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Music
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Roots Music 
 Explore roots music: blues, country, gospel, bluegrass, cajun, zydeco, tejano, and Native American music. This is a companion site to the four-part PBS series, with each part individually summarized. Included are Oral Histories of some of the artists, a discography for each episode, and histories of the songs and instruments heard in the programs. Additionally, there are related links and lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 20, 2001 Broadway: The American Musical
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "documentary series that chronicles the Broadway musical throughout the 20th century and explores the evolution of this uniquely American art form." Features essays on the history of the Broadway musical, a musical theater timeline, information about popular musicals, and profiles of performers, choreographers, directors, and other individuals. Includes trivia, lesson plans, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Music, Musical Genres, Performing Arts, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 15, 2005 The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States
Part of a program on minority artists in America, this 1993 essay includes guidelines for teaching about rap music (and graffiti) to middle and high school students. Includes a bibliography and brief lesson plans, and was written by Henry A. Rhodes of the Yale-New Haven (Connecticut) Teachers Institute. http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/4/93.04.04.x.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Lesson Plans, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 4, 2001 Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
A history of this distinctly American form of music. Jazz in Time "places jazz against the backdrop of American history." Included are audio clips of many jazz performers (RealPlayer), and extensive Biographies from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . The Beatnik plug-in is needed for Jazz and Kids to allow children to improvise music. There are also children's testimonies, an interactive timeline, and an opportunity to learn about rhythms. There are related links as well as lesson plans and activities for educators. The transcripts are available and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Created to tie in with the ten-part PBS series. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Musicians Last updated Apr 11, 2002 Woody Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath
A study plan to help students explore common themes between Guthrie's music and Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, and to appreciate the music and the novel as "works of art and historical documents." Aimed at teachers to use with students in grades 10-12, this is part of a larger website of lesson plans from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-9/ Topics: Agriculture, Lesson Plans Last updated Apr 16, 2007 |
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