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It is easiest to think of seed strategies as being like flower seeds.  They are little ideas that can grow creative thinking and allow for the inclusion of music through out the day.

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How one girls courage changed music

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The arts can be used to make connections and further support knowledge of core subjects.

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Arts integration: putting the A into STEAM curriculum: Melanie Skankey at TEDxSUU

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Time: Sat, May 18

Place: 20 Monroe Live
11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI

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The Immigrant boy who made America Sing

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https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/content/music-mcas
By following this link, you may view the music related standards from the National Core Art Standards. Elementary standards focus on performing, creating and responding. These standards promote arts specific skills, as well as social skills that come with sharing and working with peers.

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This is a site that provides an umbrella of activities for our students. The guided dance and songs are always a hit in lower and even upper elementary. If you need a moment to wind everyone down, there are also yoga videos! Some videos are informational, my personal favorite is a song about reading with expression! These jingles can stick with our students well after the brain break.

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The Spectrogram, from the Chrome Music Lab, allows students to see what sound looks like.  This app would be a wonderful enhancement to a lesson on sound waves.

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How were these built?

All our experiments are all built with freely accessible web technology such as Web Audio API, WebMIDI, Tone.js, and more. These tools make it easier for coders to build new interactive music experiences. You can get the open-source code to lots of these experiments here on Github.

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Music is for everyone. Play with simple experiments that let anyone, of any age, explore how music works.

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Put anything into a rap or a song to help students memorize important content! This video demonstrates a song for states and their capitals.

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Horrible History is a skit format series from the BBC.  It captures the students attention with wonderful songs to help students content to and retain information.

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Horrible Histories | Epic Magna Carta Rap Battle | CBBC

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LeSid the Science Kid from PBS has a plethora of episodes that cover a wide range of science topics. Most all include a great song about the topic.

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Susie's Song - The Journey of a Germ - Sid The Science Kid - The Jim Henson Company

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A famous and catchy song many of us used growing up was Conjunction Junction. The song hooked us in as students, and we learned the lyrics (content!) as a result.

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5 Themes of Geography. The hip-hop version.

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This site is completely dedicated to songs and related activities to help ELL. The songs on the list below were chosen for their clear, understandable lyrics, with content appropriate for our students.

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Songs and Activities for English Language Learners

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Songs That Coordinate with More True Stories Behind the Songs
Themes:
Lost Love | Sports | Friendship | Living Simply | Peace
You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover | Freedom | Survival

Updates on Facebook: Newly added songs are posted on Facebook.

YouTube video links: Videos designated "Recommended" meet two criteria: 1) They contain images and language that are appropriate for most classrooms. 2) They are legally licensed by the record companies or performers.

Audio recordings: Free audio recordings of the stories in the textbooks are now on the Pearson catalog page, no password or registration required. The song titles that correspond to these stories are in red font.

Story suggestions. I sometimes pair the songs on this page not only with stories in the Songs textbooks but with other stories in the True Stories reading series. For example, Bruce Springsteen's "Pay Me My Money Down" works well with the story "The Last Laugh" in True Stories 2, about a waitress who is promised a Toyota as a prize for being the top employee and gets a toy Yoda instead. (When she takes her boss to court, she gets the last laugh.) Under "Teaching Tips" for some of the themes, you'll find ideas for pairing songs with thematically related stories in the True Stories reading series.
1. Theme: Sunshine
The songs below coordinate with Unit 1, True Stories Behind the Songs. Unit theme: "The Power of the Sun."

"Another Day of Sun" (the cast of La La Land, 2016) Recommended: the movie clip from the opening scene of the movie La La Land, which was filmed on a freeway ramp in Los Angeles, and the audio-only video. The Lesson Plan for this song includes annotated lyrics, a lyrics cloze exercise, spin-off grammar and discussion activities, and links to performances of the song from all over the world. The grammar worksheet (the meaning of would vs. used to) is also on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Good Day Sunshine" (The Beatles, 1966) Recommended: the audio-only video. A "successful lesson" that Taylor, a teacher in Japan, posted on his blog is recommended.

"Here Comes the Sun" (George Harrison) Recommended: the audio-only video and the 2019 official video. The song repeats the grammatical form it's been four times. A worksheet contrasting the use of it's been vs. it was is on the Grammar + Songs page. More teaching ideas are in the Lesson Plan for this song. The story behind the song is Story 1 in True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is on the Pearson catalog page. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio."

"I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash, 1972, or Jimmy Cliff, 1993) Recommended: the official video by Jimmy Cliff; the audio-only video by Jimmy Cliff; the audio-only video by Johnny Nash. This song repeats the phrase It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day six times. For activities that give students practice using gonna in informal speech to talk about the weather forecast, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

"Sound of Sunshine" (Michael Franti & Spearhead, 2010) The official video is not appropriate for all classrooms, so previewing is advised. A live performance, without the beach scenes, is appropriate for all classrooms. The Lesson Plan for this song includes the story behind the song, annotated lyrics, and a worksheet for a Walking Dictation.

"Sunshine on My Shoulders" (John Denver, 1973) Recommended: the audio-only video

Teaching Tip: George Harrison wrote "Here Comes the Sun" when he was trying to cope with the impending breakup of the Beatles. (Please see Unit 1 in True Stories Behind the Songs for the whole story, titled "The Day Off.") Paul McCartney's "Let It Be" was also in response to the breakup. The story behind that song is under " Stories " on the menu bar. It is titled "Words of Wisdom," and it is at the beginning level. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use.

