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Elementary music composition thematic unit plans
Lin-Manuel Miranda | Digital & Printable Music Composer Listening Unit
If you loved Hamilton, Encanto, Moana, Mary Poppins, or In the Heights, you're going to love this Lin-Manuel Miranda Listening Unit! Since LMM is responsible for composing music for both film scores & the Broadway stage, his music will be familiar and engaging to a wide variety of students. This composer unit makes is great for in person learning as well as during Distance Learning! Also, please note that these diverse stories are key for students being able to feel included in your class
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Hispanic Heritage Month | Songs, Composers & Bulletin Boards (20% off)
Women's History Month Music Activities BUNDLE
This bundle includes all slides and resources for Women's History Month available on my store! With all 4 items, you will have everything that you need to celebrate women of history, classical, and popular music. The preview attached is ONLY the slides for the Women's History Month presentation - please note there are 4 different items available. To see those previews, follow the links below. All the text and videos are editable on the slides but NOT the backgrounds. Worksheets come in PDF forma
Grades:
PreK - 8th
VOCATIONAL TASK Electrician
This product works well to introduce students to the electrician occupation and become familiar with tools used for both the job and personal home maintenance. Included is 16 object description cards, file folder for matching black line to color, 16-2 piece name to object match-ups, and 2 write in name to object worksheets.Make sure and look at preview to see more product detail. **Check out my Auto Mechanics Bundle to compliment this product.Grade level varies for this product because of the de
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1st - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Vocational Education Inclusion Bundle
Rhythm Basics - A Workbook and Teaching Tool for Beginning Orchestra
This is a 12 page workbook that teaches music students the basics of beat and rhythm. Group class activities and worksheets are included. Students learn eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, corresponding rests (except eighth rests) and time signatures. This workbook helps students develop a great start to counting and rhythm reading.
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4th - 7th
Pumpkin Stew: Halloween Song & Rhythmic Ostinato Composition Activity for Fall
Your elementary music students will love singing this song and composing a rhythm ostinato with ready-to-print ingredient/rhythm cards, or by drawing their ingredients with a no-prep student worksheet. You can turn this simple song into a student-influenced performance piece with included song notation and suggested performance notes!What's included?â–ºsong notation + performance suggestionâ–º"small" ostinato composition cards (2 per page)â–ºfull page ostinato composition card (to laminate or put in p
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas Digital Listening Unit
Use these fun & editable Google Slides when teaching Paul Dukas' music, Goethe's poem (modified as the original is in German), and Disney's animated "Fantasia." This is easily used during a hybrid or Distance Learning setting as it is fully equipped with embedded YouTube videos, audio suggestions, printables, & more! Students will be able to engage in this contemporary masterpiece by:listening to and/or reading Goethe's poemlearning about the composer & authorread & watch Disney
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PreK - 6th
Also included in:Â Classical & Romantic Music Listening Units | Growing Bundle (20% off!)
Instrumentation Unit -- Elementary General Music Curriculum
This curriculum introduces students to different kinds of instrumentation and where they are used. Includes a transition lesson from the Form Unit. Covers symphonic band, orchestra, jazz band, unpitched percussion, and traditional Chinese instruments. Includes a final project using BandLab to assess students' understanding.
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4th - 5th
Rap Music Unit
A 10 week unit for students in years 5 and 6 based around the concept of Rap. The unit looks at technical aspects of music composition including rhythm notation and arrangements based on different musical elements. It also includes activities on the history of rap and hip hop culture, and links to Indigenous Australian poetry. It uses links on the Arts Live website which requires an account (this is free if you are in Australia). Students work towards developing their own raps about a topic that
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5th - 6th
Instrument Families - Write the Room- Instruments of the Orchestra Activity
Help your students learn the instrument families and instruments of the orchestra with this fun and engaging elementary music activity! This Instrument Family Write the Room Activity is the perfect resource for students to identify all the instruments in the orchestra! ✅ Need more Instrument Family Resources? Check out the BUNDLE here! ✅This Instrument Family Write the Room Activity is a great way for students to review at the end of your instruments of the orchestra unit.✅ Music Write the Room
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Instruments of the Orchestra Activities BUNDLE
RAP Project for Garageband
This is a 3 part assignment for music studentsBy the end of this lesson they will be able to 1. Create a rap2. Perform their rap3. Record their rap on GaragebandStep by step instructions, lesson plan, rubrics, and example are included. See below for examplehttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_i7UwAAwTNoVmxydXVKMWVyMDAThis unit will bring together rap music, with recording in Garageband and performance to make a comprehensive unit that makes students engaged. Whats included?Lesson planRubricsStud
Grades:
4th - 12th
Technique Packet
Tetrachords, scales, chromatic, and technique building studies in 7 major keys/units: Concert F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, C, G. Bundle includes packet for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto/Bari Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba.
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5th - 12th
Form Unit -- Elementary General Music Curriculum
This curriculum introduces students to different types of musical forms. The lessons cover AABA form, ABAB form, pop song form, and Raga form through movement, listening, songwriting, and improvisation. This bundle includes everything you need to make this unit a success!
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Lego Loops & Rhythms Unit
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME when you use Legos in the classroom! This engaging and enlightening unit introduces and covers a wide range of topics from loops and ostinatos to rhythm and composition.More info here:http://asoundmind.edublogs.org/2016/07/17/lego-rhythms-unit/This engaging unit is the perfect introduction to concepts like loops, rhythm, and notation. The unit will take anywhere from 3 - 5 classes to finish, and culminates in a creative project. Through well thought out and deeply involved
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1st - 6th
Sea of Song: An Orff Based Unit of Ocean Learning
This combined unit can be used in any Orff-Schulwerk classroom and is also perfect for creating a wonderful performance. I have included the script I used when performing these pieces as part of my 1st Grade concert.
