A Noteworthy Call

While there is no sheet music to accompany this lesson, it does have some ideas for teaching orchestration to younger learners. Third graders clap and call back and forth between each other to understand how they should play their parts...

Budding musicians practice keeping rhythm, playing  Orff instruments, and following musical orchestration. They work as a team to play the song "Roll on, Columbia" while keeping time. There are specific instructions for each type of...

Third graders practice and perform the song "Draw a Bucket of Water" using finger cymbals, a vibra slap, soprano and alto glockenspiels, and bass xylophones. This third grade lesson emphasizes small group learning and the Orff method.

Fifth graders practice and perform the song "Alla¿¿ en el rancho grande", or My Ranch, using alto and bass xylophones, maracas, and claves in this fifth grade general Music instructional activity. Emphasis is placed on the use of the...