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Timbre: Identifying the Tone Color of the Saxophone

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of timbre. In this timbre lesson, students experience timbres produced by saxophones in contemporary music. Students explore the science behind the music.
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Carnival of the Animals

For Teachers 1st
First graders make a book that shows the different musical pieces in Carnival of the Animals that represent animals. In this animals and music lesson plan, 1st graders tell how they interpreted each part to represent an animal.
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Listening Task: Reggae

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this Reggae music worksheet, students listen to several pieces of music and then answer a variety of questions about each one.
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Opera Seria

For Students 6th - 12th
In this opera movie soundtrack worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph description of opera seria and then use the dialogue from the film Speed to help them determine what music is appropriate to add to the film based on the style of the...
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Listening Task: Merengue and Calypso

For Students 5th - 12th
In this merengue and calypso listening activity learning exercise, students listen to samples of each genre of music and respond to 11 short answer questions.
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the origins of ragtime music in American and analyze its musical form.
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VH1 Driven: Shakira, Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch a video about the life of Latin singer/pop star, Shakira and identify the elements that make her music unique. They explore Latin music and dance and research the music and dance of a specific Latin American country.
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And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the role of the rapper in Hip Hop music and how the rapper promoted their group's DJ. They compose a short rap about a fellow student highlighting that student's accomplishments and good traits.
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Little Train of Caipira

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen to the "Berry Pickers' Song" on the piano twice. They practice the song several times to become familiar enough to recognize it in the piece. They listen to the CD and recognize the tune by raising their hand and tell...
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Dancin' to the Times

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in groups in order to research a specific music era or dance style to share with the class. They have studied different music styles that are included in the lesson and now they have the choice to research one. There...
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Lesson Plan for Danse by Claude Debussy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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.
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No Title

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners, through musical improvisation and utilizing a video, demonstrate how music is used to advance a storyline. They are introduced to program music and as they enter the room they will see the opening scene from Jaws playing on the...
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Found Poem - Found Song

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Louisiana music worksheet, students learn that a found poem is made using words and phrases from some things they have read and, then write a found poem following the steps listed on the worksheet.
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Seen at the Parade: Counting Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting worksheet, learners count the number of different musical instruments shown in a parade and record numbers in a graphic organizer column chart.
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Wave Motion

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars observe and identify various waves. In this wave motion lesson, student use a Slinky, noise, people, and musical instruments to create waves and observe how each type of wave moves.
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Lesson Plan for Granny Will Your Dog Bite and Other Mountain Rhymes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice choral reading of poetry.  In this creative literature instructional activity, 6th graders incorporate elements of performing arts into their choral readings of various poems.  They discuss musical...
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Music Education, Playing the Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson plan enables students to gain a broader awareness of the basic blues scale and the harmonic structure of the standard blues progression. Students will be given introductory exercises on blues improvisation and will also...
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The Sound of Music in Kenya

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study Kenya's culture and see how people and things can be different and similar at the same time. They create a pictograph of objects from each culture that are used in similar ways and examine a few Swahili words.
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Singing Fingers HD

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For anyone who's ever wished their drawings could sing, the answer has arrived! Simply draw while speaking, singing, or even playing an instrument. With a simple yet engaging premise, this app offers a wide range of possibilities, from...
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Tap Your Feet

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils access a website to examine how to follow a pattern. They find their own heartbeats and tap along with the beat. They access a second website to design a class composition before showing how they keep the beat. They use...
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Conjunto Music from South Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students listen to conjunto music and identify the instrumentation. After discussing the the history of South Texas, they examine lyrics of several songs and interpret them. As extensions, students can learn to partner dance to the...
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Music in Japan - Fine Arts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss various types of music. They identify and explore Japanese music, and instruments. They make a koto.
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The Percussion Family

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a unit to learn about the percussion family and African and Latin drumming. In this percussion lesson, 2nd graders complete 9 lessons to learn about the percussion family. Students learn to use shakers and sticks,...
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Music: Individual and Group Practice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups and individually, perform various musical pieces on their instruments. After demonstrating how to play steady beats, they also play counter melodies to songs such as "Peace Like a River." While some students...

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