Vocal Music Teacher Resources

Those new to the Kodály Method of music instruction, as well as experienced educations, will find everything they need in a resource designed to launch a five-week vocal music program. Packed with warm ups, games, activities, and...

Students explore vocal music techniques.  In this vocal music lesson, students follow a series of warmup exercises modeled by the teacher, then participate in specific breathing and vocalizing exercises.

Students use a bar and beat numbers to identify various terms of vocal music in this organized instructional activity. Then they explain the use of texture within the extract. Students also locate an example of suspension and analyze...

Fifth graders sing the melody for Sumer Is Icumen In, in unison and as a two-part round. They listen to a madrigal from Renaissance Italy and a lute song from Elizabethan England.

In this music worksheet, 4th graders study terminology associated with vocal music. Students are then asked to complete five multiple choice questions and provided with one extra credit option.

In this music activity, students listen to five pieces of vocal music. They identify and describe each of the pieces heard and select the one feature that best matches the music listed.

Students combine creativity with the rigor of careful editing by adding music to their story. It forces them to focus on how they communicate the meaning of their story to the listener.

Students study Chinese opera by sketching pictures of Chinese opera characters and musical instruments. They watch the film A Night at the Peking Opera, noting the elaborate costuming, the sparse staging, and the highly developed use of...

Students create sight-singing examples for presentation in the high school choir class. Day One is used for review/introduction of the material. Day Two is used for student work time and Day Three is for presentation and evaluation.

Young scholars are divided into groups of employees of a jazz radio station and a classical radio station. They role play their own broadcasts.

Seventh graders, with this opera exchange, increase their knowledge of the opera process. They use opera as a vehicle to better comprehend the relationship music has with all arts and other disciplines across the curriculum.

Learners design, compose, and present short musical compositions for keyboard in this lesson plan meant for the high school choir class. This lesson can be adapted to any time frame, but the author suggests a considerable amount of time...

Learners discuss the vocal styles characteristic of different genres and composers. The explore the use of lyrics, their relation to the music, and the use of the voice to convey emotions and character.

Students listen to Isaac Stern lead a musician through steps to self-evaluating a performance. They compare their instrumental performance with a live vocal performance.

Students listen to the music of the Dave Matthews Band in order to discuss and analyze the lyrics. They examine how the songs are presented and determine if the Dave Matthews Band does a good job of presenting the meaning of the lyrics...

A series of practical pointers as to how a singer can effectively memorize music. Written by a university vocal performing artist.

As the title indicates, this site focuses on Baroque vibrato. The thoroughness of the research is impressive, yet it reads easily and is not difficult to absorb.

A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.

A vast amount of advice and help is found at this site concerning choral rehearsal techniques. From general advice to specialized strategies you are likely to find something useful.

The complete vocal diction resource site. Commentary that is to the point. Supplemental visuals and lots of related resources and links.

Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of music-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!

A detailed and lengthy biographical summary of the life of Elizabethan composer William Byrd, who used poetry for the basis of many of his songs.

Many famous and not so famous rounds can be found at this website. Midi files allow you to listen and learn. Wonderful!

This searchable database of more than 5,000 pieces of free, classical choral music features MIDI file downloads and PDF documents.