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.

Play or sing rhythm using voice, instruments or body.Recognize by sound half rest and half note.

Play or sing rhythm using voice, instruments or body.Recognize by sound half rest and half note.

Students will understand that music can interpret movement as they focus on how the movement of animals may be best represented by music. Through their knowledge of tempo and dynamics, the instruments of the orchestra, and knowledge of the physical attributes of animals in the wild, students will create a short musical composition to interpret what they have learned about the movement of animals.

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.

Use video and music to discover the ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument, the oud.
Discuss the history of the instrument and compare different styles of playing. Learn to identify
and repeat the different rhythms.

Students explore the music of the Pacific islands of Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga, including their instruments and cultural similarities. Practice musical notation by transcribing rhythmic and melodic contour. Identify the instruments used and their significance.

This exciting lesson explores the rich sounds of Western Samoa. Students will recreate the beautiful sounds of singable melodies with uncomplicated rhythm. The students will sing, dance, and drum in the traditional community style of Western Samoa.

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 understand the relationships between whole, halves, and quarters, and internalize and the relationships between the parts through interaction with musical notation and rhythm. Additionally, students will apply abstract thinking skills to process, read and create musical notations and compositions using their knowledge of fractions.