Music Activities

Learn about the influence of African American music through these activities.

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Got the Blues | Gullah Music
Got the Blues | Gullah Music

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Students will understand traditional blues form that contains three four-measure phrases that follow the pattern AAB. Let Reverend Leroy show you how to express your sad feelings by composing a blues...
Praise House | Gullah Music
Praise House | Gullah Music

Interactive

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Students will understand how enslaved Africans created music for their worship experience. Religious meetings in “praise houses” provided the spiritual outlet for enslaved Africans on the plantation...
Secret Code | Gullah Music
Secret Code | Gullah Music

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Students will understand that music and material culture became a mode of covert communication between slaves. Aunt Pearlie Sue is our guide as students uncover hidden messages in the work songs...