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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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Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Speed Test I - Music Theory Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this notes worksheet, students name the notes C through G reading sheet music.
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Name the Note-- 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this music activity, students write the letter name of the musical notes (treble clef) in 6 staffs of music. There are examples to help students name the notes on the lines and spaces.
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Christmas Songs Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Christmas crossword learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle by answering questions or filling in the blanks of items related to Christmas songs. There are 41 word blanks on the puzzle to solve.
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Timed Note Identification

For Students 5th - 9th
Before you can play from sheet music, you need to be able to read it. This timed quiz requires the class to identify as many of the 90 notes as they can. Notes are on a staff in both treble and bass clef.
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Intervals! (Seconds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this music intervals learning exercise, students learn the exact size of an interval by counting the number of notes from the first to the last. They write seconds up and down from the printed note in the treble and bass clef. Then,...
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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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Light Up the Tree

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Christmas music notation learning exercise, learners analyze 15 single musical notes on a treble or bass clef. All notes are pictures inside of light shapes on a Christmas tree. Students use the color and letter key to color the...
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Music Mania

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this music activity, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to basic music. There are 23 words located in the puzzle.
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Music Tutor (Sight Reading Improver)

For Students 1st - Higher Ed
Elegant in its simplicity, this app accomplishes precisely what it sets out to do: improving the user's sight reading of musical notes. Taking the concept of flashcards to the next level, the designers also add in the element of sound so...
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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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Melody: A Very Important Element of Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Notes, lines, and spaces are the theme of this presentation. This is a basic lesson on music elements. As a first foray into music, this would be adequate, but it could be enhanced with additional information if so desired.
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Indian Music Test

For Students 6th - 7th
In this music worksheet, learners answer 15 questions about Indian music. For example, "Which religion is important to Indian music?"
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Music Box Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw and label music notes and rests. In this music box instructional activity students use staff paper to draw the notes required. The students give the value of each note or rest.
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Original Band Compositions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars create and perform original band compositions using their own band instruments. This two day instructional activity requires student compositions to be done at home. Students evaluate performances using a checklist for...
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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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Giants of American Music

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music activity, students answer questions about composers George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, and Leonard Bernstein. Students also reflect on why they are called the Giants of American Music.
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The Guitar Family

For Students 6th - 7th
In this music worksheet, students analyze 5 pictures from the guitar family. Students also see how many parts of the guitar they can label by drawing a line from the correct word to the picture.
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Giants of American Music

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this music activity, students match a description with the following composers: George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, Leonard Bernstein. Students also reflect on why they are called Giants of American Music.
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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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Note Names & Piano Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the letter names of notes, demonstrate simple rhythms, and combine the two to play short melodic phrases using Bug Band. They create their own melodies and play them using Bug Band and various instruments.
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Twelve-Bar Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine blues music. In this music genres lesson, students discover details about the history of the musical genre and compositional techniques. Young scholars then compose melodies of their own with 12-bar blues chord...
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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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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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