Instrumental And Orchestral Development

Mozart was an amazing composer and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" was one of his best-loved orchestral pieces. This handout provides a brief description of the instruments for which it was written, and how each section and part should be...

Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with developing an orchestra. They practice playing the song and the parts are practiced in order to be combined. The instructional activity includes specific instructions for...

Seventh graders recognize patterns in everyday life. In this musical patterns instructional activity, 7th graders identify patterns in songs and numbers. Students work in partners to create songs with patterns and create a tessellation...

Middle schoolers listen to two different excerpts of the same music piece. In groups, they collectively write descriptions of the tempo and dynamics of the piece and assign a color to the music. They relate the color chosen to the...

The string section of your school orchestra can get a proper form make-over by incorporating this lesson. They reestablish proper playing form, posture, and sound as they compose an essay on how to maintain good playing habits during...

Let music and poetry collide in this well-orchestrated language arts lesson plan. After studying program music and C. Debussy's Prelude to an Afternoon Faun, view the attached SMART board lesson plan to read through "Fog" by Carl...

Students study the how music enhances drama in opera. They work in small groups to develop a short story that would be enhanced with music, costumes and props. They perform their operas for classmates and others.

Students explore how the sounds made by everyday objects can be transformed into musical experiences, composing and performing musical pieces using non-traditional instruments.

Learners explain the growth and development of a musical group and their work through discussion and analysis of two representative songs by U2 from their first and last albums.

Students pretend they are taking a certain job in the music industry and respond to questions.