2. Theme: Falling in Love
The two stories in this unit are about couples that fell in love and stayed in love, despite formidable obstacles. So songs about falling in love are appropriate follow-ups.

"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson, 2002) Recommended: the official video. The video has flashback scenes of Clarkson's appearances on American Idol, the talent show that made her famous, so it would be a good follow-up to the story about her in True Stories Behind the Songs. (Unit 4)

"A Thousand Years" (Christina Perri, 2011) The official video contains romantic scenes from one of the Twilight Saga movies and is not appropriate for all classrooms. Previewing is strongly advised. Recommended: the video by Boyce Avenue, which features only a singer and a guitar and is appropriate for all classrooms.

"Call Me Maybe" (Carly Rae Jepsen, 2012) The phrase ripped jeans, skin was showing might make some learners uncomfortable.

"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys, 2001) Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year

"Fallin' For You" (Colbie Caillat, 2009) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Falling Slowly" (Glen Hansard / Marketa Irglova, 2007) Recommended: the official video, which includes scenes from the movie Once. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie

"I Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley) Recommended: the audio-only video

"If I Fell" (The Beatles) Recommended: the audio-only video

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" (The Beatles, 1963) Recommended: the live TV performance; the audio-only video; Himesh Patel's 2019 video from the movie Yesterday. This song repeats the contraction wanna-a pronunciation of want to that is rarely included in grammar books or practiced in the classroom but is common in informal spoken English. An interactive activity that gives students practice using wanna is on the Grammar + Songs page.

"I Won't Give Up On Us" (Jason Mraz) Recommended: the official video

"Lucky" (Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat) Recommended: the official video

"One Way or Another" (One Direction or Blondie) One Direction's official video is appropriate for most classrooms, but previewing the entire video is recommended.

"Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash) Recommended: the audio-only video and the live performance video. Teaching ideas are in the Lesson Plan for this song. The story behind the song is Story 3 in True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is on the Pearson catalog page. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio." The story is dramatized in the YouTube movie clip "June Says Yes" from the biographical film Walk the Line. (The movie clip shows a romantic kiss and may not be appropriate for all classes.)

"Rude" (MAGIC!) Recommended: the official lyric video. The song tells a story (please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story), and it has an easy-to-sing chorus (please see Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus). In my class, I paired this song with the story "The 6,000 Steps," Story 2 in True Stories Behind the Songs. It is about a Chinese couple whose marriage was opposed by the young man's family. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is on the Pearson catalog page. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio."

"Say Hey (I Love You)" (Michael Franti & Spearhead) Recommended: the official video

"She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5) Recommended: the cover by Tiffany Alvord and Boyce Avenue

"Something Just Like This" (The Chainsmokers and Coldplay, 2017) There are two official videos. One is the official lyric video, and the other is a live performance. The video with lyrics is highly recommended. This song repeats the contraction wanna-a pronunciation of want to that is rarely included in grammar books or practiced in the classroom but is common in informal spoken English. You'll find an interactive activity that gives students practice using wanna, a discussion activity, and annotated lyrics in the Lesson Plan for this song.

"Thinking Out Loud" (Ed Sheeran, 2014) Recommended: the acoustic video

"You and Me" (Lifehouse) Recommended: the official video

"We Danced" (Brad Paisley) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song tells a story. Please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story. The story that the song tells begins in a bar, so it may not be suitable for all classrooms.

"When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) Recommended: the video with Clive Griffin and Celine Dion singing, which shows scenes from the movie Sleepless in Seattle.

"Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke, 1960) Recommended: the 2015 official lyric video, in which iconic scenes in history flash behind the lyrics. The Lesson Plan for this song includes a lyrics gap-fill exercise focusing on the rhyming words and worksheets on noun clauses. (There are several in the song.)

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 2 of True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about falling in love with these stories in the True Stories reading series: "The Love Letters" (Unit 4, True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader); "Love at First Sight" and "Love Under Siege" (Units 1 and 16, True Stories 4, an intermediate reader); "The Real Ronaldo" (Unit 4, True Stories 5, a high-intermediate reader)

3. Theme: Memories
Both stories in this unit are about young men-one a soldier and the other motorbike racer-who suffered temporary memory loss. So songs about remembering are appropriate follow-ups.

"Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell, 1967) Recommended: the move clip from the 2021 movie Coda (the main character sings this song for an audition) and Joni Mitchell's 2021 remastered recording of her song. The Lesson Plan includes a lyrics gap-fill exercise, a grammar activity targeting the adverbial phrase "at all," and the Story Behind the Song.

"The Castle on the Hill" (Ed Sheeran, 2017) There are three official videos for this song. Two are suitable for most classrooms-one is a lyrics video, and the other is a live performance in a BBC studio. A third official video has many scenes of teenagers drinking alcohol and smoking; previewing this video is advised. The Lesson Plan for this song includes annotated lyrics, a lyrics cloze exercise targeting the past-tense verbs, and two discussion exercises. (A word of caution: The singer reminisces about smoking cigarettes and getting drunk with his friends when he was 15, so this song may not be appropriate for your class. Previewing the lyrics is advised.)

