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The following titles have been compiled for the theme: Music in America.

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There are 6 records in the music bibliography.

Bibliographic Record Annotation Interest Level Contributor
Dunaway, David King. How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1981. Pete Seeger is one of the great American folk-singers. You may hear his songs FREE on the internet: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=SLEGUTHRIE An interview with Pete Seeger is at: http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/onpoint/2003/01/op_0117b.rm?start=00:00 Pete Seeger wrote this excellent letter to all young people at: http://cfmb.icaap.org/content/29.4/BV29-4art3.pdf
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana

Evans, Shane W. and Doreen Rappaport. No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2002. The institution of slavery in America is chronicled through the true stories of eleven slaves and traditional songs and poetry of the times.
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade
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Foster, Helen James. I Hear America Singing: Incorporating Music into the Curriculum. Chicago: Booklinks, 2003. This excellent music bibliography was published in the June/July, 2003 issue of Booklinks.
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Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought). San Diego: Harourt Brace Jovanovich, 2002. Students will be fascinated with the often humorous stories of twenty famous musicians from various countries and historical periods, beginning with Vivaldi and ending with Woody Guthrie.
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade
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Krull, Kathleen. M is for Music. Orlando: Harcourt, 2003. This colorful alphabet book introduces musical terms from allegro to zarzuela.
K - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade
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Levene, Donna. American Musicians Making History. Portsmouth, NH: Teacher Ideas Press, 2003. This collection of lessons uses picture books and primary sources to make the history of American music meaningful to students.
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