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17th Century Music and Dance Lesson Plans
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_cmus-music.html
This lesson is geared toward teaching students American history through hands-on use and demonstration of musical material from early colonial America.

Foundation Course in African Dance Drumming
http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/~ladzekpo/Drums.html
This is a comprehensive online course aimed at teaching African rhythmic principles.

Create a Composition
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/misc/cecmisc/cecmisc030.html
Aimed at elementary age students, this lesson plan offers suggestions for composing in the classroom.

The Evolution of Rap Music in the United States
http://130.132.143.21/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/4/93.04.04.x.html
This unit of study is intended for high school students who are studying the relationship between American contemporary culture and music.

Teachers Net Lesson Bank: Music
http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Music
Teachers Net features lesson plans, chatboards, chat rooms, mailrings, a newsletter and many other online resources.

The Rainstick
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/earthdaycentral/96/project_wet/rainstick.htm
This lesson plan offers suggestions on teaching the relationship between sound production and the environment.

Elementary General Music Teaching and Learning Center
http://www2.potsdam.edu/crane/campbemr/default.html
Hosted by Potsdam University, this is the online resource to the Elementary General Music Teaching and Learning Center. The Center's goal is to help general music teachers increase and improve their knowledge and understanding of teaching music. The site contains lesson plans, curriculum suggestions, research findings, and links to other fine online music education resources.

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