This unit is over 250 pages of lessons, slides, games, songs, and more!
By purchasing the bundle you can save $2.00 and get the script included!!
This bundled unit includes :
Ocean Fish
Ickle Ockle
Ickle Ockle Rhythm Fish
My Blue Ship
Merrily We Roll Along
Sea Creature Ron
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K - 3rd
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Face Time With Composers: George Gershwin
If you are looking for a new, fresh, and fun way to introduce composers to your students, look no further! FaceTime with Composers offers your students a humorous, factual, and fun way to get to know famous composers. After watching this goofy and informative video, your students won't forget the composer they just learned about!
For a downloadable version of this video, please send an email request to: chrisedwards1112@gmail.com
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K - 8th
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4 Beginning Orchestra Pieces - Full First Year Winter Holiday Concert Bundle!
This is a beginning, first year orchestra concert arrangement of Jingle Bells, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, and Snowy Day Blues (an original composition). These sheet music arrangements are all full orchestra compositions for violin, viola, cello and double bass (with a piano accompaniment option as well), and are written for the beginning orchestra student's first concert performance.These arrangements are in D Major, and use one octave of the D Major scale. Both pizzica
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Music Time Periods--Classroom Exploration (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern)
This is designed to be used with a year long study of the 4 major periods of music: Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern. Students are tasked to research composers and together as a class build a visual collage on the classroom walls. Beginning with Baroque, the students bring in paper bricks to begin building the foundation. Next the Classical period is represented by castle towers and is built on the bricks. The Romantic period is represented by Rapunzel, and lastly, the Modern period is re
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Dinosaurs ROAR!
Introducing "Dinosaurs Roar" – a captivating music program designed for elementary students, specifically tailored to meet primary curriculum goals. This engaging bundle comprises five dynamic songs: "We Are the Dinosaurs," "Fossils," "Pirasuars," "What Do Dinosaurs Do," and "Dino Boogie." Each lesson within this program focuses on key musical elements such as so-mi-la and do-re-mi melodies, providing a solid foundation for young learners.The program incorporates hands-on activities, including p
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K - 4th
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Valentine's Day Music: Orff Lesson on So/Mi, Quarter Note, Rest
Get your primary students composing with So, Mi, Ta, and rests in this engaging, Orff-based Valentine's Day activity. Complete teaching suggestions for all activities are included, making planning a breeze! Please see the preview above to get a better idea of everything included in this set! Adorable monsters lead your students through step-by-step activities to help teach, review, and reinforce important primary concepts. Your students will love the engaging slideshow and activities. A comprehe
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K - 2nd
Play-Based Learning in Music: Aquarium Musical Contour K/1 Orff
This is a complete lesson including lesson plan and all the resources (with the exception of readily available audio recordings) you need to teach this oceanic exploration of musical contour!Based on Camille Saint-Saen's "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals, this lesson has kids moving, singing, creating and exploring using a variety of strategies. After direct-teaching the first portion of the lesson, students explore melodic contour through a variety of activities that can be set up as self
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Play-Based Learning in Music: Ocean Bundle
Elementary Music, Art, & Dance Lessons for Celebrating Holi: Festival of Colors
This spring Hindu festival of colors called Holi is celebrated in India and around the world. Honor your students that observe this holiday & teach your students that do not celebrate with dance, coloring, and composing!Included in these editable Google Slides:Welcome / intro pageBrief explanation of HoliColor explanationEmbedded dance video from the amazing "Dance with Miss Priya" Please subscribe & support her work3 listening suggetions for dancing & tossing colorful scarves. (K-2
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Grades:
K - 4th
Halloween Music Lesson Plans - Danse Macabre Unit Upper Elementary Music
This amazing unit on Danse Macabre explores Camille Saint-Saens' symphonic poem - perfect for Halloween! The Danse Macabre Lesson Plan Bundle includes an animated storybook, listening maps, skeleton "yoga" for whole-body movement during active listening activities (Dalcroze Eurhythmics), rhythm charts, posters, and more! What you get:Animated Storybook with full orchestral performance track2 listening map optionsPrintable Vocabulary PostersVocabulary App Activity - hands-on for studentsMake-Your
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Gustav Holst: Musician of The Month Activities & The Planets
Use these slides and activities to teach students all about contemporary musician Gustav Holst and his multi-movement work "The Planets". Students will learn about Holst and work through various activities separated by grade with essential questions and videos. Older students will engage in a compare/contrast activity with Mars Bringer of War and John Williams' Imperial March. Extend this unit lesson by downloading my FREE Holst Composition Project Worksheet.All credits listed in the slideshow -
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Grades:
K - 5th
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens | Halloween / Fall | Bundle (20% off)
Study Camille Saint-Saens' "Danse Macabre" with this not-too-spooky bundle. Easily shared by link or Google Classroom, these Google Slides are perfect for students learning in classrooms & digitally alike during October for Halloween & November for All Saint's Day. From studying classical (Romantic era) music to working on RESPONDING (Core Music Standards 7-9) to music, these are sure to be a hit!Included resources:Danse Macabre Clip It Rhythm CardsDanse Macabre Listening MapDanse Maca
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1st - 5th
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