improvements, and positive reinforcements for jobs well done during the activity.
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Acting the Song
Get to know the meaning behind the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the legendary 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Groups of two take the roles of performer and questioner. Performers sing lines of the song while questioners...
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Musical Moods
To celebrate diversity and the purpose of Harmony Day, the class examines culturally diverse music and expression through line drawing. They discuss that all cultures produce music and that music can convey mood just like art can. As the...
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Hello Girls
Ninth grade girls get together to sing the song Hello Girls. They warm up with common voice exercises then work to maintain melody, harmony, pitch and tone.
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"Twilight" Music Provides Link Between Past And Present
Music appreciation lessons can use modern phenomena like "Twilight" to motivate students.
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No Bigger Than a Minute
High schoolers view a video clip about ideas displayed through images. They work together to analyze paintings and complete activities. They discuss how media representation of an issue can affect one's viewpoint.
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Rhythmic Travel Around the World
Students explore and play rhythm sticks while listening to songs from around the world. They locate the countries of origin on a map, and tap their rhythm sticks to the beat of the music.
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Written Report How Music Motivates
Students examine the role of music in their lives. They listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how music effects their thinking.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Lullabies Link People
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using lullabies as the base of study, students learn about cultural differences in child care and taking care of basic human needs.
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Classical Composer: Johannes Brahms
Learn more about composer Johannes Brahms at this website. It provides a brief and personal overview of his life and music.
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Mocomi: Johannes Brahms
Explore this brief biography of Johannes Brahms, famous German composer in classical music.