LESSON PLANS
Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Use these criteria to choose age-appropriate songs for your classes.
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…
ACTIVITIES
Help students in grades K-4 with rhythm and melody by using the echo technique and basic percussion instruments.
WORKSHEETS
Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.
These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.
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.
Have students in grades 9-12 perform a varied repertoire of instrumental literature with expression and technical…
The melody of the *NSYNC song Tearing up My Heart is examined in detail by listening to the recording, reading sheet…
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.
Creative writing, drawing, and listening extension activities for Anna Harwell Celenza's children's books on classical…
Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart.
A list of MENC recommended books for children's music.
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.
This true or false worksheet will test your pupils' knowledge of reggae, a genre of music that originated in Jamaica in…
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…
