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Civil War :: 5th Grade connection | No more Auction Block, John Legend
As 5th Grade starts the social studies unit on the civil war, slavery, and the rich African-American musical history that began becomes important in the development of American music. "No More Auction Block For Me," by Gustavus D. Pike, 1873 No more auction block for me No more, no more No more auction block for me Many thousand gone No more peck of corn for me… No more driver’s lash for me… No more pint of salt for me… No more hundred lash for me… No more mistress’ call for me…
Out in the Garden | 1st Grade Rhyme
Out in the garden pickin' peas I thought I heard a chicken sneeze He sneezed so hard with a whoopin' cough He sneezed his head and his tail right off!
Duduk Ensemble | Double Reed, Armenia
For further reading on playing the Duduk, here are some videos by world-class duduk player, Gevorg Dabaghyan.
Somebody That I Used to Know | Walk Off The Earth
Ingenious use of a guitar. If you break down what each individual player is doing it's fairly un-complicated, but the fact that they make it sound so awesome is pretty remarkable. Ten hands on guitar is incredible no matter how you look at it.
Syrinx by Claude Debussy | solo flute
Claude Debussy wrote "Syrinx (La Flute De Pan)" based on Pan's sadness over losing his love. This piece was the first unaccompanied flute solo of the 20th century, and remains a very popular addition to the modern flutist's repertoire. In classical mythology, Syrinx (Greek Συριγξ) was a nymph. As she was chased by the Greek god, Pan, she ran to a river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the wind blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of pan pipes, which were thenceforth known as syrinx.