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VH1 Rock Docs: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell, Lesson 3

Added: Dec 29, 2008 - View

Students will review information from VH1’s Rock Docs: NY77:  The Coolest Year in Hell by identifying issues causing unrest in New York throughout 1977, and discussing how these factors can result in musical inspiration.Students will be able to compare graffiti and art work to the music of New York in 1977.Students will listen and understand how styles of music can merge into new styles and how artists can influence each other.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

There's Magic in the Music

Added: Dec 22, 2008 - View

Students will sing "There's Magic in the Music" with correct pitch and rhythm.

There's Magic in the Music

Added: Dec 19, 2008 - View

This is a 40-50 minute lesson using productive thinking and decision-making skills for connecting the music with hand movements for the choreography of the song.

Some Important Musical Instruments of North India

Added: Dec 3, 2008 - View

Students learn about several important musical instruments of North India.

VH1 Rock Docs: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell, Lesson 2

Added: Nov 17, 2008 - View

Students will be able to identify and understand historical and societal factors that lead to the decay of New York City in 1977.Students will be able to describe the performance practice and venues of three diverse styles of music (hip-hop, disco, and punk) in 1977 New York. Students will be able to demonstrate hip-hop traits of music by performing a short composed/improvised chant or rap over a provided beat source.Students will listen, describe, and evaluate the music of hip-hop, disco, and punk by comparing and contrasting an example of each of the styles.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

VH1 Rock Docs: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell, Lesson 1

Added: Nov 14, 2008 - View

Students will be able to describe three diverse genres of music (hip-hop, disco, and punk) in terms of their origins and influences in society.Students will be able to identify the major venues and “major players” associated with each type of music.Students will be able to identify and describe the characteristic sounds and compositional elements of hip-hop, disco, and punk, and evaluate them through comparing and contrasting musical styles.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

VH1 Storytellers: Mary J. Blige, Lesson 3

Added: Nov 13, 2008 - View

Students will identify instruments often used in a rock and/or pop band.Students will identify the role each instrument plays in the performance of music.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

Skip to My Lou to the End of 2!!

Added: Nov 12, 2008 - View

Students will be able to identify multiple endings (1st and 2nd ending) and repeat signs in the musical selection “Ev’rybody Say Peace” while isolating where the music repeats and where the skip between the endings will take place within the music.

Ulili e: The Sandpiper

Added: Nov 8, 2008 - View

Students will explore the folk music of  HawaiiStudents will identify the chord structure of a simple folk songStudents will create an arrangement for barred instruemtns to Ulili E based on the chordal structure and invented rhythms.

It’s Our World: WLC 2009

Added: Nov 8, 2008 - View

Students will sing a song connecting music to their daily life.Students will identify notes that skip, step and repeat.Students will create an accompaniment for the piece using found sounds.

Music from Cajun Country

Added: Nov 5, 2008 - View

Students learn about Cajun music by listening to recordings, watching video recordings of Cajun musicians, singing a Cajun-style song, accompanying the song with guitar and tirangle, and dancing a two-step.

I'll Make the Difference

Added: Nov 3, 2008 - View

Description:I’ll Make The Difference is an inspirational song of hope written by the Contemporary African American composer Moses Hogan.  In preparation for participation in the MENC World’s Largest Concert, lower elementary students will sing the arrangement in unison with simple ostinato accompaniment on Orff instruments. Upper elementary students can perform the arrangement as written, depending on their level of musical proficiency. All students will discuss ways that they can “make a difference” in their school, at home and in their communities at large.Moses Hogan (1957-2003), was best known for his uniquely beautiful and dynamic arrangements of the African American Spiritual.  However, he often wrote lyrical, inspirational, melodies in a contemporary gospel style like the one found in I’ll Make the Difference.”  This work was commissioned by the American Cancer Society for its 2002 Relay for Life which sponsors marathons nationwide to raise money for cancer research.   The song serves as an inspiration to those who are fighting some of life’s most difficult battles.  It calls on each individual to give the ultimate gift of themselves to work tirelessly for positive change to make our world a better place.For more information on the life and works of Moses Hogan please visit:  www.moseshogan.com Live performances of his works may be found on www.youtube.com The original recording of I’ll Make The Difference may be found on the CD:  The Moses Hogan Choral Series. This Little Light of Mine as sung by the Moses Hogan Singers. Produced by MGH Publications ISBN# 8-2273210012-0.  2002

