LESSON PLANS
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…
WORKSHEETS
Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.
Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…
Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and…
Reference this chart of the regional music styles of Native American tribes.
Teach students about Chinese percussion instruments and ensemble performances. Use this music lesson to celebrate Asian…
Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.
The melody of the *NSYNC song Tearing up My Heart is examined in detail by listening to the recording, reading sheet…
ACTIVITIES
Demonstrate relationships between music and other arts with these student activities and teacher strategies for music…
Students will listen to and describe the variations of a theme in a classical selection, The Little Birch Tree.
Distribute a guide that is helpful with the transcriptions of Native American lyrics and vocables.
Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart.
REFERENCE
Find out some of the many ways in which Native American influence is heard in popular genres of modern music.
Introduce your class to the musical styles, vocal music, instruments, and tradition of the Han Chinese culture.
Incorporate technology with music education. These student activities and teacher strategies explain how to use software…
Connect technology and music education in your classroom. These student activities and teacher strategies use…
Learn how technology can help you demonstrate music's relation to history and culture with these student activities and…