Learn the science behind pendulums and how composer Steve Reich used pendulums to create a unique piece of music.
In this lesson, created in partnership with the Association for Cultural Equity, students gain a deeper understanding of what life might have been like for a working class person during this period of American history by examining the songs and stories of Nimrod Workman. Born in 1895, Workman began working in the West Virginia coal mines at fourteen years old, and continued for 42 years. By analyzing Workman's songs and personal stories, which were recorded by Alan Lomax in 1983, students gain a first-hand account of one of the most dangerous, violent, and least regulated industries in American history, and discover the relationships between labor, industry, and the government from the 1890s to the end of World War II.
In this lesson, created in partnership with the Association for Cultural Equity, students discover how the banjo and music making more generally among slaves contributed to debates on the ethics of slavery. They listen to slave narratives, examine statistics, and read primary sources to better understand how slavery was conceptualized and lived through in the 18th and 19th centuries. Throughout the lesson, students return to videos created by Alan Lomax of pre-blues banjo player Dink Roberts as a way to imagine what music among slaves in the United States may have sounded like.
In this lesson, created in partnership with the Association for Cultural Equity, students discover the causes, characteristics, and lasting effects of the Second Great Awakening by examining the biographies of historical figures associated within the movement. They also consider how Sacred Harp Singing represents the ideals of the Second Great Awakening by watching Alan Lomax's ethnographic videos of a Sacred Harp performance.
Students demonstrate expressive qualities of music through movement.
Students learn the different lengths for each rhythm and understand the length of each rhythm through their movement.
Train your musical eye as you search for symbols in sheet music.
Students explore first and second endings by singing and moving.
Students identify musical form through movement.
Students learn to identify tension and release within a piece of music.
Explore how music can help us get in touch with our feelings.
Learn how composers use music to express themselves. Listen to Mozart's "Gran Partita" and hear how other students feel while listening.
This lesson plan utilizes music making as well as filmmaking to help students implement their Mac and computer skills with their dance making process. While the plan is tied to 5th grade Dance standards, it can be adapted to meet Dance standards at an older grade level, into middle school, and high school. The thumbnail image was created by me, the author of the lesson plan.
This Music and Mindfulness lesson is great for all ages! Explore meditation as a tool for self-regulation. Listen to some calming music while learning to breathe deep and be still.
This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" from the Elementary Songbook.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.
VIDEO CLIPS In SCIENCE 4 This video is very useful for pupils for them to enjoy learning. Can be used as learning materials, in school or even at home.