An american Song

Added: Oct 30, 2008 - View

With this song students will be able to sing a song in unison; students will sing a simple brief harmony section; students will identify forte (f), mezzo forte (mf) and crescendo (cresc.) in the song and use their voices appropriately to demonstrate these dynamic markings.

Follow the Drinking Gourd (Supporting the WLC Arrangement by Rollo A. Dilworth)

Added: Oct 28, 2008 - View

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD   This chorus specific lesson will teach your students how to analyze the score and learn to sing Rollo A. Dilworth's arrangement of Follow the Drinking Gourd in preparation of MENC's World's Largest Concert on March 12, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Counting and Counter-rhythms for Strings

Added: Oct 16, 2008 - View

Students often have difficulty performing rhythms that, while appearing a little difficult on paper, are staples of the popular music that surrounds all of us. Simple syncopations can lead to unnecessary tension on the part of individual students and rushing on the part of the ensemble, and switching from duplets to triplets can lead to attention to mathematical concepts rather than to musical expression. In this approach, string orchestra students play a piece where they get a chance at simple percussion parts, removing the technical challenges of their instruments and isolating the conceptual challenge of the rhythmic surface of the music.

Transportation -- Riding in an Airplane

Added: Oct 7, 2008 - View

This lesson can be used with any elementary level.  Teach the students the song "Riding in an Airplane" by Raffi by using a fun and puzzling method.  It can also be fun to set the chairs up in an airplane formation. 

VH1 Storytellers: Mary J. Blige, Lesson 2

Added: Sep 23, 2008 - View

Students will listen to various popular songs and determine the meanings behind the lyrics.Students will determine a theme common to all songs from a particular artist.Students will associate musical choice with lyrical choices.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

VH1 Storytellers: Jay-Z, Life of an American Gangster, Lesson 3 - Shakespeare and Harlem

Added: Sep 18, 2008 - View

Students will be better able to understand the performance and compositional techniques of Shawn Corey ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and in turn, explore their own abilities and desires to create music based on historical ‘Best Practices’ of Improvisation.Students will utilize the poetry of Shakespeare and Langston Hughes as resource material for ‘Improvisation’ and translate this prose to ‘Rap’ and ‘Hip-Hop’ idioms.Students will utilize available music technology resources as compositional aides. MIDI programs [such as Band-in-a-Box, Sibelius, Cakewalk and FruityLoops are suggested for use] will be introduced and where available, used to provide accompaniments for student performances.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

VH1 Storytellers: Mary J. Blige, Lesson 1

Added: Sep 17, 2008 - View

Students will listen to accompanying music to popular songs and compare them to other source material.Students will understand the concept of sampling and its historical significance.Students will research other styles of music.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.

VH1 Storytellers: Jay-Z, Life of an American Gangster, Lesson 2 - Fallin’

Added: Sep 17, 2008 - View

Students will be better able to understand the life and personal journey of Shawn Corey ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and in turn, make connections within their own lives.Students will be able to analyze the poetry of ‘Jay-Z’ and compare it to that of Shakespeare and Langston Hughes.Students will be able to compose a rap in the style of ‘Jay-Z’ using his song "Fallin" as an example. These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: Most VH1 Music Studio programs are centered around an artist or group.  This program recording is no longer available, but the accompanying lessons can be adapted for use in the classroom without the use of the program itself.Note to Teachers:  The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature.  Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.