Black History Month Music {Songs and Activities}

Description

Looking for ways to celebrate Black History Month in your music classroom? This comprehensive set will save you lots of time, and includes:

• 5 songs for Black History Month: Freedom Train, Joe Turner Blues, Go Down Moses, Old House, and Peanut Butter and Jelly, with notes and suggestions
• Eight book mini-lessons for these books: “Dizzy,” “What a Wonderful World,” “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” “I See the Rhythm,” “Ben's Trumpet,” “To Be a Drum,” “Duke Ellington: Piano Prince and his Orchestra,” and “Charlie Parker Played Be Bop,” including objectives, materials, and aligned standards.
• PowerPoints with embedded music/sounds, for “Dizzy,” “Ben's Trumpet,” and “To Be a Drum”
• Instrument identification worksheet for “Ben's Trumpet”
• Bulletin board with famous African-Americans, including musicians, artists, inventors, and more
• Song visuals to teach the song “Old House”

Note: Many of the book mini-lessons include recommendations for various recordings. I could not include these recordings due to copyright issues.

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“I was stumped as to how to incorporate black history month with my music class…and this worked perfectly! Thank you sooo much.”

Many of the activities in this product could also be used for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. See the preview for more details.

Check out my blog for more ideas for your music classroom. Please 📧 email 📧 me with any questions or concerns at mrsmiraclesmusicroom@gmail.com.