TEACHING RESOURCE
"Frère Jacques" lyrics and translations from the original French into English, German, and more! Song lyrics for the…
ACTIVITIES
Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone Rings", "Ring Around the…
LESSON PLANS
Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.
Have students choose a familiar song and work with them to develop individual and ensemble singing. Meets National Music…
Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.
Distribute an article that gives discipline strategies and behavior management tips to use in the music classroom.
Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence.
Use these criteria to choose age-appropriate songs for your classes.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.
Connect music and math through the study of jazz. In this music lesson, students learn about the use of fractions in…
Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…
Improve students' breath control and posture with this lesson of singing exercises. Meets National Music Standard 1.
Help students in grades K-4 with rhythm and melody by using the echo technique and basic percussion instruments.
Using children's songs, these lessons show how to teach music while meeting curriculum standards. There are activities…
Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.
Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.
WORKSHEETS
Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.
Games and activities to help students learn the difference between speaking and singing.
Explore connections in mathematics and music with this article on Mozart.
In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of…
Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.
Improve students' vocal techniques while they sing a four-part round with one student on a part. Meets National Music…