Learn all of the parts of a trombone with this video. Clear text and photos provide viewers with the part names and their purpose.

The French horn is a member of the brass family that is described in this informational video. The musician describes the different parts of the French horn, as well as how it is distinguished amongst other horns. What a fantastic and...

What does technology have to do with music? Everything! Music has been enhanced and circulated because of technological advancements through the ages. Kids explore this concept as they learn about changes in musical instruments and music...

Students identify instruments and their sounds and use them to model their own orchestra. After choosing an instrument to investigate further, they research to become familiar with the sound of the instrument, how the sound is created,...

Students create musical instruments filled with popcorn. They use a variety of common containers to make instruments which they play along with music on CD's.

Young scholars explore history and sounds of blues music, construct instruments from scrap materials, and compose music to accompany lyrics of songs for kids.

Students explore and classify a variety of musical instruments by the way they produce sound. They create a class list of musical instruments, and identify the sounds as vibrations, striking sounds, or blowing air. Students place...

Assist your youngsters as they learn to visualize the story music can tell us. They listen to the piece "Danse Macabre" while viewing this slideshow. Each slide describes the key instrument and what creature of the dark it represents. A...

Children are naturally interested in musical instruments because they enjoy rhythm and sounds. An early exposure to instruments can enhance a child's knowledge, interest, and appreciation of music. Increase your young learners' knowledge...

Young scholars investigate and describe the different uses of musical instruments using Christopher Parkening, Dave Brubeck, and the musical group "Oregon" as examples. This lesson includes a video and resource links.

Students explore different instruments and what role they play in Jazz. They also each person's role in a democratic society.

Students play the beats of mariachi music. In this mariachi lesson plan, students listen to mariachi music and discuss why music is important.

Students examine the characteristics of the four families of instruments. They read an eBook, unscramble instruments and categorize them in the correct families, take a quiz, and explore the San Francisco Symphony website.

Do your students know about Bach, instrument families, beats, and harmony? If they do, then they should have no problem winning this music trivial game. This game is interactive and contains nine questions, sound, and animation.

From the clarinet to maracas, this PowerPoint covers various instruments in the 4 instrument families: woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion. Descriptions and pictures of instruments in the four families are provided. Slides 19-22...

Students explore the Gullah culture. In this social studies lesson, students construct and play instruments similar to those of the Gullah people.

In this measurement activity, students write what the measurement instrument is used for. Students complete 3 problems total.

For this above and below worksheet, students name the musical instrument that is above and below the other. Students complete 2 problems.

Students listen to sound. In this changing sounds lesson, students play instruments to help them hear volume and pitch.  Students use the interactive whiteboard to experiment how change can make sounds go higher or lower. 

Students analyze instrumental music.  In this instrumental music lesson, students investigate musical works of art.  Students describe the instruments they hear and discover the relationship between music and other disciplines. 

Students connect to music resources. In this music lesson, students visit the websites of the Handel House Museum, the Horniman Museum, Reid Concert Hall, and the National Center for Early Music. Students may research the virtual music...

Students investigate the families of instruments. For this instrument lesson, students discuss how each instrument family makes their sound. Students then make their own instruments. Students write a paragraph about their favorite...

Students unscramble musical instrument words. In this instrument lesson, students discuss the different types of musical instruments. They get a worksheet with their names and they need to unscramble them and spell the instruments...

Students design an instrument. In this sound, vibration and pitch lesson, students learn about the characteristics of sound, vibration and pitch.  Students design a guitar using the assembled craft materials and demonstrate how they...