Students will learn about tempo (Adagio, Andante, Allegro) through movement. This music lesson plan is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will get into groups and compose with simple rhythms/pizza toppings to complete the Pizza Man, Pizza Man rap, and then perform their piece with non-pitched percussion instruments.

Students listen to interviews with career musicians. Students work in groups to present to classmates the life, music, inspiration, and goals of a favorite composer, performer, or group.

Study of a musical piece of the rich cultural heritage of some of the early settlers of Pennsylvania known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. This study can be a vehicle for musical experiences through singing, notating, creating and analyzing to music. The resources "from other" referenced here are for greater understanding of the Pennsylvania Dutch. The book gives a glimpse of the importance of music in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country.

This lesson enables students to gain a broader awareness of the basic blues scale and the harmonic structure of the standard blues progression. Students will be given introductory exercises on blues improvisation and will also investigate the use of bending and sliding pitches and their importance in both the understanding and performance of blues music.

In this lesson, students examine the relationship between popular music and culture. By exploring their own favorite artists and songs, students come to a deeper understanding about the role that music plays in their own lives and the lives of their peers.

In this lesson, students examine the relationship between popular music and culture. By exploring their own favorite artists and songs, students come to a deeper understanding about the role that music plays in their own lives and the lives of their peers. This is the article which goes with the lesson.

Open the eyes of your students to the beauty and power of American and world folk
songs and stories through the iconic figure of Pete Seeger. Explore his important work
in promoting peace, understanding, community, and wonder through song.

This brief video discusses some distinct problems with young low brass players and their articulation, and offers up some easy solutions to help address the problems.

In this lesson, students will learn about the controversy over the recent FCC vote to loosen restrictions on media ownership. After researching the background and position of local radio stations, students will evaluate and make recommendations as to how free speech can be maintained or improved through the radio waves.

In this lesson, students will learn about the controversy over the recent FCC vote to loosen restrictions on media ownership. After researching the background and position of local radio stations, students will evaluate and make recommendations as to how free speech can be maintained or improved through the radio waves. This is the article associated with the resource.

Students look at musical notes and determine their value in the measure in terms of rational numbers. They will figure out what the value of the note is in fractions, decimals and percents of the entire measure.

This is a link to the artcile which complements the New York Times Lesson.

Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in music. They will be introduced to tempo. They will gain experience playing the beat on non-pitched rhythm instruments, at various tempos. This activity will culminate in the creation of a rhythm piece.

This interactive tool shows the corelation of rests and notes in basic time signatures. Playable exercises demonstrate how rests sound in measures.

This interactive exercise allows the user to input keyboard chords after looking at a note on the staff. An audio example is played after the correct answer is chosen. Can be used for assessment or self practice as well.

Students will gain an understanding of a musical round by participating in a follow-the-leader activity using body percussion. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #2 and #3 of the National Standards for Music: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music: and Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

This activity requires students to select the rhythm they hear.  Each rhythm is 1 measure and there are 10 questions with audio.  This resource is a Google Form.  It is designed as a mini activity to be used within a larger lesson plan.  It can also be used in a virtual/distance learning situation.

This resource consists of 8 rhythmic patterns which can be used as mini activities within your lessons.  There are a total of eight rhythmic patterns for you to use as you see fit. This resource can be used in face to face or virtual/distance learning situation.

Students will learn the concept of rhythmic pattern associated with expressive movement from the song "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat."