Tap Your Feet Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in...		Latin American Instruments Use this self-checking activity to familiarize children with the names and shapes of Latin...
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Assessment of Learning Through "The Duke" Lesson Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
African-American Gospel Music Introduce Gospel music while explaining lyrical meaning and cultural values. This is an...		Chinese Music Introduce your class to the musical styles, vocal music, instruments, and tradition of the Han...
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...		Introduction to Mariachi Music Use this article as a reference for introducing your students to mariachi music.
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Learning through The Duke Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of...
Follow the Drinking Gourd Song Teach students a song that was sung by slaves making their escape to Canada in the 1800's.		Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to...
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Percussion Performance and Culture Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural...
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...		Native American Musical Instruments In this music activity, students learn about Native American culture and make their own drums.
The Story of the "Star-Spangled Banner" Discover a great story that explains how the popular song came to be the official American...		Native American Instruments Learn what materials were traditionally used to make Native American instruments, and the role...
Traditional Circle Game from Puerto Rico Use a lesson that uses Spanish to introduce students to traditional Puerto Rican song and...		Native American Music: Call-and-Response Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance.