Recommended Music in Our Schools Month Resources

TEACHING RESOURCE

"Frere Jacques" Lyrics and Translations

"Frère Jacques" lyrics and translations from the original French into English, German, and more! Song lyrics for the c...

ACTIVITIES

Movement and Circle Games

Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone Rings", "Ring Around the Ro...

TEACHING RESOURCE

Discipline Strategies in the Music Classroom

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Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence

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Native American Instruments

Learn what materials were traditionally used to make Native American instruments, and the role these instruments played ...

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Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations

Connect music and math through the study of jazz. In this music lesson, students learn about the use of fractions in mus...

TEACHING RESOURCE

Introduction to Mariachi Music

A detailed introduction to the popular Mexican musical style Introduce your students to mariachi music with this detail...

LESSON PLANS

Can Sound Travel Through Things?

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Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance

Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the pe...

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Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"

This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for the history of lynching in...

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Mexico's Day of the Dead

By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that various cultures have diffe...

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Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations

In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of musi...

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Defining Jazz Music

ACTIVITIES

Follow Me Freeze

LESSON PLANS

Appalachian Riddle Song

Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and Appalac...

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Contemporary Native American Music

The Composer Is Dead Teacher's Guide

BOOK GUIDES

The Composer Is Dead Teacher's Guide

Introduce children to classical music through the engaging and entertaining murder mystery The Composer Is Dead by Lemon...

"The Star Spangled Banner" Reading Warm-Up

DAILY WARM-UPS

"The Star Spangled Banner" Reading Warm-Up

Learn the history behind the "The Star-Spangled Banner" while improving students' reading skills. This printable warm-up...

Science and Music: Rubber Band Music

WORKSHEETS

Science and Music: Rubber Band Music

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Intertribal Style of Native American Music

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George Frideric Handel - Biography & Activities

Handel is celebrated for his oratorio Messiah. Read this biography to learn more about the famous European composer. Thi...

Make an Instrument

WORKSHEETS

Make an Instrument

LESSON PLANS

Origins of Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month

Learn about the celebration of Asian-Pacific-American (APA) Heritage Month -- a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islande...

Musical Motivation

WORKSHEETS

Musical Motivation

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