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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music Twister

For Teachers 3rd
Distinguish the sound of musical notes and correctly name them. In this music lesson, participate in a game of musical twister where the circles are renamed with musical note names. Additionally, display recognition of eighth, quarter,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Quarter Note

For Students K - 2nd
In this quarter note worksheet, students observe a picture of a quarter note and trace and write the words "quarter note". Students trace and write the words 1 time each.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

World Music Tour 4-5

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music worksheet, students identify and describe world music and the cultures it comes from. Then they identify what a sarod is and what country it comes from. Finally, students practice writing their notes as taught on the sheet.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rhythm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pick one of these interactive activities to strengthen your knowledge of rhythm and musical notes. Play matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search to review these musical terms.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Duration: Notes Lengths in Written Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.
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Handout
Music Theory

Music theory.net: Note Duration

For Students 9th - 10th
A fabulous resource for beginners in music theory! Gives examples and explanations of the sixteenth note, eighth note, quarter note, half note, and whole note. The last page on this site provides a chart showing the relationship of each...
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Interactive
Music Theory

Music thoery.net: Measures and Time Signatures

For Students 9th - 10th
A fabulous resource for beginners! Gives examples and explanations of measures and time signatures. Simple illustrations and explanations make this animated site easy to follow.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Types of Notes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.
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Website
Other

The Basics of Reading Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Rhythmic Discovery Read Simple Rhythmic Patterns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson discussing quarter, eighth, and half notes and using them to create rhythms for students to clap. Includes instructions for 4 small group centers.
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Article
Other

Music Concepts Online: Notation: Basic Rhythm and Pitch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at rhythm, terms and concepts, which include rhythm, score, note (parts of and kinds), rests, tie. Great information.
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Other

Music Lessons : Basic Music Theory 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Time Signatures

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beginning music students learn the definition of time signature and examples of time signatures in music.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.