Music Technology

You'll need to be a little tech savvy to teach this music lesson plan. Pupils will attempt to play along with an accompaniment piece you've created using music software. They will be assessed on their performance and ability to identify...

Is concertmaster another term for conductor, or is he or she another person entirely? Learn the specifics of the role of concertmaster with an activity focused on classical music. After learners define the term, they select a piece of...

Here is a complete workbook which leads children as they work through the art of making a musical instrument. The instrument made must be a percussion instrument. The workbook is incredibly thorough and does a good job of leading pupils...

Different pieces of music can elicit different emotions from audience members. A quick tempo can make you feel happy, while a largo piece may bring out a melancholy temperament. Elementary musicians learn more about the instruments and...

Would you rather listen to music at a pianissimo level or a fortissimo level? A music theory activity introduces elementary learners to the basics of musical dynamics with engaging and hands-on activities.

Now that's music to my ears. Learners choose one of two activities to complete: continue the music video from the previous lesson, or design a new program that composes music. They learn how to apply several new code blocks while...

Students add their voice to a cartoon character and review sound waves using music technology software. They record specific information into the computer using a microphone and import their voice into the Flash program and apply it to...

Become talented in computer science. After interviewing a computer science guru, pupils work on individual projects related to a virtual music talent show. They learn how to use different code blocks in the Scratch programming language,...

Make your own music video! Scholars watch a video tutorial to learn what is means to create a procedure in computer science. Then, they apply their knowledge to program a music video using block-based coding.

Dream about being a DJ? Now's your chance. Future musicians and computer scientists use the Scratch block-based coding language to program a slider that changes the speed of music. To mix things up, they apply keypress events and...