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ArtsWork: Arts resources for teachers and students including standards, curricula and lessons for teachers and online tutorials for students. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Herberger College of Fine Arts

Brass instruments and pitch: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students create a “brass” instrument, make predictions, and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe. Students will: design investigations that determine what factors affect the... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Music Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Chinese instruments: In this lesson from ARTSEDGE, students identify and classify Western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments. Each student researches and writes about a specific instrument, and then creates a version of the Chinese musical instrument using recycled... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Music Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Civil War music: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students use popular Civil War songs to identify rallying songs, recruiting songs, popular entertainment songs, campfire songs, sentimental songs, or patriotic songs. Students will: compare and contrast lyrics... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts, Music Education, and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Cool Planet for Teachers: This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: OxFam

Corridos about the Mexican Revolution: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore causes of the Mexican Revolution and key revolutionary figures. They will gain an understanding of a particular Mexican song form, the corrido, and its role as a vehicle for communicating... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts, Music Education, Second Languages, and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections: Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections explores the Harlem Renaissance from the ground up, allowing site visitors to take a virtual tour of the community and to become familiar with the people and artistic works that were central... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: ArtsEdge

DSOKids: Music teachers and students come on into this magical website and create instruments, listen to music, consult the instrument encyclopedia, study the orchestra seating chart, and find out about the life of musicians! (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

First rhythmic composition: This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces students to rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation. Students fill in a chart that outlines names and meanings of rhythmic musical symbols. They then clap rhythm sequences and compose... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics and Music Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Form and theme in the traditional Mexican Corrido: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students learn about the traditional Mexican musical form of corridos, which dates back to the 1800s and continues to be very popular. Activities in this lesson engage students in online learning,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts, Music Education, Second Languages, and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

From the Top: This website is the companion to the radio program which showcases young classical music performers. Students can listen to interviews of these talent young people, read fun factoids and special reports about classical music. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

Great Performances - Educational Resources: Standards-aligned lessons and other resources in the performing arts for secondary students. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

I've got the literacy blues: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students read “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and explore the story's themes using blues music, creative writing, and media study. Students research the history of the blues and create a graphic organizer... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Music Education); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: This site provides an interesting presentation of life in Japan during the Japanese Renaissance. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

Jazz in America - The National Jazz Curriculum: Lesson plans, a comprehensive jazz resource library, a teacher’s manual, assessments and more can be found on this site that celebrates the rich heritage of jazz. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

Monsters: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students investigate the idea of “monsters” in society and how they have been viewed, what purpose they serve, why they are necessary. Students will: demonstrate an understanding of the concept of... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Music Education); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Music and me: Visual representations of lyrics to popular music: With a focus on critical and visual literacy, this lesson challenges students to identify a song and to evaluate the meaning of the lyrics and music. Students then select digital images they think represent the meaning of the song and learn to create a... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Music Education); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Musical Harlem: Students will learn to identify musical styles and musicians associated with Harlem, focusing on jazz. They will learn about the special role of music in Harlem as a unifier of a community and of a culture. Students can listen to audio samples and analyze... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Music Education and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

North By South: Culture, traditions, history and impact of the communities resulting from the 1900-1960 African-American migrations from south to north. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Kenyon College

On a musical note: Exploring reading strategies by creating a soundtrack: Students create a soundtrack for a novel they have read in this lesson that emphasizes traditional reading strategies such as predicting, visualizing, and questioning. In addition to offering several project options for creating a novel soundtrack, this... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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