Curated OER
Ooooh, The Oud
Students listen to a performance of the instrument, oud. After watching a video, they discover how many parts of the world it is used in and locate the countries on a map. They compare and contrast the oud with other instruments from the...
Curated OER
Exploring the CTK-671
Students demonstrate the operational aspects of the CTK-671 by selecting various tones, advanced tones, and rhythm patterns based on parameters set by the teacher.
Curated OER
"Braiding and Weaving" Dance Lesson Plan
Fourth graders explore braiding and weaving through dance. They create their own braiding and weaving dance.
Curated OER
Dance
Students participate in different types of dances in which they explore time, action and other elements of dancing. They dance with a group or a partner and explore how to work together.
Curated OER
Creating Clinflict Through Gibberish
Students explore ways to communicate and solve conflict. At the beginning of class, students must communicate emotions without using words. They brainstorm important relationships in their lives. Next, groups of students create a...
Other
Jazz Improvisation Primer
An info-packed lesson on jazz improvisation and jazz history. Very useful for musicians aspiring to play in the jazz idiom.
Other
Music for People: Improvising Techniques
Music for People (MfP) offers workshops in music improvisation for almost 20 years. This page provides improvisational techniques.
BBC
Bbc: Music Theory
This resource presents a fun and interactive way to learn all about the elements of music. It offers links to information, definitions, assessments, and examples of melody, harmony and tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm,...
Stanford University
Comparison of Free Jazz to 20th Century Classical Music
A very indepth examination of free jazz. Site contains music theory and specific illustrated examples.
South Carolina Educational Television
South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia: Music
Enter a world of music in Artopia. Here, you can become a music critic, meet a musician, play a game, and even compose your own remix music in the virtual music studio.
PBS
Pbs: Improvise a Short Story
This lesson plan incorporates the art of improvisation with writing a collaborative short story. Learners will learn the relationships music has with other disciplines outside of the arts.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
This lesson deals primarily with the number of rhythmic combinations that can be found in a four beat measure of music. Students will learn through trial and error and derive a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music and Acoustics [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, learners will create a rhythmic composition using cups to demonstrate understanding and identification of various sounds. Musical skills addressed include improvising, composing, listening, and playing.
Other
Jazz Improvisation Primer/ Free Improvisation
A look at what makes free jazz musically unique. Contains specific examples of free rhythm and tonality.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Describing Fall Leaves Through Words and Music
Students collect, describe, and sort leaves found outside. As a cross-curricular component, they will improvise on musical instruments in a way that they feel describes a dominant leaf characteristic.
University of Wisconsin
Welcome to the World of Jazz Improvisation
This site was developed by a college jazz educator based on one of her improvisation classes. Material suitable educators or the student who is serious about learning jazz improvisation.
Other
Gordon Institute for Music Learning
The official website of Edwin E. Gordon's theory of music learning. The site has news about certification, workshops, etc., and presents a thorough summary of the Gordon learning theory.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Gullah Net: Got the Blues
Learn about music called the Blues, and then write, play, and sing an original blues song.
Other
Amg: All Music Guide: Charlie Parker
A comprehensive resource devoted to all aspects of Charlie Parker including a biography, links to his contemporaries and influences, a complete discography with reviews, and a bibliography.
Other
Down Beat: John Coltrane
Biographical information, photos, and a discography of jazz great John Coltrane, whose work in the 1960s included excursions into free jazz.
Other
Visual Jazz Publications
This company produces educational materials to help you succeed in jazz improvisation and sight reading. Of note on their site is "The Art of Improvisation," a free download that guides you through the improvisational process.
Other
A Passion for Jazz
This resource is dedicated to all topics related to jazz music, such as jazz history and jazz theory.
Other
Concepts to Improve Your Solos
Through the analysis of his own guitar solo, the writer of this column presents good ideas and advice on how to become a better soloist. Included are sheet music samples to aid the viewer in understanding the concepts being addressed.