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Early 1900s Southern Music Recordings From Victrola

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides several sound files of popular southern music of the Early 1900s. The site includes songs written by Stephen Foster such as "Old Folks at Home."
Handout
Musicals 101

Musicals101.com: Musical Vaudeville and Burlesque

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Musicals101.com explains the emergence of vaudeville and burlesque from the middle class needs of industrialized America. Part II explains what makes up a vaudeville act.
Lesson Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hey, I Known That Song: Literary Analysis of Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF lesson plan uses the Lyrics to "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Ben Gibbard and the song "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Death Cab for Cutie to analyze the poem and determine its meaning.