Overview
Music is a gateway to engaging classroom explorations of all types. The Music Across Classrooms Book contains content for all grade bands and lesson plans for ELA, Visual Arts, and STEAM classrooms. New lessons are continually published!
Chapters
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English Language Arts
In 2016, the Swedish Academy awarded Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature. While the announcement spurred heated debates on Dylan’s particular merits, the underlying message was clear: lyrics are literature. This chapter contains lessons that approach popular music as literature, as well as work that explores the interactions...
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Visual Arts
The visual arts are nearly inseparable from popular music. In the 1800s, illustrators, designers, and photographers were curated sheet music covers to allure potential customers, and, while the mediums have changed, similar teams work on branding musicians and their releases today. The lessons in the Visual Arts Chapter empower...
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STEAM
STEM is better with an “A”! In fact, we believe the “A” is inseparable--it was always there. Production and manufacturing, whether entirely pragmatic or wholly commercial, can not exist without design, and design is an Art. The TeachRock STEAM chapter examines the connections between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in...
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Environmental Jukebox
The Environmental Jukebox lesson series brings a combination of Science, Music, and Civics into the classroom. Written for High School, Middle School, and Elementary School students, these lessons introduce principles of earth science and engineering by having students collaboratively consider and tackle some of Earth's most pressing environmental issues. This...
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Math + The Music Industry
Math is inherent in the music industry. Whether calculating touring costs, analyzing industry data, or determining fan engagement on social media, math interprets numerous aspects of the music industry. Through five lessons, students practice math skills within the context of the music industry. Utilizing important artists as case studies, students...