"Don't You Worry, Child" (Swedish House Mafia) Recommended: the official acoustic video

"In My Life" (The Beatles) Recommended: the audio-only video. The four verb tenses in this song (simple present, simple past, present perfect, future) could be targeted for a cloze exercise. Please see Activity #1: The Targeted Cloze Exercise.

"I Remember You" (Skid Row) Recommended: the official video

"I Will Remember You" (Sarah McLachlan,1999) The official lyric video is recommended, although it ends with a romantic kiss and may not be appropriate for all classrooms; previewing is advised. The Lesson Plan for this song includes a lyrics cloze exercise, a worksheet to practice making promises with will, a worksheet to practice changing verbs in the simple present to the simple past, and activities on the "remembering" theme. The worksheets are also on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Memories" (Maroon 5, 2019) Recommended: the official audio-only video; the official video. Based on the melody of Pachelbel's Canon, the song was written in memory of the band's manager and close friend, who died in 2017. The song has a few grammatical mistakes (mainly dropping the final s in third person singular) that can be exploited for a grammar lesson. A lyrics worksheet is on the Grammar + Songs page under "Third Person Singular." The song also works well as a springboard for a discussion about people that were important parts of our lives. Some ideas for structuring the discussion are in the Lesson Plan for the song. Note: The lyrics mention "drinks," but not specifically alcoholic drinks. Teachers who avoid songs that refer to alcoholic beverages may find this reference vague enough to be acceptable, but only individual teachers can make this judgment.

"Photograph" (Nickelback) The official video is classroom friendly, but the song's language may not be appropriate for your class; previewing the lyrics is advised.

"Remember When" (Alan Jackson) The official video shows a couple kissing; previewing is advised. This song tells a story. Please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story.

"7 Years" (Lukas Graham, 2015) There are two official videos; the video with the montage of family photos is recommended. The Lesson Plan for this song includes annotated lyrics, a grammar worksheet, and many activities on the song's themes. The song works particularly well as a springboard for discussion.

"This Is the Time" (Billy Joel) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Try to Remember" (The Brothers Four; Josh Groban) Recommended: Josh Groban's audio-only video and The Brothers Four's audio-ony video

"The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand, 1973) Recommended: Beyonce's live performance at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in honor of Barbra Streisand and Streisand's audio-only video. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie

Teaching Tip: As a follow-up activity on the theme "Memories," you could ask students to draw a scene from their past that brings back happy memories and then write a few sentences about the scene under their drawing. They then share their drawing and their writing in small groups. (For examples of more activities like this one, Please see Activity #3: Class Discussion on a Song's Theme.)

4. Theme: Taking Chances

"Brave" (Sara Bareilles) Recommended: the official video

"Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson) Recommended: the official video. The story behind the song is Story 7 in True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is on the Pearson catalog page. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio." Other teaching ideas are in the Lesson Plan for this song.

"Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey, 1981) Recommended: Live in Houston (with Journey's original lead singer, Steve Perry), Live in Manila (with Journey's new lead singer, Arnel Pineda), and the performance by the cast of Glee. This song has many participial phrases. The Lesson Plan for this song focuses on grammar, but it also includes a story about the band's new lead singer. This story works well with the video featuring that singer, Arnel Pineda.

"Let It Go" (Idina Menzel) Recommended: the clip from the movie Frozen; the official sing-along video; the multi-language version. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie

"Let's Get It Started" (Black Eyed Peas) Language might make this song inappropriate for some classrooms. This rap song might be a bit of a stretch for the "Taking Chances" theme, but it was added because it of its popularity with younger students. It has an easy-to-sing chorus. Please see Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus.

"Renegades" (X Ambassadors, 2015) Recommended: the official video and the official lyric video. (Note: In the official lyric video, forth is misspelled as fourth.) The Lesson Plan for this song includes the story behind the song, annotated lyrics, and an audio clip of a low-intermediate class singing their new lyrics for the chorus.

"Roots Before Branches" (Room for Two)

"Taking Chances" (Celine Dion) Recommended: the official lyric video

"Unwritten" (Natasha Bedingfield) Recommended: the Boyce Avenue cover featuring Diamond White

"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals, 1965) Recommended: the official audio-only video. For an interactive worksheet that gives students practice using gotta in informal spoken English, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

5. Theme: Work

Teaching Tip #1: If you teach adults, the Draw-Write-Share activity personalizing the theme "Work" is highly recommended. Please see Example 3 in Activity #3: Class Discussion on a Song's Theme.

Teaching Tip #2: In addition to the stories in Unit 5 of True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about work with this story in the True Stories reading series: "The Last Laugh" (Unit 21, True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader).

6. Theme: Being in Love

"A Thousand Years" (Cristina Perri, 2011) The official video shows scenes from one of the Twilight movies and may not be appropriate for all classrooms. Previewing is advised. The cover by Boyce Avenue, with just a singer and his guitar, is appropriate for all classrooms.

"All of Me" (John Legend, 2013) The official video shows romantic scenes of the singer with his wife and is not appropriate for most classrooms. The live performance in a New York hotel bar is more appropriate for the classroom, although the setting might still make the video unsuitable; previewing is advised.

