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Intervals! (Fifth) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this music intervals worksheet, students study the music notes in fifths. Students write the fifth notes up and down in the treble and bass clef. Students label the two notes with the correct alphabet letter.
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Creating Sight-Singing Originals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create sight-singing examples for presentation in the high school choir class. Day One is used for review/introduction of the material. Day Two is used for student work time and Day Three is for presentation and evaluation.
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Can You Compose?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate musical notes. In this music lesson, 4th graders compose a short song while clapping the rhythm and singing the syllables using the appropriate notes or rests.
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Pitch Notation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A very basic introduction describes pitch notation. It shows the treble clef, describes notes as blobs with sticks, and provides an odd mnemonic to remember the positions of the notes of the staff. Note: This presentation was probably...
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Note Names & Piano Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify letter names of notes, demonstrate simple rhythms, and use that knowledge to play short melodic phrases using the educational software called BugBand. Handouts and a quiz to assess student achievement are included.
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Intervals! (Thirds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this music worksheet, learners work with thirds as intervals in sheet music. They write thirds up and down before labeling the notes with their correct alphabet letter. They complete two examples.
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Intervals! (Fourth) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this music intervals worksheet, students write fourths and name the two notes in their correct alphabetical order. Students name fourteen notes.
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Using Numbers to Teach The Major Scale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the numbers to the diatonic major scale using C note as a basis in this standards-based 45 minute lesson. Emphasis is placed on singing correct pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and proper breath control.
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Unscramble the Letters - Music Terms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners receive a worksheet on music terms. As a class, they unscramble a couple before attempt them on their own. They then write the meaning of each to research the meaning of the musical terms.
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Boombox Classroom: Mechanical Instruments

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this music worksheet, learners draw an illustration of a mechanical instrument they would like to build. They describe the material it would be made from. Students fill in the blanks to describe the mechanical instrument Haydn and...
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Learning Musical Terms

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students observe and discuss the following musical terms and their symbols: staff, measure, bar line, double bar line, treble clef, bass clef, time signature, common time, cut time, quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole note,...
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Twelve-Bar Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine blues music. For this music genres lesson, students discover details about the history of the musical genre and compositional techniques. Students then compose melodies of their own with 12-bar blues chord progression.
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Music Activity at Family Math Night

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars work with a family member in placing all of the music notes on a staff board. They try to match the rhythm on the rhythm board and show their completed song to the teacher.
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How Do I Measure Up? (Intermediate)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare the relationship between meter in music and measurement in math. They practice sightreading music by determining the number of beats per measure, clapping and counting the rhythm.
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Staff Kids

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils participate in a group game to help them identify notes on both staves by using words.
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Meter Readers Turned Composers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners compose eight measures of music after they practice interpreting time/signature meter.
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Boombox Classroom: Ensembles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music worksheet, students list as many different ensembles as they can. They define ensemble. Students complete a word search, looking for names of ten ensembles. Students are introduced to the bass clef symbol.
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Music and Technology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice reading rhythm patterns with different types of notes and meters. Using a counting system, they perform a sight reading exercise and take notes when needed. They use a form of technology to illustrate the music.
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Indian Music Test

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Indian music test worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions in part a and 5 short answer questions in part b as they demonstrate their knowledge of Indian music.
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Rehearsal and Sightreading Techniques

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders prepare the two pieces "American Celebration" and "Patriotic Bits and Pieces" for an upcoming performance. This lesson is a forty-five minute lesson geared towards a middle school advanced band (8th Grade). National and...
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Bravo!!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and experiment with rhythm and sound. In pairs, they practice reading and performing simple melodies from sheet music. Individually, they choose one piece to perform for the class.
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Intro to New Technologies in Music Education

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, while in the computer lab utilizing a Sibelius software, create an eight-measure piece in the key of a minor using the notes A, B, C, D and E. They incorporate quarter notes, eighth notes and half notes. Each student...
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Melody Words

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.
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"Evening Bells"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sing "Evening Bells" while the repeat sign and double bar in the music notation. They listen and dance to a Viennese waltz. They locate the Danube River.