NAfME Teaching with Primary Sources Curriculum Units for the 2014 Music Standards 

This general music unit contains music-making activities and responding activities using the folk song “Old Joe Clark.” Three audio examples of “Old Joe Clark” will be used as primary resources from the Library of Congress.

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Category

  • Standards

Resource Type

  • Classroom Resource
  • Curriculum
  • Publication
  • Teaching Guide
  • Teaching Tip / Idea

Specialties

  • General Music

Teaching Level

  • Elementary

Year Added

2018

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