Students will learn ABA form through movement. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students work in groups to learn and perform a piece on non-pitched percussion instruments and develop rhythm reading and ensemble skills.

Students will gain an understanding of meter by experiencing accented and unaccented beats. This free lesson plan is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music Education: Reading and notating music.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of a round. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #1 of the National Standards for Music: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Students will work in pairs for a cooperative learning lesson that will drill and practice note names of the treble or bass clef. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of steady beat as they participate in this fast paced passing game. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #1 and #2 of the National Standards for Music: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music; and Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

In this lesson plan, students will become familiar with the music of Rimsky-Korsakov in fullfillment of the National Standards for Music (listening to, analyzing, and describing music).

Students will learn same/different through a movement activity choreographed to Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 for piano solo. This music lesson plan is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will learn about Johannes Brahms and his music through a fun-filled lesson on musical form. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music Education: listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will learn to play a quarter/eighth note rhythm pattern on percussion instruments. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #2 of the National Standards for Music: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Students will understand the difference between step-wise and skipping patterns in this introductory lesson on intervals. This free lesson plan is designed to fulfill Standard #2 of the National Standards for Music Education: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

This listening map is designed to support listening lessons/activities in the music classroom. This lesson resource is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic rhythms including the quarter note, quarter rest and eighth note as they participate in this joy-filled song and dance. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #1 of the National Standards for Music: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of steady beat as they participate in this team-based movement activity. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will listen to and map the melodic contour of a familiar children's song by shaping yarn on the music classroom floor to represent the melody of the song. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

This listening map is designed to support listening lessons/activities in the music classroom. This lesson resource is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will gain an understanding of meter by learning about 3 common patterns of accented and unaccented beats. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will become more familiar with the syllables of the solfege scale. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will demonstrate call and response using a recording of "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and a melody from Mozart's Symphony No. 40.

Students will be introduced to solfege. Students will be able to sing from Do to Do backwards and forwards. They also will understand that each note of the scale has its own solfege syllable. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will gain an understanding of music symbols by playing a game. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will understand and demonstrate four dynamic levels (p-f) with this "Easter Egg Hunt" themed lesson plan. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #7 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will gain an understanding of the treble clef and basic note reading skills. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will compare/contrast three versions of an Irish favorite, O Danny Boy, and will develop basic music listening skills in elementary school students. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

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 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.

Students will be introduced to syncopation through a wacky Thanksgiving song told from the perspective of the turkey. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students learn a Scottish folk song and make up their own versus. This could be used as a wrap up for a unit on Scottish music and culture.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the musical form canon. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #1 of the National Standards for Music: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music; and Standard #6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will learn and drill basic rhythmic values including the whole note, half note, and quarter note. Rest values could be substituted for rhythmic values. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will learn about Franz Joseph Haydn by reading a short biography. They also will be introduced to his Surprise Symphony through a fun-filled listening/activity lesson. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of simple rhythms by reading and performing rhythms to win squares in this musical twist on the classic "Tic-Tac-Toe" game. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students learn to keep a steady beat in a fun-filled activity, while drilling their math facts. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #7 of the National Standards for Music: Evaluating music and music performances.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the musical form AABA form through dance. Students learn the musical form of "Trashin' the Camp" as they dance a different step to each section.

Students learn theme and variations form through a worksheet-based listening activity. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students learn to keep a steady beat in a fun-filled jumprope activity/contest. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #2 of the National Standards for Music: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Students will understand and perform three basic rhythm symbols (quarter note, quarter rest, eighth note), and perform the rhythm of a rhyme with non-pitched percussion instruments. This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #5 of the National Standards for Music: Reading and notating music.

Students will gain an understanding of ten instruments of the orchestra (trombone, trumpet, french horn, cello, violin, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, harp). This lesson is designed to fulfill Standard #6 of the National Standards for Music: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.