This volume of Liberty for All: A Musical Journey traces America's history from the beginning of Westward Expansion through the Industrial Revolution. Engage your class in a cross-curricular learning experience by using this Teacher's Guide!
The following lesson plans correspond to each section of the CD-ROM and are designed for use in elementary- and middle-level classrooms. If you have any questions about Liberty for All: A Musical Journey or the lesson plans below, please contact Nicole Springer.
The Star-Spangled Banner
Lesson 1: The History of "The Star-Spangled Banner" *PDF
Lesson 2: Analyzing the Score of "The Star-Spangled Banner" *PDF
Click here to download all two lesson plans for this section in one PDF.
For more Star-Spangled Banner lessons, visit the Teachers' Resources page on the The National Anthem Project Web site.
The Vision
Lesson 1: Music and Text PDF
Lesson 2: Guided Listening PDF
Lesson 3: Musical "Vision" PDF
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Settling West
Lesson 1: Learning about Shenandoah PDF
Lesson 2: Listening to and Analyzing Shenandoah PDF
Lesson 3: Reviewing Shenandoah PDF
Lesson 4: Let's Write Music, Too *PDF
Lesson 5: Stephen Foster's Life Story *PDF
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Conflict in the West
Lesson 1: Annalyzing America the Beautiful PDF
Lesson 2: Stephen Foster Word Find *PDF
Lesson 3: Stephen Foster Note Reading Assessment and Drawing *PDF
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The Civil War
Lesson 1: Folk Song Connections in A Lincoln Portrait PDF
Lesson 2: Discovering Lincoln and Exploring A Lincoln Portrait through Movement PDF
Lesson 3: Using deBono's Hats to Help Explore A Lincoln Portrait PDF
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A Nation United
Lesson 1: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" PDF
Lesson 2: Let's Listen to American Salute PDF
Lesson 3: Personal Listening Evaluation of American Salute PDF
Lesson 4: American Salute Vocabulary Test PDF
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Note: To view some of the PDF files above properly, you may have to save the file on your computer and then open it from the saved source. To do that, right click on the link, then click on “Save Target As” to save the link on your computer. If you are using a Mac, control-click on the link and select "Save Link As."
*From Lessons in American Music, an all-in-one resource for teachers featuring lessons on William Billings, Stephen Foster, Scott Joplin, and "The Star-Spangled Banner" and accompanying materials such as music, puzzles, assessments, and worksheets. For more details and to purchase this publication, visit the Rowman and Littlefield Education site.
