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Call and response singing
This lesson is a study of call and response singing, especially as it relates to African-American spirituals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education)
By Melody Moore.
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.
Spirituals and the power of music in slave narratives
In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of music in the lives of slaves by reading slave narratives and listening to recordings.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education and Social Studies)
By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.