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New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

New Harmonies Teacher's Guides and Lesson Plans


Spanish_American native dance
Spanish-American native dance. Fiesta at Taos, New Mexico, 1940
Photo by Russell Lee. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Grades 4-8
Activities for Students in Grades 4-8
New Harmonies Teacher's Guide for Grades 4-8
single download for all three lessons,
PDF file

Lesson Plans for Students in Grades 4-8
Teacher Instruction and Evaluation
Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Songs of American Roots Music, PDF file
Lesson 2: American Roots Music - The Big Picture, PDF file
Lesson 3: Lyrics and Motion in Action, PDF file


Grades 9-12
Activities for Students in Grades 9-12
New Harmonies Teacher's Guide for Grades 9-12
single download for all three lessons,
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Lesson Plans for Students in Grades 9-12
Teacher Instruction and Evaluation
Lesson 4: The Impact of Recording Music, PDF file
Lesson 5: Musicians of American Roots Music, PDF file
Lesson 6: The Future of American Roots Music, PDF file





New Harmonies has been made possible in Russell, Kansas by the Kansas Humanities Council.

New Harmonies is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.



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May 9 –June 22, 2008
“New Harmonies”
Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition
Show Opens

Sunday, May 11 , 2008
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Reubin Kent’s Talk
“New Harmonies”
Official Opening

Sunday, May 18, 2008
2:00 PM
This Land is Your Land, So Long
it's been Good to Know You
Tom Lewis,
Woody Guthrie Scholar
Location: Stone Barn,
Soapweed Farm






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