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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Merritt Raum Flexman received her B.M.Ed. from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her experience in North Carolina public schools includes teaching general music in elementary and middle school as well as elementary band. Currently, she teaches Kindermusik for the Young Child, in Cary, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband and two children. An active flutist, she can be heard in the Triangle Wind Ensemble and the Raleigh Flute Choir.

Resources created by Merritt Raum Flexman

Freedom songs of the civil rights movement
Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Social Studies)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.
Native American music: Two North Carolina tribes
In this lesson plan, students will listen to songs from two North Carolina tribes. Students will learn about the music through listening, analyzing, singing, moving, and playing instruments.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education and Social Studies)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.