Incorporating Music into Your Curriculum

Compiled by Sherah Carr

Musical Brain
http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/musical-brain.html
One side of your brain dishes up music lyrics while the other is supposed to pipe in the music. That's been the conventional wisdom for a quarter century, ever since two Los Angeles scientists, Joseph Bogen and Harold Gordon reported what people did with only one side of the brain working. But, as newer findings suggest, the story may be more complicated.

Stand Up and Sing: Music and Our Reform History
http://international.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/sing/intro.html
Throughout American history, popular music has reflected the mood and opinions of the times. By exploring sheet music, students analyze issues related to industrialization and reform to answer the essential question, "How does society respond to change?" Students will have the opportunity to create original lyrics and song covers that reflect the Progressive Era.

Pop Pronouns http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAMusicPronounsUsingMusicIdea68.htm

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAHarrietTubmanUndergroundRailroadCivilWar46.htm

Music in the Curriculum Workshop by Jack Stanfill- tons of great ideas!
http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/stanfillj/workshops/music_in_curriculum/workshop.htm

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Lesson Plans
http://www.rockhall.com/programs/plans.asp

St. Patrick's Day Sing-A-Long
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Music/MUS0202.html

Write a Rap Song
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Music/MUS0207.html

Math and Music
http://mathforum.org/library/topics/music/

Turn it Down! Create a sound-meter graph indicating average sound levels for items and the hearing damage associated with exposure to them. http://www.nasaexplores.com/lessons/01-077/5-8_2-t.html

Hero by Mariah Carey - http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/Gem3/hero.html

Updated 2/11/2003

Alton C. Crews Middle School