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OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Theme and Motif in Music
Explore a set of activities covering motif, opera motif, and melodic themes and movies. Several ideas and procedures are listed to help you teach this musical concept to your students.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Music & Sound Theme
A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Musical Images
Students are introduced to the concept of the image of music. After listening to a song, they draw images of it by deciding where different musical instruments were placed during recording. They further investigate audio engineering by...
PBS
Pbs: Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On
This lesson will require students to collect data through listening, counting and timing. They will use ratios, rates, and proportions to report data. They will also demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
Other
Music Concepts Online: Meter
This website covers information taken from a lecture on meter. Also includes FAQs that you can view by clicking on the provided links. You can learn about the different types of meter, how it is counted, and view examples.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Cadence in Music
To understand the concept of cadence in music and the different types of cadences
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Timbre: The Color of Music
To provide an introduction to the concept of timbre and words used to describe
Other
Morton Subotnick's Creating Music
This site is an effective and fun way to help children understand music better. There are several online interactive games to play to better understand rhythm, pitch, scales and much more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Chinese Music & Dance: More or Less
Students learn about Chinese culture and the concept of greater than and less than. After watching a student performance of a Chinese song and dance students are taught the difference between locomotor and non-locomotor motions. Students...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Musical Patterns
Learners will become familiar with the concept of patterning by using musical instruments to repeat and create patterns of sounds.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: An Irrational Approach to Music
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the concept of approximating irrational numbers using a continued fraction. For most exercises in the lesson, the values which are to be substituted into...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Composing Music Mathematically
This activity is designed to motivate and challenge first year algebra students through a fun introduction to advanced mathematical concepts. It also offers extensions for upper grade level students. Students will recognize relationships...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Ratios and Music
The class notes examine the connections between music and ratios. An example and additional questions on the concept are included.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Pitch and Frequency
Use this interactive physics tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of pitch and frequency in sound waves.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Connecting With the Arts: What Are Connecting Concepts?
A video workshop designed for middle school teachers. This program focuses on planning for arts integration by identifying common themes and concepts across disciplines and creating activities that bridge these disciplines. Includes...
Other
Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Beat the Calculator: Adding Even Numbers
Can you beat the calculator? Your task is to find the sum of all even numbers between two and any selected two-digit even number. If you can find the number pattern, you are sure to beat the calculator every time. Links to other "Beat...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Module K: Shapes
In this series of STEAM activities, students will discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences. Another activity in this module will allow students to identify shapes by applying...
Other
Music Concepts Online: Notation: Basic Rhythm and Pitch
This site looks at rhythm, terms and concepts, which include rhythm, score, note (parts of and kinds), rests, tie. Great information.
PBS
Pbs: Continental Harmony
PBS presents several activities and lesson plans that cover the concepts of identifying different forms of music, learning about musical imagery, writing in response to music, and creating lyrics. The Sound Lounge has many interactive...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 51: Song Form
Many high school learners do not recognize the use of repetitive song form in rock and roll music. This lesson will introduce concepts for identifying musical structure and, more specifically, song form. A comparison of the Red Hot Chili...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math and Art: Collection
This collection of 25 lesson plans uses dance, drama, music, and visual arts to teach math concepts.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math
On this site, students can explore real-world applications of algebra concepts in music, fashion, and video games. It provides comprehensive lesson plans, video clips, and interactive challenges for students.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Spin and Sing
It's so much fun to sing along with Daniel Tiger! In this online experience, spin a wheel of eight songs to sing along with Daniel and reinforce concepts such as counting to four when mad and being a helper at home.