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ERIC Number: EJ324494
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A Composer Teams with Student Lyricists to Make History Live.
Lichtmann, Curtis; Lewis, Barbara
Music Educators Journal, v72 n2 p37-38 Oct 1985
The ballad is a primary medium for the reliving of historic events. Described is a joint music and social studies project in which junior high school students research historic events and write song lyrics. A composer gives a lesson on lyric writing, verse forms, and rhyme schemes. (RM)
Descriptors: Ballads, Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Music Education, Social Studies, Student Projects, Student Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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