This art history video discussion examines the "Mihrab" (prayer niche), 1354--55 (A.H. 755), just after the Ilkhanid period, Isfahan, Iran, polychrome glazed tiles, 135-1/16 x 113-11/16 inches / 343.1 x 288.7 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Preliminary Research Exhibition

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This exhibition presents the preliminary major research project ideas of OCAD University’s Inclusive Design 2019/2021 cohort. These projects explore a spectrum of themes, ranging from healthcare, to sensory experiences, to storytelling and services for cultural communities, to neurodiversity, and finally, to design practices and processes themselves.

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Instrumental Music- Cello: How to do a Two Octave G Major Scale on Cello. Lesson One of eighteen lessons for the Cello. Lesson Two: How to do a Two Octave F Sharp Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Three: How to do a Two Octave F Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Four: How to do a Two Octave E Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Five: How to do a Two Octave E Flat Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Six: How to do a Two Octave D Flat Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Seven: How to do a Two Octave D Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Eight: How to do a Two Octave C Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Nine: How to do a Two Octave B Flat Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Ten: How to do a Two Octave B Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Eleven: How to do a Two Octave A Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Twelve: How to do a Two Octave A Flat Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Thirteen: How to do a Three Octave G Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Fourteen: How to do a Three Octave F Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Fifteen: How to do a Three Octave D Minor Scale on Cello, Lesson Sixteen: How to do a Three Octave D Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Seventeen: How to do a Three Octave C Major Scale on Cello, Lesson Eighteen Arpeggios on Cello

Instrumental Music- Guitar: Introduction to Guitar. First of a series of eight lessons for the Guitar. Lesson One: Introduction to Guitar, Lesson Two: Strumming vs. Picking, Lesson Three: Strumming Technique on Guitar, Lesson Four: Notes on the D and G String on Guitar, Lesson Five: Notes on the B and E String on Guitar, Lesson Six: An Introduction to Barre Chords, Lesson Seven: An Explanation of E Shaped Barre Chords, Lesson Eight: A Shaped Barre Chords

Instrumental Music- Upright Bass: Lesson one- Introduction to the Upright Bass. First of five lessons on the Upright Bass. Lesson One: Introduction to Upright Bass, Lesson Two: Bass Tone Production on Upright Bass Part 1, Lesson Three: Bass Tone Production on Upright Bass Part 2, Lesson Four: How to do a One Octave Major Scale on Upright Bass, Lesson Five: How to do Two Octave Major Scales on Upright Bass.

Instrumental Music- Viola: Introduction to Finger Positions on Viola. First of a series of nine lessons for the Viola. Lesson 1: Introduction to Finger Positions , Lesson 2: 1-2 Finger Pattern , Lesson 3: 2-3 Finger Pattern , Lesson 4: 3-4 Finger Pattern, Lesson 5: Melodic Minor Scale, Lesson 6: One Octave Major Scale, Lesson 7: Two Octave Major Scale, Lesson 8: Three Octave Major Scale, Lesson 9: Viola Arpeggios.

Instrumental Music- Violin: Proper Sitting Position for Violin. First of a series of fourteen lessons for the Violin. Lesson One: Proper Sitting Position, Lesson Two: Bow Hold on Violin, Lesson Three: Introduction to Scales on Violin, Lesson Four: Introduction to Minor Scales on Violin, Lesson Five: One Octave Major Scale on Violin, Lesson Six: Two Octave Major Scale on Violin, Lesson Seven: Three Octave Major Scale on Violin, Lesson Eight: 3rd Position on the Violin, Lesson Nine: Shifting to 3rd Position on Violin , Lesson Ten: 1-2 Finger Pattern Exercise for Violin , Lesson Eleven: 2-3 Finger Pattern Exercise for Violin, Lesson Twelve: 3-4 Finger Pattern Exercise for Violin, Lesson Thirteen: Violin Arpeggios, Lesson Fourteen: Vibrato on the Violin.

A tutorial and demonstration lesson for identifying orchestral instruments using the free FlashQuiz  flashcard app for Windows

The Internet Archive was founded to build an ‘Internet library,’ with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images and software, as well as archived web pages in our collections.

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This course was created specifically for the study of music, but the contents can be adapted for internships in most curricula.

