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Arranging Patriotic Songs for Chorus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the melody of a patriotic song by playing it on the piano and having them sing it back to the teacher and are assigned a specific patriotic song to arrange for voices. They create their own four-part choral arrangement...
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A Round and A Round

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice singing rounds in daily warm-ups for 2 weeks prior to beginning this composition lesson. Students incorporate movement to the rhythm of each syllable, discuss syllables of words and their relationship to note values and...
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VH1 Classic Presents: Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students in a guitar class perform the Beatles song, Eleonor Rigby and study it's melodic and harmonic structures. They discover the process of arranging the song for a 4-part guitar ensemble.
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Singing And Making Rhythm

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson that emphasizes the use of music to form a rhythmic beat that incorporates singing. They create a song in freestyle and some of them create a song. Students are assessed at using hand movement to track...
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Rhythm And Sound 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils review the concept of rhythm and this lesson looks at some specific sound devices in the study of music. They focus on assonance, consonance, and alliteration. Students define the concept of rhythm and give poetry as an example of...
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5 A Day

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore written music.  In this cross-curriculum health and music lesson, students sing a "5 a Day" song about fruits and vegetables.  Students clap a steady rhythm and identify written quarter notes in a 4/4 time signature. ...
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Playing And Writing Music Basics for the Guitar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view DVD "Greatest Guitar God Guide Video Primer," examine and demonstrate understanding of layout of fret board, practice basic fingering patterns, play simple melodies using E and B strings, write original melody, and practice...
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Learning to Play the Panpipes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students experience what a pan pipe is and how sound is produced on it. Research a brief history of the pan pipe. Employ producing a characteristic tone and be able to produce various pitches. Play a simple melody and ensemble on the pan...
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#3 Differential Calculus

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars create models of the Mean Value Theorem.  In this Mean Value instructional activity, students use their knowledge of derivatives and exponential functions to explore the Mean Value Theorem.  They illustrate the meaning of...
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Note Names & Piano Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the letter names of notes, demonstrate simple rhythms, and combine the two to play short melodic phrases using Bug Band. They create their own melodies and play them using Bug Band and various instruments.
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Pronunciation of Intonation Patterns

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in ESOL classes practice communication skills using voice intonation patterns. Using various patterns, they practice sentences with rising and falling intonations. With partners, students read passages orally with emphasis...
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Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders sing melodic sol-mi songs for teacher and student assessment. Emphasis is placed on drill and practice while developing melodic singing skills. Students evaluate performances and activities using pre-determined rubric...
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Music Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compose a simple melody using the notes of the D Major Scale. Criteria/Rubric for evaluation is provided with variations depending on skill level of students. A minimum of one forty-five minute class period is needed for this...
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Exploring Tonal Memory in a One Computer Setting with Orff Instruments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a made up melody sung by a classmate and sing it back. They discuss the outcomes as a class regarding what they did well when singing the short melody back. They then listen to a melody/pattern played on xylophone and...
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Sakura

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students create, notate, and perform the melody of and a rhythmic accompaniment to the traditional Japanese folk song, Sakura. This lesson plan requires a networked computer lab with headphones.
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Viennese Music Clock

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the music concepts of ryhthm, melody, form, and harmony in a three-lesson unit. They listen to the Viennese Music Clock and demonstrate moving to the beat, create improvised melodies, and play percussion accompaniment.
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Shoes And Singin

For Teachers K
Students analyze rhythmic patterns (beat versus no beat), sing an echo song on Solfege syllables, improvise melodies, and express music through creative movement. This lesson is written to meet State and National Standards for the Arts.
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Goldilocks and the Bears Make Their Pitch

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and identify the pitch of the bears' voices as high, medium, and low. They improvise on xylophones a melody to accompany the bears in the telling of the story.
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William Tell Overture

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the musical concepts of rhythm, melody, expression, and tone color in a three-lesson plan unit about the William Tell Overture. They identify dynamics and tempo and play a vocal tone color singing game.
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Music

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify ways in which math and language arts relate to their music. After being read a book, they sing a song about who took the cookies from the cookie jar. They recognize repeated patterns in the melody and rhythm and...
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Rhythm Counting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform various rhythms and melodies in unison on their individual instruments. Assessment is performed on the last day of the lesson with each student playing individually for the class. This lesson meets national standards...
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Music - O Brother, Where Art Thou?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice singing with correct posture. They sight read music and sing in choral harmony. Students identify the characteristics of a melody and examine the style of Southern Baptist hymns.
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Bravo!!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and experiment with rhythm and sound. In pairs, they practice reading and performing simple melodies from sheet music. Individually, they choose one piece to perform for the class.
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No Man is an Island

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students sing the melody of the song, "No Man is an Island," in the Oneida native language. They memorize the song and discuss how the words demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.

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