"Baby, I'm Yours" (Arctic Monkeys, 2006) Recommended: the audio-only video. If you teach Spanish speakers, there is a video with English lyrics and Spanish subtitles. This song has many adverb clauses beginning with the word until. A lyrics gap-fill exercise is on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion, 1996) Recommended: the live-performance video. This song has 14 irregular verbs in the simple past tense. For a chart of the verbs and a lyrics cloze exercise, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John, 1994) Recommended: the official lyric video from "Disney on Broadway."

"Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol, 2006) Recommended: the official video

"Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones) Recommended: the official video. (The phrase my heart is drenched in wine might make this song inappropriate for your class; previewing the lyrics is advised.) Awards: Grammy for Song of the Year

"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" (Bryan Adams, 1991) Recommended: the live-performance video

"I'm Gonna Love You" (Meghan Trainor with John Legend, 2015) The official video is suitable for most classrooms. It does, however, show romantic kisses, so previewing is advised. This song repeats the phrase I'm gonna 21 times. For an activity in which students practice using gonna in future-tense informal speech, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

"I Honestly Love You" (Olivia Newton-John, 1974) Recommended: the official video, which is a 2010 performance of this 1974 song. Also recommended: a video of a live performance from the Sydney Opera House in 2009.

"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz, 2008) The official video is suitable for almost all classrooms. It does, however, show athletic women in bikini swimsuits, so some teachers may wish to preview it.

"Iris" (The Goo Goo Dolls) Recommended: the official video and a live performance video (in the pouring rain)

"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston, 1992) The official video shows scenes from the movie The Bodyguard. It ends with a romantic kiss, so it may not be appropriate for your class; previewing is advised. Recommended: the audio-only video. This song repeats the promise I will always love you many times. For an interactive activity that gives students practice making promises with will, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

"Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel, 1977) Recommended: the live-performance video and the audio-only video

"Longer" (Dan Fogelberg, 1979) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song has several comparative adjectives. Please see Activity #4: Building a Lesson Around a Repeated Phrase. Scroll to the end of Activity #4 for a teaching suggestion.

"Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, 1956) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Lucky" (Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, 2009)

"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney, 1977) Recommended: the audio-only video and the live-performance video

"My Girl" (The Temptations, 1965) Recommended: the audio-only video. The song "My Girl" repeats the phrase I've got seven times. For an interactive worksheet that gives students practice saying I've got it and I've got 'em when going over a list of what they'll take to a picnic, please see the Grammar + Songs page.

"My Guy" (Mary Wells, 1964) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song has many rhyming words, so it would be ideal for a gap-fill exercise. Please see Activity #1: The Targeted Cloze Exercise.

"One Call Away" (Charlie Puth, 2016) Recommended: the official video. This song repeats the line I'll be there to save the day, which is both an offer to help and a promise. Interactive worksheets on using will when offering to help and when making a promise are on the Grammar + Songs page. The worksheets are also included in the complete Lesson Plan for this song. In my class, this song prompted a discussion about how to keep in touch with friends and family members far away. A reproducible worksheet to structure the discussion is in the Lesson Plan.

"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper, 1984) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Truly, Madly, Deeply" (Savage Garden, 1997) The official video shows a romantic kiss, so it may not be appropriate for your classroom. Previewing the video, as well as the lyrics, is advised.

"Unchained Melody" (Righteous Brothers, 1965) Recommended: the audio-only video; the cover by Susan Boyle (goes well with the story about her in More True Stories Behind the Songs, Story 11); the cover by Boyce Avenue

"Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, 1982) Recommended: the audio-only video

"You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker, 1975) Recommended: the audio-only video

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder, 1973) Recommended: the audio-only video

"You Got It" (Roy Orbison) Recommended: the live performance video; the montage of live performances; the audio-only video. In three verses, the singer pauses long enough between phrases to allow students to repeat after him. Please see Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus. Scroll to the end of the activity to hear an audio clip from a beginning class singing the chorus.

"You Make My Dreams Come True" (Hall and Oates, 1981) There is an official video, but the words are fairly difficult to understand. Students would need to read the lyrics while listening. Recommended: the video of British singer Billie Marten covering the song. The video is just the singer and her guitar, and in her version, the words are easier to understand.

"You Send Me" (Sam Cooke, 1957) Recommended: the audio-only video and the live performance by Gregor Porter recorded for BBC Radio

"Your Song" (Elton John, 1970) Recommended: the 2005 live performance

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 6 of True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about being in love with these stories in True Stories 3, a low-intermediate reader: "Puppy Love" (Unit 1) and "Surprise! It's Your Wedding!" (Unit 2).

7. Theme: Happiness

"Best Day of My Life" (American Authors, 2013) Recommended: the audio-only video and the cover by the adolescent group Kidz Bop Kids. The official video, which shows a bar scene and alcohol consumption, is not appropriate for all classrooms; previewing is advised. This song repeats the line This is gonna be the best day of my life many times. Please see the Grammar + Songs page for worksheets and activities to practice this informal pronunciation of going to.

"Can't Stop the Feeling" (Justin Timberlake, 2016) Recommended: the official video. This song is appropriate for most classes, but previewing the lyrics is advised. You'll find annotated lyrics for this song, as well as companion activities, in the Lesson Plan. The song repeats the phrase I got many times. (In informal spoken English, people sometimes drop the 've in I've got-they say I got.) In an interactive worksheet provided both in the Lesson Plan page on the Grammar + Songs page, students practice saying I've got it and I've got 'em when going over a list of what they'll take to a picnic.

