Women making music!

Send students on a trip through time to meet the many women who have influenced the world of music! Before you begin, distribute the CyberHunt Reproducible on page 48. Then extend the learning with these Internet-based classroom activities.

WOMEN IN TIME

www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm

Check out the encyclopedia featuring important women in world history. Use it for biography reports and more!

THE POETRY OF JAZZ

www.redhotjazz.com/bands.html

After introducing your students to some female jazz greats, invite them to listen to actual recordings from this site's archived collection. Ask children to write a poem in response to what they hear.

GO GIRLS ROCK!

www.gogirlsmusic.com

Invite students to visit Go Girls Music, a site dedicated to women in rock, to learn about the latest bands, listen to recordings, and sign up to receive the newsletter of the organization.

SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION

www.baez.woz.org

Visit this site on Joan Baez. Here you will find a great collection of links to other folk singers, women's history pages, and social justice organizations. Invite students to choose groups from the Social Action list to research for the class.

LISTENING IN

www.pbs.org/jazz/kids

Introduce the concepts of tempo and beat to your students. Then send them off to this interactive PBS site to digitally improvise their own jazz sounds.

TURN UP THE MUSIC

www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/index.shtml

You can also make music at this kid-friendly site, which features a cast of animated characters that teach students about sound, rhythm, and mood.

CLASSY KIDS

www.sfskids.org

The San Francisco Symphony site is a great resource for students--its interactive programs introduce kids to classical music and are sure to captivate.

OPERATIC MYTHS

www.chicagooperatheater.org/learningcenter/learning-opera101.html

Visit this site with your students to dispel some of the myths about opera, such as "everyone on stage is old and rotund."

NAME THAT TUNE!

www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/nametune3.htm

How well do your students know popular music? Challenge them to visit this site and try their hand at their own, personal version of the Name That Tune game.

CYBERHUNT ANSWER GUIDE

1. Nun. Read and write.

2. Clara Schumann.

3. The Blues. Black rural traditions.

4. Jazz. Harlem.

5. "Walking (or Walkin') After Midnight."

6. Salsa (or Cuban).

7. Singer-songwriter.

8. Conduct opera at the Met (the New York Metropolitan Opera House).

9. Missy Elliott. "Work It."

CYBERHUNT SAFETY: Each site in the CyberHunt Reproducible and on these pages has been reviewed by our staff. At press time, these links are safe and consist of educational material. However, we strongly urge teachers to review all sites before sharing them with students.

WOMEN MAKING MUSIC!

Directions: Women have made many important contributions to the history of popular music. Go to www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids to learn more.

1 In the Middle Ages, Hildegard von Bingen, who lived as a ________, became one of the first ever known composers of music, even through very few medieval women were taught how to __________________. www.lyrichord.com/reference/ref8027.html

2 In the 1800s, ____________________ became a concert pianist and composer while raising seven children! www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/1945/WSB/clara.html

3 With Ma Rainey at the forefront, a new style of music emerged in America early in the 20th century called ________________. It combined new rhythms with _____________________________________. http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Rainey.htm?tqskip1=1

4 In the 1930s, ________ was also popular. One of its major stars was Billie Holiday, who began her career in ____________. www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/billie.html

5 In 1957, fans went "crazy" for Patsy Cline, who got her big break with the country song __________________________. www.roughstock.com/history/nashsound.html

6 In the 1960s, Celia Cruz began her rise to fame. She became ___________ music's biggest star ever, with 22 gold albums! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz

7 In the 1970s, Joni Mitchell became a well-known ____________-___________________. She has influenced many current pop, folk, and rock musicians, such as Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=360&cf=360

8 Also in the 70s, Sarah Caldwell became the first woman ever to ____________________________. http://wwwa.search.eb.com/women/articles/Caldwell_Sarah.html

9 In the 1980s, Madonna rose to stardom. She has the most __________________ of any female artist! http://abc.go.com/primetime/specials/rma/bios/madonna.html

10 One of the most recent women to blaze a trail in music is _________________, who won Best Video of the Year at the 2003 MTV awards for her song called _________. www.kidsnewsroom.com/newsissues/082903/index.asp?page=Music

By Chris Mills. Chris Mills is an art history instructor at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

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