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Note Names and Note Values-An Interactive SMART Board Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss note names and symbols. In this music lesson, students identify note names and values. Students play a game using the SMART board in which they identify note names and values.
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Springtime

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss springtime. In this music lesson plan, students explore rain by making a rain stick and singing a song about rain.
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Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" by Franz Schubert

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students review vocabulary words and look at a piece of art work with one subject and play any or all of the familiar musical examples listed. They then identify the melody of each example and make a comparison between the art subject...
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Families of Instruments

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify families of instruments. In this music lesson, students read Berlioz the Bear and identify the families of instruments. Students sing "Mr. Gus Goes Goofy," and listen for the sounds of the instruments.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils create movement, improvise rhythmic accompaniment, practice, and perform the song "Phytochemicals" in this excellent elementary-level General Music lesson. The lesson includes lesson challenges for more advanced students.
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Hey Good Looking, What You Got Cooking?

For Teachers 1st
First graders perform a song and skit to illustrate how music can be used to communicate movement As part of the Thanksgiving Day program, 1st graders perform a song and skit that illustrates how music can be used to communicate movement.
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Songs from the Past

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars research songs from the past to learn about historical events. In this music history lesson, students conduct a survey on the Star-Spangled Banner, research the song and history on various websites, and research songs in...
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Birds, Bees and Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students complete a variety of activities surrounding science, music and art.  In this nature and animals instructional activity, students sing songs, color a picture of make a butterfly, listen and dance to music, make a butterfly,...
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Broccoli

For Teachers K - 6th
Students compose, notate, and evaluate their own rhythmic compositions using the song "Broccoli" for inspiration in this excellent elementary-level General Music lesson plan. Emphasis is placed upon four-measure patterns and the classic...
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The Southeast Region

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a song about the southeast region. In this southeast region lesson plan, students view pictures of landforms, hear music, look at maps of states, and more.
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The Hatsiatsia

For Students 6th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt about the Hatsiatsia, a traditional piece of music from Ghana. They respond to eight short answer questions related to the excerpt read. Students also draw their own picture of the two...
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Africa

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will participate in a popular song game of the Zulu People. This lesson helps children understand how music, ceremonies and dance are an important part of African culture.
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Shape Hokey Pokey

For Teachers All
Students identify different shapes by using music. They use the shape in a song which follows the Hokey Pokey music. They participate in the song using different shapes.
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Rebus Writing Using Nursery Rhymes and a Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write nursery rhyme rebus songs. In this music instructional activity, students practice writing rebuses as a class. Students then create their own rebus based upon "The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's".
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A Round and A Round

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice singing rounds in daily warm-ups for 2 weeks prior to beginning this composition lesson plan. Students incorporate movement to the rhythm of each syllable, discuss syllables of words and their relationship to note...
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Apples, Oranges, and Bananas

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students sing songs about fruit to learn colors. In this colors activity, students sing a song about apples, oranges and bananas. Students use a movement activity to help reinforce the activity.
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Jammin' to Jazz

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify integral parts of jazz music by listening to Quincy Jones' We Be Doin' It. They note the bass and drum sounds, scat solos, and also sing parts of the ostinato and chorus.
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Be An Incredible Songwriter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write songs about something incredible they have experienced or know about. They consider topics of events, dreams, ideas, feelings, or animals. They accompany themselves with small musical instruments while performing the songs...
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Concerto for Recorder, Oboe and Bassoon by Antonio Vivaldi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study the life and music of Antonio Vivaldi. They analyze and practice playing the various parts of Concerto a la Vivaldi on recorders. They record themselves and compare their performance to that of the same composition...
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Technology-Based Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of music skills. They focus upon the mastering of a song known as "Come Follow, Follow Me". They recognize the musical notes and read the lyrics with accuracy while using...
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Showman Webelos Activity Workbook

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Webelo activity worksheet, students decide which activities they would like to complete in order to earn a badge in puppetry or music. They check off which activities they choose and their leader rates their abilities.
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The Poetry of Woody Guthrie

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students develop oral fluency through reading and singing. They sing "This Land is Your Land" and discuss what the pictures and words mean in the song. They connect the song and poem and previous learning and write a journal.
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Opera

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Opera worksheet, students explore the history of opera and identify examples of a recitative. After reading a short conversation between two people, students create their own recitative. They write their own introduction to a...
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William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102 Belshazzar's Feast (1931)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the musical composition of William Walton. In this listening exercise lesson, students answer the questions that are based upon the influences of the composition of the piece of music, Belshazzar's Feast.

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