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Disciplinary Literacy Guidance
Disciplinary literacy encompasses the unique reading, writing, and thinking skills required for success in academic disciplines and equips students...
Smithsonian Folkways Lesson Plans
Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, offers hundreds of free, curriculum-ready lesson plans that use...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Instruments of the World Collection
The Met's digital collection allows students and teachers to browse and filter by culture, historical period, and instrument type. Each instrument...
90 Minute ELA Block
Dr. Jamey Peavler provides an overview of how to structure a 90 minute ELA/Reading Block to support instruction in word recognition and language...
BandLab for Education
A free, collaborative, cloud-based digital audio workstation (DAW) allowing students to create, record, and mix music using technology.
Paint With Music, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive tool where students arrange animated “blobs” to generate rhythms and melodies, helping them explore beat, pitch, and...
Musical Canvas, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive AI-powered tool where students draw shapes, lines, and patterns that transform into musical phrases, textures, and soundscapes,...
Instrument Playground, Google Arts & Culture
An interactive tool that lets students generate, play, and compose music using instrument sounds from around the world powered by Google AI.
Carnegie Hall: Write Your Own Song
A five-part video course detailing the process of songwriting, from inspiration and idea generation to final composition.
MuseScore
Free, open-source software for creating, playing, and printing sheet music. A robust tool for composition and arranging.
Carnegie Hall: Perelman American Roots Curriculum
Explores the legacy and cultural context of African American Spirituals, linking music to history and social studies.
Musictheory.net
Offers comprehensive, free, online lessons and customizable exercises covering fundamental music theory topics.
Kennedy Center Featured Resources: Jazz & Blues
A collection of classroom lessons, masterclasses, and videos featuring jazz artists like Dr. Billy Taylor, which explore the history, improvisation,...
Carnegie Hall: Discover the World of the Orchestra
A robust collection of teaching videos and lesson plans introducing students to the instruments and sections of an orchestra.
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