Teaching Resources


Free Resources for the Classroom

This music and the cultures that created them are a valuable resource to courses in history, geography, language arts, social studies, visual arts, music and dance.

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Grade Level: Early Childhood

Activity #1: Lullaby Recognition
Activity #2: Lullaby Vocal Timbre


Grade Level: 1–3

Activity #1: Form comparison
Activity #2: Melodic recognition


Grade Level: 1–3

Activity #1: Form and Rhyme
Activity #2: Circle Dance


Grade Level: 1–3; 4–6

Activity #1: Rhythms in 4 Meter
Activity #2: Rhythmic Dancing


Grade Level: 4–6

Activity #1: Improvising Text and Movement
Activity #2: Composing Rhythms


Grade Level: 4–6

Activity #1: Call-and-Response
Activity #2: Singing and Rhythmicking


Grade Level:4–6

Activity #1: Instrument Identification
Activity #2: Meter


Grade Level:4–6

Activity #1: Instrument Form


Grade Level: 4–6

Activity #1: Rhythm in Triple Meter


Grade Level: 7–8

Activity #1: High Pipe Music
Activity #2: Stick Dance Music of Spain

American Patchwork

The following lessons plans are keyed to Alan Lomax's film series American Patchwork. The films are available for free as streaming video at www.folkstreams.net and can also be purchased on DVD from www.media-generation.com. Specific focal-points, activities and suggested grade levels are shown within each lesson.





 

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