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Treble Clef Lines - 1

For Teachers 1st - 12th
In this treble clef lines worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 30 blank spaces.
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Bass Clef Spaces - 2

For Teachers 1st - 11th
In this bass clef spaces worksheet, learners read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 30 blank spaces.
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Bass Clef Spaces - 3

For Teachers 1st - 12th
In this bass clef spaces worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 30 blank spaces.
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Bass Clef Lines and Spaces - 1

For Teachers 5th - 12th
In this bass clef lines and spaces sheet music worksheet, learners read the sheet music and identify the bass clef lines and spaces as they fill in 36 blanks.
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Bass Clef Lines and Spaces - 3

For Teachers 5th - 12th
For this bass clef lines and spaces sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the bass clef lines and spaces as they fill in 36 blanks.
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Bass Clef Lines and Spaces - 2

For Teachers 5th - 12th
In this bass clef lines and spaces sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the bass clef lines and spaces as they fill in 36 blanks.
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Rhythm Dictation - 3

For Teachers 5th - 12th
For this rhythm dictation worksheet, students listen carefully to teacher-selected music and write the correct rhythm by placing note heads on the 5 blank lines.
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Treble Clef Lines and Spaces

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this music worksheet, young scholars fill in the names of the notes that are show on the sheet music. They write the names on lines below each note.
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Audio Listening Practices: Exploring Personal Experiences with Audio Texts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to the radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. Learners analyze the details and compare their...
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Expressions of Identity: the Bond Between Culture And Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the relationship between culture and art. The create a poster that reflects the culture of their class, school, or community and identify the major cultural influences that led to the development of the unique...
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Adventures in Music History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a variety of experiences to investigate the tie between music and history. It combines music history with historical events and includes information about composers and the music that they composed....
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Painting Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers convey the concept that music expresses different moods. Using paint, students draw various artistic elements that convey the mood of a piece of music they hear in class. They complete an analysis of classical paintings...
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The Life and Music of Celia Cruz

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a set and design a costume for a musical performance. In this Life of Celia Cruz activity, students study biographical facts about Celia Cruz on the exhibition web site. Then students share their creations with the class.
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Written Report How Music Motivates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of music in their lives. They listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how music effects their thinking.
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Bands Reunited: The English Beat and Berlin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare, contrast, and reflect on reggae, punk, and ska music, and how this relates to the music of the group The English Beat.
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American Music Advocacy - Lesson 7

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify various uses of music in their daily experiences and describe characteristics that make certain music suitable for each use. They explore some of the ways that music study contributes to their lives.
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Music And The Related Arts / Fiesta

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of a celebration through the experience of music and culturally relevant conversation. They have a class discussion about thankfulness and tie it the tradition of celebration. Then students listen...
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THE FLOW OF MUSIC AND POETRY

For Teachers K - 6th
Students describe their feelings through writing, art or music.
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Balinese Music As An Aspect Of Art In Southeast Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to music from Southeast Asia, study the place on a map, and are exposed to the culture.
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Arts have Emotional Impact

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore how various artists use color, line and composition to create a mood. In comparison, students explore various elements of specific art forms that affect the viewer's emotions in dance, theater music and the visual...
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Tony Bennett VH1 Storytellers for VH1 Save the Music

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore what messages lyrics give to their listeners. They use music from Tony Bennett and the Backstreet Boys.
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Interactive Art: Let's Make It Happen

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine art by Christopher Janney. They discuss what the art is showing and what it means to them. They create their own piece of interactive art.
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National First Ladies' Library

Synthesizing Music with the Technology Invention of the Modular Synthesizer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore how to create synthesized music and discuss what they believe music would sound like without electronics. They explore a given website to determine how different types of instruments can be digitized. In groups, students...
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Save the Music Concert: Part 2 Composition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine why music is considered to be the "universal language" and study the expressive quality of a musical performance. They compose a melody using a computer and software which they perform on an instrument.