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" (Bobby McFerrin) Recommended: the audio-only video and the performance by musicians around the world as part of Playing for Change project. Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year

"Feelin' Good" (Nina Simone) Recommended: the audio-only video and Ed Sheeran's cover of this song, performed at a radio station in Australia. Nina Simone's recording of this song was on President Obama's personal playlist.

"Happy" (Pharrell Williams) Recommended: the official video. This song has a chorus with a strong downbeat. Please see Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus.

"Happy Days" (Jack Hylton, 1932) Recommended: the original 1932 Jack Hylton audio-only video and Barbra Streisand's audio-only video. This song has historical importance. The story behind the song is Story 13 in True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is on the Pearson catalog page. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio."

"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) Recommended: the audio-only video and the 1989 live performance

"Up" (Shania Twain) Recommended: the official video

Teaching Tip: This topic is ideal for an upbeat Draw-Write-Share exercise. Please see Activity #3: Class Discussion on a Song's Theme. Scroll to the end of the activity for specific teaching suggestions.

8. Theme: U.S. Cities

"Allentown" (Billy Joel, 1982) Recommended: the 2008 live performance video and the audio-only video

"Another Day of Sun" (the cast of La La Land, 2016) Recommended: the movie clip from the opening scene of the movie La La Land, which was filmed on a freeway ramp in Los Angeles, and the audio-only video. The Lesson Plan for this song includes annotated lyrics, a lyrics cloze exercise, spin-off grammar and discussion activities, and links to performances of the song from all over the world. The grammar worksheet is also on the Grammar + Songs page. The worksheet, for levels intermediate and up, contrasts the meaning of would vs. used to.

"Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" (Dionne Warwick) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Armstrong) Recommended: Louis Armstrong's audio-only video

"Empire State of Mind," Part II (Alicia Keys, 2009) Recommended: the live performance video. Part II is the chorus of the song. The whole song, with JayZ's rap lyrics, would be difficult for most English language learners.

"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Tony Bennett) Recommended: the live performance video

"Lights" (Journey) This song is about San Francisco. Recommended: the official video

"My Kind of Town" (Frank Sinatra) This song is about Chicago. Recommended: the audio-only video

"New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra) Recommended: the audio-only video and the live performance video. This is the song played every year on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square.

"New York City's Killing Me" (Ray LaMontagne, 2010) Recommended: the live performance video

"New York State of Mind" (Billy Joel, 1976) Recommended: the 2013 live performance at Yankee stadium and the audio-only video

"Philadelphia Freedom" (Elton John, 1975) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Please Come to Boston" (Dave Loggins, 1974) Recommended: the 2012 cover by Rita Wilson and the audio-only video

"San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) " (Scott McKenzie) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Sweet Home Chicago" (Buddy Guy) Recommended: the audio-only video and the 2012 video of Bonnie Raitt performing the song at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Buddy Guy.

"Under the Bridge" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) This song is about Los Angeles. Recommended: the official video

"Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) Recommended: the audio-only video

Teaching Tip #1: If you want to follow up Story 15 in True Stories Behind the Songs with another Louis Armstrong song, rather than songs about U.S. cities, "What a Wonderful World" is a good choice for beginning students. The activities for this song on the site allatc are recommended. (Although the blog is for teachers of advanced learners, the lesson could easily be adapted for beginners.)

Teaching Tip #2: Students complete these two sentences: 1. The best thing about my hometown is _______. 2. The worst thing about my hometown is _______. (For example, one student wrote: The best thing about my hometown is the coffee. The worst thing about my hometown is that there are no big stores or movie theaters.) Students then share their writing in small groups. In my class, this activity prompted lively conversations and fostered a sense of community as students found common ground sharing the pros and cons of their hometowns.

Teaching Tip #3: Friederike Kippel suggests this activity in the resource book Keep Talking ("One Day in London," p. 106): Students interview a partner on what activities the partner likes to do while traveling. Students then plan a one-day sightseeing excursion in their native town or city and share the itinerary with their partners. I have done this activity in my class several times. It never fails to engage students.

Songs That Coordinate with More True Stories Behind the Songs 1. Theme: Lost Love A. Songs About Reconnecting with a Lost Love

"Don't Shut Me Down" (ABBA, 2021) Recommended: the official lyric video. The Lesson Plan includes a pre-listening photo that introduces the theme of the song and a lyrics gap-fill exercise.

"Hello" (Adele, 2015) Recommended: the official video and the live performance video. The Lesson Plan includes the story behind the song and a worksheet on using gerunds following prepositions. The worksheet is also on the Grammar + Songs page. Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year; Billboard Award for Top-Selling Song

"It's All Coming Back to Me" (Celine Dion, 1996)

"Martha" (Tom Waits) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song tells a story. Please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story.

"Mighty Ocean" (David Wilcox) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song tells a story. For step-by-step instructions for structuring a summarizing activity, please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story.

"Reunited" (Peaches & Herbs, 1978) Recommended: the audio-only video

"She Loves You" (The Beatles, 1964) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Someone Like You" (Adele) Recommended: the official video. This song has many irregular past-tense verbs. Please see Activity #1: The Targeted Cloze Exercise.

