Concordia College Archives
History and Musical Aesthetics
What are the musical elements that characterize a school's fight song or its alma mater? Class members listen to examples of fight songs and alma maters from various schools, play a listening game, and then create a list of the...
Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Two Traditional Korean Songs
"Arirang," the most popular Koeran folk song, and "Doraji" are featured in a resource that includes suggestions for how to incorporate these hauntingly beautiful songs into your curriculum.
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Outline: Notes of the Treble Clef Staff
Score one for test prep. Young musicians are encouraged to create their own mnemonic devices to prepare themselves for a test on the treble clef staff. Using the provided worksheet, individuals record, in order, the names of the lines...
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Ten Little Fingers
For this "Ten Little Fingers" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and record the 40 note letter names below each note.
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Bingo Worksheet 1
For this "Bingo" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and record the names of the 37 notes in the spaces provided.
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Ten Little Fingers
In this "Ten Little Fingers" music worksheet, students read the sheet music and record the 40 finger numbers below each note.
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Bingo Worksheet, Number 2
In this "Bingo" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 37 spaces provided.
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Old McDonald Had a Farm
In this "Old McDonald Had a Farm" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 55 spaces provided.
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Old McDonald Had a Farm
In this "Old McDonald Had a Farm" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and record the names of the 48 notes in the spaces provided.
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When the Saints Come Marching In
In this "When the Saints Come Marching In" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music and fill in the blanks with the correct finger numbers in the 30 spaces provided.
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Comparing Poems
Young literary analysts compare two poems by the same author. Readers look for slant rhyme, observe the beat and rhythm of each, and search for repeated vowel sounds. After re-reading, they observe the lack of punctuation and the stanza...
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Music To My Ears: The District of Columbia Quarter
Students practice identifying different genres of music by creating posters. In this music appreciation instructional activity, students research Duke Ellington and complete worksheets based on his style of music, Jazz. Students...
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Singing the Blues with Garageband
Music composition can be easy with a little software assistance. The class uses Garageband to listen to, write, sing, and record a blues song. They listen to the song provided through the software, write their own lyrics to the song,...
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Ready, Set, Go!
For this music worksheet, students identify intervals based on the musical notes that they see. Students identify 10 musical intervals.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Music in the Home
The sounds of music can produce the melody of learning.
Special Education Learning Centre
I Am Working For...
Give your students something to work for with this simple incentive program. Requiring children to earn three stars in order to meet their goal, this is an easy way motivate them to try their hardest and be on their best behavior.
Baylor College
Heart Rate and Exercise
Teach your exercise enthusiasts to read their pulse rate at the radial artery and multiply by four to calculate beats per minute. Learners perform a variety of activities, recording their heart rates after one minute of each. Though this...
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Vitamin A
Students identify and pat the beat. They move to and play quarter notes, half notes, and eighth notes to create a "factory" movement and instrument improvisation. Students get into groups of three. Each person in the group moves to one...
Canada's National Arts Center
Vivaldi and The Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit
Did you know that Vivaldi wrote "Winter," the final concerto of his The Four Seasons, in the key of F minor to echo the sleigh ride pieces popular at the time? A teacher resource kit, designed to support a study of the work, is packed...
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Bass Clef Lines--1
In this bass clef lines worksheet, students, after being shown how to read five bass clef notes, read and decide what the next thirty bass clef notes are and records each one on the lines provided.
Ms. Mariely Sanchez
New Teacher’s Survival Guide
An amazing amount of information is packed into this 44-page packet. Everything from how to avoid first day jiggers to planning first day activities, from personal and classroom safety tips to how to break up fights, from classroom setup...
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Tony Bennett VH1 Storytellers for VH1 Save the Music
Learners compare two recordings of Tony Bennett's music.
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Garage Band
Fifth graders identify a pop rock music form that includes a verse, a chorus, and a bridge in ABABCBB form. They demonstrate basic skills using the "Garage Band" application. Students crate a piece of music using the garage band...
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Math is All Around Us
Students photograph examples of math vocabulary. In this digital math lesson, students use software to highlight a math concept. Students record narration to give voice to their concept.