ELVIS PRESLEY: THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to support music diplomacy through the intersection of music, culture, and American history. Elvis Presley at Olympia Theater, August 3, 1956 Photo Credit: Don Wright for the Miami Herald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons RESOURCES Videos and Digital Media Elvis (159 minutes)* — this epic biopic …
Read More» ELVIS PRESLEY: THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL PROGRAM TOOLKIT FOR AMERICAN SPACES An American Hero This toolkit is designed for programming at American Spaces to support music diplomacy through the intersection of music, culture and American history. Elvis Presley at Olympia Theater, August 3, 1956 Photo Credit: Don Wright for the Miami Herald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons RESOURCES Videos and Digital Media Elvis (159 minutes)* — this epic biopic …
Read More» Lesson Plans and other resources to learn about different styles and historical contexts of music: 1) Homepage | NEH-Edsitement : Great lesson plans and media resources from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Resources under the heading of “Music” include lesson plans on Jazz Ambassadors: A Model for Cultural Diplomacy , Learning the Blues , and The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement . 2) Introduction to the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation – TeachRock : TeachRock.org was launched by Stevie Van Zandt with the …
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NOTES FOR NOTES: MUSIC EDUCATION FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL AND CREATIVE GROWTH DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR AMERICAN SPACES This discussion guide is designed for programming at American Spaces. American Spaces should work with their Public Affairs Section to ensure that this topic and video are appropriate for American Spaces audiences. VIDEO INFORMATION N4N x HTF – featuring …
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