Students watch a videotape on the musical career of Aretha Franklin and explore the different careers in the music industry.

In this Louisiana musical landscape activity, students discover what generational music communities they belong to by answering 10 short answer questions.

Young scholars explore the concept of patterning using musical instruments. In this music lesson, young scholars identify several instruments and practice playing patterns with them. Young scholars identify the patterning in a musical...

Learners discover film making by participating in a music performance.  In this performance arts lesson, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Learners collaborate with...

Students complete activities for physical music analysis. In this physical music lesson, students read the biography for Lelavision musical sculptures, complete a sound and motion activity, and a making music activity. Students also...

Students determine what it was like to serve as an Irish-American in the American Civil War. In this Irish folk song lesson, students use the provided worksheets to analyze selected Irish folk songs and make inferences about war...

Students examine the musical concepts of timbre, melody, and rhythm. They listen to and identify characteristics of music from other cultures.

Students explore music therapy. In this health journalism instructional activity, students read the USA Today article titled "Music Strikes a Soothing Cord", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...

In this interpreting music data rubric worksheet, students use this rubric as an assessment tool. It is designed to evaluate the students' music presentation.

For this musical genre worksheet, students identify the region of Louisiana that the listed musical example come from based on research they have completed.

In this musical genre worksheet, students identify the region of Louisiana that the listed musical examples come from based on research they have completed with a proof statement to defend their selections.

Seventh graders create a simple melody using the Solfedge syllables. In this melody lesson, 7th graders watch the movie The Sound of Music and focus on the "Do Re Mi" clip. Students examine solfege syllables and create a melody...

Student create a fish and listen to music while imagining their fish are swimming.  In this music lesson plan, students identify instruments played and move their fish to the movement.  Students work with kangaroos and...

High schoolers investigate the impact of popular music in 1960's America. In this music and history lesson, students listen to several identified songs from the decade and analyze their lyrics. High schoolers discuss their impressions...

Students examine the correct attitudes and poster for a concert. In this "Singing for Animals" lesson, students created charts to diagram information about the homeless animals they were singing for. Students used correct diction and...

Students examine different types of music and discuss the issue of whether downloading music from the Internet should be allowed. They create a music alphabet, develop a list of words connected to music, participate in a "Music Find...

Learners study the life and music of Claude Debussy. They listen to and compare the orchestration and compositional technique of the Debussy composition, 'Danse.' They compare a piano arrangement to an orchestrated version.

In this generational music worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer with information about music that appeals to various age groups. Students further explore generational music by answering seven short answer questions .

In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students evaluate that they learned about folk movement or dance by scoring themselves using on 18 performance elements.

Students walk to music in a circle and learn colors.

In this web quest record sheet worksheet, students keep track of essential information about music websites according to traditions, cultural groups, and musical styles.

In this listening log worksheet, students access several Internet sites to listen to music about which they record important information and write reflections on it to be shared with their classmates.

Students are read Rap a Tap Tap, by Leo & Diane Dillon. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both...

In this Louisiana music history learning exercise, students select two online readings from the "Louisiana Living Traditions" website to read. Upon completion of the readings, students explore what they learned in the articles and from...