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VH1 Storytellers Lesson 1: Jay-Z, Life of an American Gangster

Added: Sep 16, 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 "Pray" 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.

Bon Jovi Unplugged on VH1, Lesson 3: What Makes Music “Country?”

Added: Sep 15, 2008 - View

Students will listen to and analyze music for its style.Students will discuss cultural and musical characteristics of country music.Students will discuss how musical style is created.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.

Bon Jovi Unplugged on VH1, Lesson 2: Musical Style in “You Give Love a Bad Name”

Added: Sep 12, 2008 - View

Students will listen to and compare two versions of Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.”Students will analyze recordings for stylistic performance techniques and references to other songs.Students will discuss how music may be adjusted to be performed in various 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.

Bon Jovi Unplugged on VH1, Lesson 1: Acoustic or Electric?

Added: Sep 12, 2008 - View

Students will identify acoustic and electric-acoustic instruments in “Livin’ on a Prayer.”Students will discuss differences in sound production of acoustic and electric-acoustic instruments.Students will discuss basics of amplification and use of microphones.  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: The Night James Brown Saved Boston, Lesson 3

Added: Sep 3, 2008 - View

Students will learn about the events following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how James Brown’s concert helped keep peace in Boston.Students will examine how music has served as a voice in the civil rights movement and in the African-American communityThese lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: This program will air in 2008 on VH1, September 2 and October 7 at 4am EST/MT/PT, 3am CT, (11pm HST - Monday Night). After these dates the program will not air again.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: The Night James Brown Saved Boston, Lesson 2

Added: Sep 3, 2008 - View

Students will learn of the impact of the James Brown concert in Boston in the wake of the shooting of Martin Luther King, Jr.Students will examine the ways in which music can help people to express or handle their feelings and emotions in a positive, healthy, and constructive way.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: This program will air in 2008 on VH1, September 2 and October 7 at 4am EST/MT/PT, 3am CT, (11pm HST - Monday Night). After these dates the program will not air again.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: The Night James Brown Saved Boston, Lesson 1

Added: Sep 3, 2008 - View

Students will be able to identify some of the main genres of African-American music.Students will be able to draw connections between societal influences and musical styles.These lessons provided to you by VH1 Music Studio, Cable in the Classroom and MENC.Please note: This program will air in 2008 on VH1, September 2 and October 7 at 4am EST/MT/PT, 3am CT, (11pm HST - Monday Night). After these dates the program will not air again.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.

'Ulili E (The Sandpiper) - 2009 WLC

Added: Aug 26, 2008 - View

About the Song“’Ulili E” is a traditional Hawaiian mele, or song, about a sandpiper (called ‘ulili in Hawaiian), a bird with long stick-like legs that runs along the shore. The verse is the only remaining part of an ole mele about birds, their calls, and their patterns of migration. A performance of “’Ulili E” might feature performers playing in ki ho’alu style, also called slack key guitar. This guitar tradition features the “slacking,” or loosening of strings, to produce open major tunings.Suggestions for Inclusion of All StudentsBecause the text may be difficult for some students, emphasize the melodic form in an instrumental version. Sing it on a neutral syllable or use the instrumental track.Ask students to listen without following the notation as you sing the 8 beats of melody. Then sing the next 8 beats of melody and ask the students if this melody sounds the same. (No.) If students aren’t sure, play the tune on resonator bells placed on stairsteps and write out the solfege pitches for each of the 8 beat melodic patterns.Suggest that the first 8 beats are like a musical question and the second 8 beats are like a musical answer. Divide the class into two groups with each group creating a movement for one of the two 8 phrases.Have the students look at the notation and listen to the next 16 beats. ASK: Is this melody basically the same as the first 16 beats? (Yes, an 8-beat question and an 8-beat answer.)Draw a colored arc on the board for each phrase the class has identified (2 arcs of the same color – each with a question mark under the first half and an exclamation point under the second).Play the song and ask students to move to the phrases, but to stop moving when they hear a different section begin.Draw 2 more arcs for the middle section of the song. ASK: Should these arcs be the same color? (Yes, the phrases sound the same.) Should they be the same color as the first 2 arcs? (No, they sound different.)Finish the analysis of the form of the song (aabbaa) using colored arcs to represent the phrases. 

Math and Music

Added: Aug 19, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Science Extension: Pitch Vs. Length

Added: Aug 18, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Graphing Pitch

Added: Aug 15, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Part 7: Recording Sound for Music

Added: Aug 15, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Part 6: Explaining Sound in Music

Added: Aug 12, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Part 5: Traditional Instruments in Music

Added: Aug 8, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Part 4: Controlling Sound with Instruments

Added: Aug 7, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Music of Colonial America

Added: Aug 5, 2008 - View

The objective of this unit is for students to gain a better understanding of Revolutionary War events and the musical practices of the wartime era.  Through collaboration between the disciplines of music and Social Studies students will create lyrics to a period song depicting the details of a significant Revolutionary War battle.  Both music and Social Studies standards are addressed:National Music Standards:1.c Sing music representing diverse genres and cultures, with expression appropriate for the work being performed.5.d. Use standard notation to record their musical ideas and the musical ideas of others8.b. Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with those of music.Massachusetts Social Studies Frameworks:USI.1 Explain the political and economic factors that led to the Revolutionary War.B. How freedom from European feudalism and aristocracy led to a widespread ownership of property fostered individualism and contributed to the Revolution.

Part 3: Exploring Sound with Instruments

Added: Jul 28, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives. Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments. The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts." Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell. 

Part 2: Manipulating Sound

Added: Jul 24, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives.Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments.The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts."Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Part 1: Understanding Sound

Added: Jul 18, 2008 - View

The Bose In Harmony With Education program was created by ateam of music, science, and math educators led by MENC: The NationalAssociation for Music Education. Our goal was as simple as it was ambitious. Wesought to create an interdisciplinary music curriculum that would take studentsbeyond mere understanding. We wanted students to see, hear and feel the powerand beauty of music as it demonstrates the nature and science of the soundsthat surround them in their daily lives.Students in the Bose In Harmony With Education program learnthrough hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments.The Bose In Harmony With Education program helps studentsachieve all nine of the curricular goals of the National Standards for Music,as well as the standards for math and science, adopted by national consensus in1994. Interdisciplinary by nature, the Bose In Harmony With Education programparticularly emphasizes Standard 8, "Understanding relationships betweenmusic, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts."Exploring the connections between music, science and mathalso helps students reach many of the standards adopted by professionaleducators in those related fields. And while the seven lessons, or"parts," of the In Harmony With Education program curriculum aredesigned primarily for students in grades five through eight, they have beenand can be successfully adapted for use with both younger and older students aswell.

Strategies for Teaching Middle-Level and High School Keyboard Standard 9A

Added: Jul 17, 2008 - View

Students will identify aurally different styles when applied to a common melody and identify aurally what musical element or elements were employed to effect the style change.