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Pulse and Blood Pressure

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders monitor and record vital signs of fellow classmates.  In this vital sign activity students use medical instruments to measure pulse and blood pressure. 
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DO YOU REMEMBER?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore where a melody and melody fragments enter different voice parts, and adjusts dynamically to enable the listener to perceive these events. Each student uses a rubric to make critical evaluations of the performances.
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Introduction to musical reading for Drumset and Percussion.

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars analyze the functions of musical scores as they relate to percussion instruments. They follow an audio and video presentation as they count and follow beat patterns.
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Rockin' Chair, Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the life and music of Louis Armstrong, the first great jazz musician. The musical techniques of call and response is listened to and then copied in musical conversations in this lesson.
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Percussion Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the beginning music theory and rhythmic notation. They write the music for a percussion ensemble that is 16 measures long. Students incorporate quarter and eight notes with rest that includes...
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Intonation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize and adjust intonation discrepancies in unison playing. They develop an awareness of playing in tune within their section and play various exercises with their tuning slides set at various places. They adjust their...
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Alphabet 4

For Students Pre-K - K
In this literacy worksheet, students color all the pictures that end with the letter t. There are several illustrations to identify in the activity.
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Finish This Picture: Guitar

For Students K - 3rd
For this recognizing details worksheet, learners examine the two pictures and finish the picture of a guitar on the right with the same details as those in the picture of a guitar on the left.
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Sounds Like Science-Guitars

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners demonstrate the relationship between a sound and its frequency. In this sound and frequency activity, students use an old tennis racket and nylon fishing line to create a guitar. Learners observe the pitch and frequency.
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Percussion Fast and Cheap

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore percussion. In this percussion lesson, students examine body percussion, drumstick percussion, beaters percussion, drum percussion, stick percussion, washboard percussion, and shaker percussion by using...
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Guitar: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "guitar", write the word independently, and color the picture of the guitar.
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Dynamic Fun!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore musical dynamics.  In this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics.  Young scholars sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students...
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K-2: The Second Grade World of Louis Armstrong

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore Louis Armstrong's music. In this language arts instructional activity, 2nd graders research different resources so that they can write a report on Louis Armstrong and his music. Additionally, students create...
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The Clarinet Family

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this music worksheet, learners investigate the features and history of the clarinet. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions. No information is provided on the page.
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What's Up Doc? Doctor's Tools

For Students Pre-K
In this pre-school instructional activity, students look at 6 colorful pictures of tools such as a thermometer, a shovel, and a hose. They identify the ones that a doctor would use.
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The Muffin Man!!!

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between the musical terms crescendo, decrescendo, piano and forte. They interpret and analyze when music is getting louder and softer. Students sing "The Muffin Man" song. They are introduced to loud and soft...
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Melody

For Teachers K
Students identify what melody is and the different value and pitches in songs with similar notes previously sang in class. Then they apply this knowledge to a new song learned by echo singing. Students also listen for a starting pitch...
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Mozart

For Students 5th - 9th
In this music activity, students read a brief excerpt about Mozart's music and life. They respond to 11 questions in complete sentences related to the excerpt on Mozart.
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Performing Gospel Music (Keyboard or Piano)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music learning exercise, students learn to play a piece of gospel music called "Siyahamba" on the piano or keyboard. Students examine the musical notes written on the staffs and read the helpful hits in the margins. Piano...
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Tally Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tally marks worksheet, students identify and complete 10 different boxes by identifying various objects. First, they count the number of each object illustrate on the right. Then, they write the tally marks for the number in the...
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Introduction to the Panpipe

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the panpipe and the cultures that use them in their music. They view photos of Peru and Bolivia and discuss their cultures, listen to recordings of music that includes the panpipe, and construct a panpipe using PVC...
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Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students imitate rhythmic patterns created by the teacher or taken from the drum performance of "Oshossi." They study and perform some of the layered and interlocking rhythms of the drum ensembles of Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Suriname, and...
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Tools of the Trade

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct functional replicas of oceanographic tools and demonstrate and explain their use.
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Substitute Lesson Ideas For The Music Teacher

For Teachers K - 5th
Have to sub for a music class on short notice? Or have some extra time to play with? Never fear! Help is here in the form of 20 sure-fire music activities and worksheets tested and submitted by music teachers. A great resource to add to...

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