"Tucson Train" (Bruce Springsteen, 2019) Recommended: the official video. This song works well as a review of verb tenses. A lyrics gap-fill exercise targeting five of the tenses in the song is on the Grammar + Songs page. It's the last item under the "Verb Tenses" category.

"When We Were Young" (Adele, 2015) Recommended: the live studio performance. The Lesson Plan includes annotated lyrics and a worksheet on using the word like to make a comparison. The worksheet is also on the Grammar + Songs page.

"You're Beautiful" (James Blunt, 2004) Recommended: the official video; the audio-only video; the live performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Please see the Lesson Plan for teaching suggestions. The story behind the song is Story 1 in More True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is in the Pearson online catalog. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio."

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"Always on My Mind" (Willie Nelson, 1982) Recommended: the official live performance video. An interactive worksheet that gives students practice with the construction should have + past participle is on the Grammar + Songs page. Awards: Grammy Hall of Fame

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (Elvis Presley 1960) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Bye Bye Love" (Everly Brothers 1958) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song has an easy-to-sing chorus. Please see Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus.

"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (Neil Sedaka, 1962) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Crazy" (Willie Nelson, 1962) Recommended: Patsy Cline's audio-only video; Willie Nelson's audio-only video; the 2018 informal performance by Allison Young and Josh Turner. This song has many gerunds following the preposition for. A worksheet on using a gerund as the object of a preposition and a lyrics gap-fill exercise are on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Don't Start Now" (Dua Lipa, 2020) Recommended: the live-performance video

"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan, 1963) Recommended: the audio-only video and the 2011 informal cover by Josh Turner and Carson McKee

"Driver's License" (Olivia Rodrigo, 2021) Caution: There are two versions of this song-the "official" version and the "clean" version, which is played on the radio. Add "clean" to your search terms to find classroom-friendly lyrics and videos. The Lesson Plan includes a gap-fill exercise on irregular past-tense verbs and a list of discussion questions about cars and driving.

"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (Paul Simon, 1975) Recommended: the live-performance video in New York's Central Park and the audio-only video

"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" (Train, 2012) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Forget You" (Cee Lo Green, 2010) Use the clean version. Recommended: the official video

"Guess Who I Saw Today" (Nancy Wilson, 1960) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song is about marital infidelity, and there are references to alcohol, so it is not suitable for all classrooms. The song tells a story. For step-by-step instructions for structuring a summarizing activity, please see Activity #2: Summarizing the Song's Story.

"Hello, Goodbye" (The Beatles, 1967) Recommended: the official video and the audio-only video

"Love Yourself" (Justin Bieber, 2015) A word of caution: One line in the song-And now I know: I'm better sleeping on my own-might make this song inappropriate for some classrooms. The official video, which features dancers who are married in real life, is appropriate for most classrooms, but previewing is advised. The Lesson Plan includes lyrics and a worksheet on reflexive pronouns. The worksheet is also on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Let Her Go" (Passenger, 2012) Recommended: the official video

"Say Something" (A Great Big World, 2013) Recommended: the audio-only video by Great Big World; the cover by Pentatonix; the Boyce Avenue cover. In his book The Poetry of Pop, Adam Bradley points out that the song's chorus is a poem written in dactylic trimeter-a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, repeated three times in every line. That predictable stress pattern makes the chorus ideal for reading aloud. The chorus, with the accented syllables in bold, is at the end of Activity #6: Singing or Speaking the Chorus.

"Shoot the Moon" (Norah Jones, 2002) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Somebody That I Used To Know" (Gotye, 2011) This song has one line that might make it inappropriate for some classrooms: I think of all the times you screwed me over. The song repeats the phrase used to know many times. Please see Activity #4: Building a lesson around a repeated phrase. Scroll to the end of Activity #4 for a teaching suggestion.

"Someone You Loved" (Louis Capaldi, 2019) Recommended: the official video and the audio-only video. This song has repeated examples of infinitives and infinitive phrases used as adjectives (somebody to know, somebody to heal, no one to save me, etc.). Annotated lyrics highlighting that construction and a worksheet giving students practice using the construction are on the Grammar + Songs page. (Previewing the lyrics is recommended; some content may not be appropriate for your class.)

"That's Another Song" (Bryan White, 1996) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song repeats the phrase used to. Please see Activity #4: Building a lesson around a repeated phrase. Scroll to the end of Activity #4 for a teaching suggestion under the song ""Somebody That I Used To Know."

"The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand, 1973) Recommended: Beyonce's live performance at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in honor of Barbra Streisand and Streisand's audio-only video. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie

"This Town" (Niall Horan, 2016) Recommended: the studio performance. The official lyric video (which shows only some lyrics) depicts a romantic kiss and is therefore not appropriate for all classes; previewing is advised. The singer/songwriter Niall Horan says the song is about "that one individual you end up seeing when you go home." This song repeats the phrase the words I never got to say-a perfect example of using got to meaning had the opportunity to. An activity that gives students practice using the construction "to get to do something" is at the end of Activity #4: Building a lesson around a repeated phrase. A annotated lyrics cloze exercise targeting the six past-tense verbs in the song is at the end of Activity #1: Targeted Cloze.

