Want to make some music but you don't have the instruments? Get a start on your percussion section with a creative bongo drum project! Young musicians use a coffee can, packing tape, and colorful paper to create the perfect percussive...

Perfect for music specialists, classroom teachers, and substitutes, a packet of 18 games includes complete lessons as well as short activities for when you have some extra time at the end of class.

What do shapes sound like? Scholars learn about the frequencies of pure tones created by vibrations of shapes. The video first considers the case of string, then moves on to two dimensions. It touches upon Fourier series and a question...

A collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections.  

Discover the rich cultural traditions and remarkable ingenuity of indigenous people and African slaves by learning about one of the most popular percussion instruments in the world today.

Students create a two sided percussion instrument designed to look like a damaru drum from Nepal. They locate Nepal on a map and conduct research on Nepal and the damaru. Students then create a damaru drum using a small plastic container...

Pupils research the significance of drums and the color red in Chinese culture. They make a replica of a Chinese drum using construction paper and art materials. They examine pictures of Chinese drums before decorating the ones which...

Students move, dance, and listen to the art of the drum. In this drum lesson plan, students appreciate the drum as a word of art and communication, and decorate their own line drawing of an African drum.

First graders read and discuss the folktale from India "The Drum." They locate India on a map, compare and contrast "The Drum" with other stories, and participate in a Words For Storytelling game. Students also complete an adjective...

Students listen to and discuss the folktale from India, "The Drum," written by Rob Cleveland. They discuss the "Golden Rule," and answer story comprehension questions. Students then complete a drum phonics worksheet and a matching...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the folktale from India, "The Drum." They listen to the story and answer comprehension questions, construct a coffee can drum, and complete a phonics and matching worksheet.

Second graders read and discuss the folktale "The Drum" from India. They also answer story comprehension questions, complete an adjectives and verb worksheet, and label a map of India. Students sequence events from the story and make...

Sixth graders examine percussive music. For this music lesson, 6th graders examine various types of percussive music and instrument. Students create their own world rhythm instruments.

Students explore the Gullah culture. In this social studies lesson, students construct and play instruments similar to those of the Gullah people.

Learners play percussion instruments that have been divided into four groups and perform to 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'. In this percussion performance activity, students identify percussion instruments divided into four categories....

In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the words "drum set", write the words independently, and color the picture of a drum set.

Second graders complete a unit to learn about the percussion family and African and Latin drumming. In this percussion lesson, 2nd graders complete 9 lessons to learn about the percussion family. Students learn to use shakers and sticks,...

Reinforce the concept of philanthropy with a language arts lesson plan. After reading the South Asian Indian folktale "The Drum," which exemplifies the idea of sharing with those less fortunate, learners work as a class to hold a book or...

Students respond to the Indian folktale, The Drum. In this philanthropy lesson, students reflect upon the folktale and demonstrate ways one person can make a difference in the world. Students construct a Powerpoint presentation as a...

Students study African percussion. In this music lesson, students explore Africa's sounds as they discover tonal language, talking drum, message drum, the relationship between talking drums and tonal language, and how to change the pitch...

Students identify gifts found in folktales. In this folktale instructional activity, students read the Hindi folktale "The Drum" and discuss the value of gifts such as time, talent, treasure, etc. Students also create drum beats.

Students learn background information about the tabla. In this tabla instructional activity, students build and play their own tabla. Students relate this information to other percussion instruments. Students gain understanding of timbre...

Students draw and design a musical instrument that incorporates a human figure or animal. In this musical lesson plan, students will discover the differences between African drums. This lesson plan is designed for elementary, middle,...

Seventh graders explain an entire ensemble with different instruments using tempo and dynamic changes. They feel a sense on ensemble while holding their own steady part. Students play a rhythmic example using both high and low beats on...