Quarter Rest Lesson

In this measuring instructional activity, students study the two measuring cups and shade the first one to indicate one cup and the second to indicate three quarters of a cup.

Students play the game Red Light Green Light as a class and relate how it compares to music. They observe a quarter note as it is written on the board and make the conenction that a quarter note means go. They then observe a quarter rest...

Students demonstrate dance activities and rhythm activities to whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. They clap and move to notes individually and in 16 count metric phrases. As they create different 16 count metric phrases and...

Students work in groups, within in their groups they are given 15 popsicle sticks. They count off 4 beats and then clap a four beat rhythm. Students use the popsicle sticks to notated the rhythm on the floor as a group. They are told...

Students explore different types of instruments. In this music measure and music beats lesson, students classify instruments. Students show eight measures and four beats through speaking, moving and playing.

Students identify quarter, half, whole and eighth notes and rests, use the different colors of M&M's to represent the different notes and rests and learn a new song and associate song with actual rhythmic patterns

First graders develop skills in reading music notes. In this reading music instructional activity, 1st graders clap and chant rhythm patterns and learn music vocabulary. Students also match patterns by listening to the teacher perform...

Pupils will be able to clap and say simple rhythms and read and play a simple rhythm pattern.

Students identify and demonstrate movement elements in relation to musical notation. They clap to rhythms, beat on drums, match musical notes to speech patterns and use the rhythms of the their names to create a dance.

Students read and demonstrate eight measures of four beats. In this music reading instructional activity, students read and demonstrate through movement their mastery of eight measures of four beats. Students also classify instruments.