"When I'm Gone" (Anna Kendrick, 2012) Recommended: the official video. (A reference to whiskey in the lyrics may make this song inappropriate for some classes; previewing is advised.) The song repeats the phrase you're gonna miss me 20 times. Activities that give students practice with this informal pronunciation of going to are on the Grammar + Songs page.

"Who Knew" (Pink, 2006)

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 1 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about lost love with these stories in the : "The Love Letters," "Love or Baseball?," Nicole's Party" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader); "The Husband" ( True Stories 3, a low-intermediate reader); "The Real Ronaldo" (True Stories 5, a high-intermediate reader)

2. Theme: Sports

Teaching Tip #1: To find out what your students know about baseball - the "national pastime" of the United States - try the One-Question Interview. (Substitute the questions about music with questions about baseball at the Internet TESL Journal.) This wonderful activity gets students moving around, works with many topics, and can be adjusted for almost any level. Students can use their own paper to do the survey, or they can use the form below.
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Teaching Tip #2: Other stories in the True Stories reading series with a sports theme: "Love or Baseball?" and "The Champion" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader).

Thanks to: Anna Silliman, who sent me the "one-question interview" idea many years ago. The activity was from the classroom of Fiona Armstrong, Adult Basic Education, New York City Schools.
3. Theme: Friendship

"Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon and Garfunkel) Recommended: the live performance video from the concert in New York's Central Park and the audio-only video. Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year

"Count on Me" (Bruno Mars) Recommended: the audio-only video and the cover by Connie Talbot

"Friends Will Be Friends" (Queen) Recommended: the live performance video and the audio-only video

"Help" (The Beatles) Recommended: the official video

"Home" (Phillip Phillips, 2012) Recommended: the official video and the audio-only video

"I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles) Recommended: the Beatles' audio-only video and Joe Cocker's audio-only video. The phrase I get high with a little help from my friends might make this song unsuitable for some classrooms.

"I'll Stand By You" (The Pretenders) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Keep Holding On" (Avril Lavigne, 2006) Recommended: the audio-only video and the performance by the cast of the TV show Glee. This song repeats the phrase Keep holding on nine times. Please see Activity #4: Building a Lesson Around a Repeated Phrase. Scroll to the end of the page for a suggested activity.

"Kind and Generous" (Natalie Merchant) Recommended: the audio-only video

"Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) Recommended: the audio-only video and the performance by musicians around the world as part of the Playing for Change project. The story behind the song is Story 5 in More True Stories Behind the Songs. A free audio recording of the story, no password or registration required, is in the Pearson online catalog. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio."

"One Call Away" (Charlie Puth, 2016) Recommended: the official video. The Lesson Plan includes two grammar worksheets on the future tense with will. The worksheets are also on the Grammar + Songs page.

"See You Again" (Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, 2015) Recommended: the official video. (Note: The word damn in the line Damn, who knew? might make this song inappropriate for your class.) The Lesson Plan includes the story behind the song and a worksheet on the present perfect tense. The worksheet is also on the Grammar + Songs page,

"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) Recommended: the official music video. Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year

"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins, 1999) Recommended: the audio-only video. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie

"You've Got a Friend" (James Taylor and Carole King, 1971) Recommended: Taylor's live performance video and King's audio-only video. This song has many verbs that could be deleted for a cloze exercise. Please see Activity #1: The Targeted Cloze Exercise. (Scroll to the end of Activity #1 for a teaching suggestion.)

"You've Got a Friend in Me" (Randy Newman, 1995) Recommended: the audio-only video. This song repeats the phrase you've got several times. Please see Activity #4: Building a Lesson Around a Repeated Phrase. It also has many rhyming words. Please see Activity #1: The Targeted Cloze Exercise.

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 3 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about friendship and altruism with these stories in the True Stories reading series: "Old Friends" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader); "Pay It Forward," "Margaret Patrick...Meet Ruth Eisenberg," "The Auction," "Money to Burn," and "Two Strangers" ( True Stories 3, a low-intermediate reader)

4. Theme: Living Simply
The songs below coordinate with Unit 4, More True Stories Behind the Songs. Unit theme: "A Simple Life"

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 4 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could pair songs about living simply with this story in the True Stories reading series: "The Plain People" ( True Stories 4, an intermediate reader).

5. Theme: Peace
The songs below coordinate with Unit 5, More True Stories Behind the Songs. Unit theme: "The Way to Peace"

Teaching Tip: As a follow-up activity on the theme "Peace," my colleague Brianna Deering asked her students to complete this sentence: When I need peace in my own life, I _____________________. Students shared their writing in small groups.

6. Theme: You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover
The songs below coordinate with Unit 6, More True Stories Behind the Songs. Unit theme: "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." Story 11 in this unit is about Susan Boyle's debut performance-a surprise to everyone but Susan herself. A free audio recording of the story is in the Pearson online catalog. Click on "Stories Behind Songs Audio." Recommended: Susan Boyle's performance on Britain's Got Talent

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 6 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could pair songs with the theme "you can't judge a book by its cover" with these stories in the True Stories reading series: "The Runner" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader); "The Husband" ( True Stories 3, a low-intermediate reader); "More Alike Than Different" and "Sucker Day" ( True Stories 4, an intermediate reader); "The Real Ronaldo" (True Stories 5, a high-intermediate reader).

