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  • LESSON PLANS

    Rhythms and Body Percussion

    Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.

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    Musical Instruments
    Music National Content Standard 2
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    Graphing Pitch

    Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.

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    Mathematics
    Measurement
    Music
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    Wonders of the World

    Students will go on an internet scavenger hunt of the Wonders of the World - natural, man-made, and ancient.

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
    Musical Instruments
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    Instruments and Melodies

    Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…

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    Music
    Musical Instruments
    Music National Content Standard 2
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    Teaching Rhythms Through Echo

    Help students in grades K-4 with rhythm and melody by using the echo technique and basic percussion instruments.

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    Music National Content Standard 2
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  • Families of Instruments

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    Families of Instruments

    Learn about the different families of instruments in an orchestra.

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    Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #2

    Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and strategies for music education.

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    Music
    Music Education Strategy
    Music National Content Standard 2
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  • African Drums Craft & Reading Activity

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    African Drums Craft & Reading Activity

    Connect music and reading with this craft project. Students will build African hand drums, then use sounds and rhythms…

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    Art, Music and Drama
    Musical Instruments
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    Interactive Timeline

    Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Twentieth Century
    Music
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  • Han Chinese Music Scales

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    Han Chinese Music Scales

    Use these Chinese seven-tone and pentatonic scales with the Chinese Music reference sheet.

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    Social Studies and History
    China
    Musical Instruments
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  • Instrument Word Scramble

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    Instrument Word Scramble

    Have your students unscramble the words in this music printable to correctly spell out the names of musical instruments.

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    Spelling
    Music
    Musical Instruments
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    Improving Expression and Accuracy with Handbells

    Have students in grades 9-12 perform a varied repertoire of instrumental literature with expression and technical…

    Subjects
    Music National Content Standard 2
    National Standards for Music Education
    Music
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  • Instrument Families (Grades K-4)

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    Instrument Families (Grades K-4)

    Enhance musical abilities with an activity that focuses on families of orchestral instruments.

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  • Curious George at the Parade: Band Member Shuffle

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    Curious George at the Parade: Band Member Shuffle

    Use this early learning activity for math and music to review terms for instruments. Help Curious George arrange the…

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    Curious George Teacher Guides & Activities
    Music
    Books
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  • Jazz Instruments

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    Jazz Instruments

    Identify the five jazz instruments pictured in this music worksheet by their name and instrument family.

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  • The Composer Is Dead Teacher's Guide

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    The Composer Is Dead Teacher's Guide

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

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    Literature
    Music
    Musical Instruments
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  • Making Panpipes

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    Making Panpipes

    Instructions for making a South American flute from PVC tubing.

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
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  • Making an Erhu

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    Making an Erhu

    This two-stringed instrument originated in China, has influenced modern bowed instruments, and can be made using a can.

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    Asian History
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  • Make a Tunable Drum

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    Make a Tunable Drum

    Drums appear in almost all cultures. Learn to construct a tunable drum from a plastic soda bottle.

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    Social Studies and History
    Musical Instruments
    Multicultural Music
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  • Making a Maraca

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    Making a Maraca

    Make a maraca from beans and a juice can.

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
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  • Wood-Hoopoe Willie Activity

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    Wood-Hoopoe Willie Activity

    In this activity, students make instruments out of common objects and use them to perform an African melody or popular…

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    Music
    Art, Music and Drama
    Music and Songs
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  • Science and Music: Music from a Plant

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    Science and Music: Music from a Plant

    Student make a musical instrument from a gourd.

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    Science
    Plants and Botany
    Musical Instruments
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    Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #3

    Use technology to encourage musical improvisation with these student activities and teacher strategies.

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    Music
    Music Education Strategy
    Music National Content Standard 3
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    Teaching Accuracy Through Silent Rehearsal

    Students in grades 9-12 learn how their part fits into an ensemble by silently playing their instruments while another…

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    Music National Content Standard 2
    National Standards for Music Education
    Music
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