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Orchestra Layout
In this music worksheet, students read a description and then label the blank sections of a orchestra layout accordingly. Students also shade each section in the appropriate color.
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The Classical Orchestra
Students study the classical orchestra in this technology-based general music activity for the high school classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of the "Microsoft Musical Instruments" software. This activity can be accomplished in...
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Lesson Plan for "Oriental Festmarch" from Aladdin
Students investigate the song of the "Oriental Festmarch" while listening to the march. They conduct research about the genre of the march in music. They answer some key questions in order to create the context for the lesson plan.
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Listening To A Fanfare
In this music worksheet, students read the biography of a composer and then focus upon his primary work of creating graphic compositions.
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LAM 103 Alban Berg: Violin Concerto: Coda (1935)
In this music worksheet, students examine their general knowledge and musical knowledge of Berg's Violin Concerto: Coda as they respond to 37 short answer questions.
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The Travels of Babar: An Adventure in Scales
Learners become familiar with the musical notify that are associated with the character in Monstel's The Travels of Babar: An Adventure in Scales, so that they can listen attentively to the performance and understand and appreciate ow...
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Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
Students describe the music in terms related to basic elements such as melody, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, timbre, form, style, etc. They identify timbres heard in "Pavane" by movement and respond by movement to timbre.
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Timbre II
In this music learning exercise, learners learn that timbre, or tone color, means different kinds of sounds. Students complete 10 questions about timbre and general music topics.
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Trombone - Mary Ann
Students practice trombone skills while playing the song "Mary Ann" in this Music lesson for the beginning trombone class. The lesson emphasizes the use of proper techniques and should be used with students who have prior knowledge of...
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Jazz: Expression through Improvisation
Learners watch a video on improvisation. They improvise original melodies over given chord progressions. They develop criteria to evaluate the merits of improvisational performances and apply the criteria in their personal listening and...
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Find the Main Idea
It's important for learners to be able to identify the main point in an article, paper, or essay. Start by having them identify the main idea in a short paragraph. There are three short paragraphs (each with four multiple choice options)...
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Listening to a Fanfare
In this Leoš Janáèek and sinfonietta worksheet, students read about the Czechoslovakian composer and about sinfonietta in this 1 page worksheet and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Hunt the Fact Monster #30
In this search engine worksheet, 3rd graders will need to use factmonster.com to discover answers. Students will respond to 10 short answer questions using the given website.
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #23
For this internet research worksheet, students answer three multiple choice and seven short answer questions by using the Fact Monster search engine.