Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 14: Who Rocks Your World?
In this lesson, a subject of high interest to students is the vehicle for teaching skills that may be perceived as boring to students. Nominating a performer for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame allows students to recognize...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 47: Get Up, Stand Up
This activity uses music from three different areas of the world and three different time periods in the 20th century to address the issue of civil rights for black populations.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sounds Like Music
Music can loosely be defined as organized sound. The instructional activity objectives, understanding sound is a form of energy, understanding pitch, understanding sound traveling through a medium, and being able to separate music from...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Gospel Music Meets a Wide Audience (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that identifies some of the leading figures in post-World War II gospel music. Students compare the differences in style and approach of several gospel musicians and analyze how music has different meanings in different social...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Aida and Its Relevance to the World Today
This lesson plan relates the opera Aida to current events in the Middle East for a music or art class. Contains links with information, assessment ideas, extensions and more.
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Different Way to Visualize Rhythm
In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the 'wheel method' of tracing rhythm and uses it to take us on a musical...