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Watch this powerful TEDx talk about the power of music to make social change. It's lengthy, but so important to the current climate in our area.

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How "Message Music" Inspires Social Change | Aloe Blacc | TEDxWestBrowardHigh

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End your year by singing some catchy

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Learn about 16 genres in Western music (music in the Western hemisphere.) Which is your favorite and why? Which had the most drastic change?

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An Abridged History of Western Music in 16 Genres

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Check out this Google Doodle that teaches you a little about this traditional East African instrument and even shows you how to play an important Shona folk song!

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Celebrating Mbira Doodle - Google Doodles

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Learn more about the creation of Celebrating Mbira Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.

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Use this virtual piano to experiment and create your own melody!

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Virtual piano – Play piano online | Musicca

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Play piano online for free. See notes on the keyboard, play melodies and chords, and record what you play directly in your browser.

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Practice keeping the beat in different ways as you listen:
1. To the quarter note: pat on lap
2. To the eighth note: tapping twice as fast with alternating hands on chest.
3. To sixteenth notes: Tap 4 times per beat with your finger on your hand.
Try alternating between slower and faster subdivisions of the beat.

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Work on your unified choral vowels again this week with Part 2!

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Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)

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Choral Warm-ups: Unified vowels (part 2) | James Davey

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Try out these challenging pen tapping patterns by a middle schooler. The 3rd one is especially tricky!

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Same song, three recordings. Listen to these three recordings of “Kusimama” then respond to the prompts below:.

Performance 1: http://www.viewpure.com/oEeHt7wF0oU?start=0&end=0

Performance 2: http://www.viewpure.com/r_UjH4rXtXM?start=0&end=0

Performance 3: http://www.viewpure.com/NsFsoXF-vYs?start=0&end=0
What do you like best about each performance? Which do you think is the best performance and why?

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Look at your part from the Choir Music column as you sing along with your teachers!

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Practice you basic rhythm counting by clapping along with Mr. Gordon.

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Rhythm Clapping with Mr. Gordon - Episode 1 - learn to read music - clap along!!!

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Learn the body percussion for this song using the pink link. Then, try it out with the United States Navy Choir linked below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTC_zb2LriA

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Create your own body percussion ostinato to play along with your favorite songs!

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Count the rhythms with numbers. When you have mastered the counting, clap and speak, leaving silences on the rests.

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Take this ear training quiz on musictheory.net. Copy your code and send it to your music teacher.

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Try out these warm-ups that focus on how to sing in a choral setting.

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Choral Warm-ups: Unified vowels (part 1) | James Davey

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Create your own breakbeat with this guide to turn table technique!

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As you listen to this clip, think about the following questions:
1. How does music act as a door or a window for your emotions?
2. If a window, what can you learn about the performer or composer through their music?

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"You Will Be Found" Virtual Choir | DEAR EVAN HANSEN

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Much like Chrome Music Lab, this fun composing tool lets you make melodies and harmonies with different "filters" (go to Modify.)

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Music is not limited to the world of sound. There exists a music of the visual world. - Oskar Fischinger,1951

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Fill out this Google Form to let your music teacher know which music activity you chose this week. Just answer a few quick questions and click Submit!

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Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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Listen to this great song by Bobby McFerrin and see if you can sing along with one of the parts.

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VOCES8: Song Seven: 'Si Le Le' - Bobby McFerrin (Interactive Song)

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Choose a part and sing along with this great choral warm-up!

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Practice the basic building blocks of solfege with this exercise from The Singing School. Don't forget to use your hands!

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Sing along with clip if you sang Part 1 in class.

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Sing along with Part 2 of Storm if this was your part when you sang this song in class.

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Find out what it takes to be an opera singer!

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Kids Meet an Opera Singer | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids

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Here is a TedTalk about how being in a group like a choir can have a profound influence on your life.

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How Choirs Have the Capacity to Change Lives | Arreon Harley | TEDxWilmington

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You are in charge of the playlist for an art opening at your local art gallery! What songs would you choose? Copy this Google Doc so you can edit and share with your music teacher!

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Use the written music to sing your part with this recording!

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Proud Corazón (2-Part Choir) - Arranged by Mac Huff

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Make your own melody with this easy-to-use program. For an extra challenge, add harmony and percussion!

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Song Maker, an experiment in Chrome Music Lab, is a simple way for anyone to make and share a song.

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Add some interest to your rhythms by adding body percussion and movement! Then, try out your own version! Copy the Google Doc so you can edit and share with your music teacher!

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Try this note identification challenge on musictheory.net. Once you've finished, send your code to your teacher!

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Create your own hip hop composition with the pre-recorded vocal sounds on Incredibox. Then, share with your music teacher!

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Practice steps and common skips in this solfege exercise.

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SightSinging Level 1 - Lesson 4: Review and More Tones

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Your school sings Part 1 and Part 2 on this song. Follow the vocal line you practiced in class.

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Sing along with this interactive song by Bobby McFerrin

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VOCES8: Song Seven: 'Si Le Le' - Bobby McFerrin (Interactive Song)

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Your school sings either Part 1 or Part 2. Remember which part you practiced during rehearsal.

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Your school sings either Part 1 or Part 2 on this song. Follow the vocal line your practiced in class.

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Each school sings both Part 1 and 2. Remember how you were split between parts in your classroom.

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Proud Corozon lryics and accompaniment.pdf

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Your school sings either Part 1, 2, or 3. Try to read only the vocal line that your school has been working on.

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Each school sings both Part 1 and 2. Remember how you were split between parts in your classroom.

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Sing your part with your music teachers!