7. Theme: Freedom

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 7 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about freedom with these stories in the True Stories reading series: "Together Again" and "The Bottle" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader).

8. Theme: Survival
The songs below, with their themes of persistence and resilience, coordinate with Unit 8, True Stories Behind the Songs. Unit theme: "Survivors"

Teaching Tip: In addition to the stories in Unit 8 of More True Stories Behind the Songs, you could also pair songs about resilience and survival with these stories in the True Stories reading series: "Try, Try Again," "Thank You," "Saved by the Bell," "A Strong Little Boy," and "The Champion" ( True Stories 2, a high-beginning reader); "Everybody's Baby," "A Long Fishing Trip," and "The Surgeon," ( True Stories 3, a low-intermediate reader); "The Semong," "How You Finish," and "Flight 5390" ( True Stories 4, an intermediate reader); "The Chef" (True Stories 5, a high-intermediate reader).

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Mrs. Miracle's Music Room Blog resources

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When this fresh faced teacher showed up to his first Kindergarten class there sat an old piano. Instead of having it carted away he turned it into a teaching tool.

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The NY Philharmonic is a symphony that performs in New York City and is one of the top performing groups in the country. This kid-friendly site provides games and information about instruments, composers, and even allows kids to make their own instrument!

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A wonderful way to set the mood in the classroom is to play music as students are entering the room or working.

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What a wonderful way to learn each others names.  Pair students with one long name and one short name.  Pairs will take turns beating out their names in rotation and together.

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Have students create their own musical instruments.  Then have students work together to put on a musical show.

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Have Students make one of their favorite songs into an illustrated book that contains the words from the song in it.

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"The Itty Bitty Dot" was written by Alex Kajitani to help students remember the rules of the decimal point.  He saw dramatic improvements in test scores over the course of one week.

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What in the world is that itty bitty dot? The itty bitty dot is a math sensation!

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Play seasonal music without lyrics then challenge students to guess the season of for an extra challenge have them act out the season.

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There are some Artists and composers that you will hear very frequently and should get to know a little about.

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He was sorta a big deal in the music world and still is. Did you know he was deaf and used a lot of math to compose? Watch this wonderful video to find out more.

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Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers orneet, C. (2014). Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers (5th ed.). Pearson.

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According to Google, music is "a vocal or instrumental sound (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion."  It's that word beauty that creates a mystery because beauty is subjective and if music produces beauty then music is also subjective.

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I've done my best to scour the internet and find some of the most amazing music education blogs out there! Each one of the blogs listed below has hours and hours of information to read and endless ideas to try out and implement in your classroom.

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Grand Rapids Symphony: A Community Supported Orchestra

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We asked some students to define what they think music is, see their answers below!

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Students can learn through informational shows! There are a few episodes of the tried and true Magic School Bus related to sound and music.

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Crash Course, a Youtube channel, provides a few videos featuring cross-content lessons with music and science! A physics lesson can still incorporate the arts.

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A Plethora of resources for the arts

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ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network: Thematic Collections

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National Institution of Environmental Health Science provides links to many children songs that can be used in your classroom.

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Music Games for Kids | Learn about the songs available on NIEHS Kids.

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Jazz, classical & folk music venue in an 1894 classical building with a 500-seat auditorium.

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St. Cecilia Music Center - Music Lives Here

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Learn the story behind Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45

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The Farewell Symphony book. Read 13 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Anna Harwell Celenza's engaging fictionalized telling of the ...

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Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after...

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Bring Vivaldi's Four Seasons to life by following a little girl and her dog as they travel through the four seasons.

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The Story Orchestra book. Read 24 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Follow a little girl called Isabelle and her dog, Pickle, as th...

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This wonderful cartoon series by Nick Jr. encourages kids to use their imagination as the characters sing and dance around the back yard.

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There is no getting around it The Beatles took the world by storm and changed the music world.  Their musical library is so large and well known that it is a good starting point when looking for something special in the classroom.

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The Beatles were a legendary rock group that transformed popular music for more than a decade, beginning in 1960, and produced songs like 'Yesterday,' 'Hey Jude,' 'Day Tripper' and 'Come Together.' Learn more about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, only at Biography.com.

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Music is a wonderful way to bridge the cultural gaps.  With Hip-hop it can get hard to find some classroom friendly.  Never fear here is an hour long playlist.

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Expand literacy through rap music with a 1-hour hip-hop playlist that’s squeaky clean for classroom listening.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of three, and soon developed his skills in all musical forms. Widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time, he produced over 600 works.

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A short biography of Michael Jackson who started out in The Jackson Five and quickly became a pop icon with hits like "Beat It" and "Thriller." However, in his

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Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra rose to fame singing big band numbers. In the '40s and '50s, he had a dazzling array of hit

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Watch a short video about Ella Fitzgerald and learn how this singer earned her title as the "First Lady of Jazz."

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Very few artists can claim to have the same profound impact on the world of music as Lang Lang has had. As a pianist, educator and philanthropist, as well as an influential ambassador for the arts, Lang Lang has fully embraced new technology and innovation, leading the way in bringing classical music into the 21st century.

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Maggie's Introduction to the Music Padlet!

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Attached below is the required Google Form assessment for our Padlet.

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