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Syllabus with listening links for Introduction to Jazz History course that uses a library ebook as primary textbook: Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz, 2nd ed. (New York: Oxford, 2011). Covers the 90-year history of jazz, a truly American art form. Examines and analyzes eras, styles, and significant artists.

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

Understand that the study of jazz involves an analysis of what motivates humans to create and how their creations reflect their values and world views
Experience jazz music “dynamically,” that is, to appreciate simultaneously the uniqueness of a work, its origins and precedent, its potential as an inspiration and influence on later music and its relationship to a particular cultural moment
Critically examine the impact of jazz on social interaction so as to encourage sensitivity and empathy toward people with different values or beliefs.

This subject investigates the special relation of women to several musical folk traditions in the British Isles and North America. Throughout, we will be examining the implications of gender in the creation, transmission, and performance of music. Because virtually all societies operate to some extent on a gendered division of labor (and of expressive roles) the music of these societies is marked by the gendering of musical repertoires, traditions of instrumentation, performance settings, and styles. This seminar will examine the gendered dimensions of the music - the song texts, the performance styles, processes of dissemination (collection, literary representation) and issues of historiography - with respect to selected traditions within the folk musics of North America and the British Isles, with the aim of analyzing the special contributions of women to these traditions. In addition to telling stories about women's musical lives, and studying elements of female identity and subjectivity in song texts and music, we will investigate the ways in which women's work and women's cultural roles have affected the folk traditions of these several countries.

Explore the complex identity of Sammy Davis, Jr. and its impact on his career as a performer in this video from American Masters, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me. As a black man in a predominantly white industry, Sammy struggled to be accepted by both groups. This resource explores how Sammy persevered in a society where race and culture posed many challenges. Support materials include discussion questions, vocabulary, and an identity map activity where students analyze the many factors that shape who we are as individuals and as members of different communities.

In this video from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey, scholars discuss the author’s ideas about jazz music. Ellison recognized jazz as an art form that represented the complexity of America’s multicultural democratic society. This resource may be used alongside Ellison’s Invisible Man, but is also well suited for use in a lesson, unit, or course on African American literature.

Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.

Music teacher Genein Letford teaches students about similes to the beat of Duke Ellington using story, jazz solos, and improvisations. Filmed at New Academy Canoga Park, CA.

Students are introduced to traditional folk music in this animation of the French song, “L'Arc en Ciel” which means "the Rainbow." Students learn the colors of the rainbow in French while following the adventures of a singing bumblebee.

Linear Music Theory: The Staff Lesson. This is lesson one of a series of ten lessons on Linear Theory. Lesson One: The Staff, Lesson Two: Major Scales, Lesson Three: Key Signatures & Circle of 5ths, Lesson Four: Minor and Chromatic Scales, Lesson Five: Relative Keys, Lesson Six: Perfect Intervals, Lesson Seven: Intervals, Lesson Eight: Major & Minor Intervals, Lesson Nine: Inversions, Lesson Ten part 1: Intervalic Inversions, Lesson Ten Part 2: Melodic Inversions

A Brief Survey of World Music

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A short and engaging introduction to music around the world

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Listen to the world. Explore music from around the globe. Acquaint yourself with a variety of international music styles and traditions. Investigate issues in popular music from both a social perspective (such as race, religion, language, economics, gender, diaspora, and politics), as well as an intrinsically musical position (beat, pitch, meter, rhythm, form, timbre, texture). Learn about how music reinforces values and negotiates tradition with innovation; how rural and urban contexts inform musical experiences; how soundscapes shape identity. Learn how to collect sounds and ask questions: what is this instrument’s name, how is it played and built; who plays it, why, and for whom? Why do all civilizations sing, play, and perform music? Like storytelling, like transcendence, spirituality, and religion, like politics and societal hierarchies shaped by taste, music is an intrinsic part of humanness. So, listen to world.

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This video segment from Between the Lions features a catchy song that celebrates an important function of literacy: access to information. It also shows the wide world of print, and all of the knowledge that can be gained from it.

This interpretive listening activity focuses on time and basic activity verbs. It can also be used to expose students to the third person plural "they" verbs in a concept attainment activity, in which students attempt to deduce the grammatical rule or pattern for third person plural verbs based on the context.