Keyboard Instrument Teacher Resources

VH1 Music Studio has put out another great lesson that incorporates analysis, compare/contrast, and musical terminology. Kids will listen to the song "Habanera" considering the use of specific instruments in evoking a sense of location....

Bring some music to your language arts lesson with a reading comprehension activity. Learners read an informational passage about different musical instruments before answering a series of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

The elements of music and journalistic integrity in one lesson; What could be better? The class discusses journalistic approaches to better understand responsible reporting versus sensationalism. They watch the Act One from the film...

Students investigate the relationship between music and culture, and how music conveys thoughts and emotions. They write their own song.

Students watch "The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z" and improvise melodic and rhythmic embellishments for the song "O What A Beautiful Morning" or "Rubber Duckie."

Students examine female artists who perform in the genres of rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop/rap. They compose lyrics and melody in one of these genres.

Students create movement, improvise rhythmic accompaniment, practice, and perform the song "Phytochemicals" in this excellent elementary-level General Music activity. The activity includes activity challenges for more advanced students.

Students recognize the timbre of a celesta by listening to music that contains the celesta. They listen to music from Tchaikovsky's "Danse de la Fee-Dragee" (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairies), track #14 and describe how the music...

Students examine musicians of the past and examine their music.

Third graders study sound waves and vibrations. They sing a silly round in three parts.

Students identify song style and form. They create movement which shows the song form and improvise rhythm accompaniment.

Learn about keyboard instruments from the collection of Yale University in this image gallery with descriptions of each piece, including pianos, harpsichords, and organs.

Provides information about historical keyboard instruments such as the clavichord, harpsichord, fortepiano and organ.

Presented by the BBC, this page features keyboard instruments such as the piano, celeste, synthesiser and organ. You can read a brief description of these instruments, listen to various samples and read an interview of a professional...

Read about keyboard instruments and the piano in particular. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the piano alone and with the orchestra.

The concept of chord voicings for keyboard instruments is illustrated by this site. Material could also relate to pianists who would like to learn voicing. MIDI files are included for added demonstration

Interesting website on the lute-harpsichord, which is called "one of Bach's favorite keyboard instruments." Provides an in-depth history of this "forgotten instrument" and the ordinary lute.

16th Century Regal, a keyboard instrument made in Germany.

Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."

A fantastic resource for music teachers and students learning to play the piano. This online quiz can be customized to test students on specific keys. Students can click "Toggle helpers," to check answers along the way.

Features a downloadable spreadsheet for analyzing keyboard temperaments. Requires a bit of physics knowledge.

This website is a cornucopia of resources for percussion instruction. There are videos, audiocasts, podcasts, interviews with talented percussionists. Please check out this website is you are interested in any aspect of percussion.

Learn about the harpsichord program at Yale University and listen to a selection of a work by Bach performed by a Yale student.

This site contains numerous tips and suggestions dealing with many facets of playing the vibraphone and marimba. Although much of the information is jazz oriented, some is general enough that it could easily be applied to xylophone and...