CLASSROOM TOOLS
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.
LESSON PLANS
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…
ACTIVITIES
Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and strategies for music education.
WORKSHEETS
Connect music and reading with this craft project. Students will build African hand drums, then use sounds and rhythms…
Use these Chinese seven-tone and pentatonic scales with the Chinese Music reference sheet.
Have your students unscramble the words in this music printable to correctly spell out the names of musical instruments.
Identify the five jazz instruments pictured in this music worksheet by their name and instrument family.
BOOK GUIDES
Introduce children to classical music through the engaging and entertaining murder mystery The Composer Is Dead by…
Instructions for making a South American flute from PVC tubing.
This two-stringed instrument originated in China, has influenced modern bowed instruments, and can be made using a can.
Drums appear in almost all cultures. Learn to construct a tunable drum from a plastic soda bottle.
Make a maraca from beans and a juice can.
Use technology to encourage musical improvisation with these student activities and teacher strategies.