Step Clap Kick

Here's a collection of unit plans for middle school musicians. Topics include the mbira, opera, rhythm and culture, music in Africa, music in the movies, music theory and notation, blues and jazz, and the ocarina. Definitely worth a look.

Students study even and uneven rhythms in music. They demonstrate slow and fast movements using various body parts and echo clap with their hands. Listening to uneven rhythms of the drum, they skip, jump and hop and simulate toys in a...

Students practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.

This lesson actually includes a full stretch, warm up, and images of the moves your class is to perform. They get their bodies ready then practice the African Gumboot Dance steps as indicated. This is a practice-makes-perfect lesson...

Students learn the steps to line dancing. In this line dancing lesson, students learn to put dance steps together in patterns. They learn dance steps for the Ducky Dance, Mexican Hat Dance, The Conga, and the Bunny Hop among others.

Young scholars are exposed to the arts with a simple, introductory rhythm/dance activity which can lead into the traditional Pata Pata folk dance, or dance in general.

Students listen to and perform music from a variety of cultures. Lyrics of songs are analyzed to demonstrate the inequality of resource distribution.

Students investigate the concept of reading music and recognizing rhythms. They have to comprehend the quarter note/rest rhythms. For assessment the students need to perform the rhythms correctly.