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Fifth Grade Music: An Ancient Round, Vocal Music in the Renaissance

For Teachers 5th
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.
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Ready, Set, Go!

For Students 5th - 8th
For this notes worksheet, students name the notes C through G in a timed test. Students will name 40 notes on a piece of music sheet.
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Intervals - First Year Piano

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this music worksheet, students work with thirds as intervals in sheet music. They write thirds up and down before labeling the notes with their correct alphabet letter. They complete 2 examples.
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Intervals!

For Students 4th - 8th
In this music intervals worksheet, students write fourths and name the two notes with their correct alphabetical order. Students name fourteen notes.
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Bravo!!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and experiment with rhythm and sound. In pairs, they practice reading and performing simple melodies from sheet music. Individually, they choose one piece to perform for the class.
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Staff Kids

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a group game to help them identify notes on both staves by using words.
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Boombox Classroom: Mechanical Instruments

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this music worksheet, students draw an illustration of a mechanical instrument they would like to build. They describe the material it would be made from. Students fill in the blanks to describe the mechanical instrument Haydn and...
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Intervals

For Students 5th - 12th
In this identifying musical interval numbers worksheet, student imagine the bottom note as 1 and count up each line and space from 1 to fill in the blanks with interval numbers learning how to recognize distances quickly.
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Meter Readers Turned Composers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compose eight measures of music after they practice interpreting time/signature meter.
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Boombox Classroom: Ensembles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music activity, students list as many different ensembles as they can. They define ensemble. Kids complete a word search, looking for names of ten ensembles. Students are introduced to the bass clef symbol.
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Boombox Classroom: Ensembles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this music worksheet, students identify types of ensembles. They order duet, quartet, solo, and trio by the number of performers in each. Students complete a word search, looking for ensemble related words.
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Melody Words

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.
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The Guitar Family

For Students 6th - 7th
In this music activity, students analyze 5 pictures from the guitar family. Students also see how many parts of the guitar they can label by drawing a line from the correct word to the picture.
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Using Numbers to Teach The Major Scale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the numbers to the diatonic major scale using C note as a basis in this standards-based 45 minute lesson. Emphasis is placed on singing correct pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and proper breath control.
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Creating Sight-Singing Originals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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.
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"Evening Bells"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sing "Evening Bells" while the repeat sign and double bar in the music notation. They listen and dance to a Viennese waltz. They locate the Danube River.
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Songs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice singing the chorus of a Scottish ballad. They also sing two American folk songs in class. They are encouraged to use the correct pitch while singing.
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Original Band Compositions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create and perform original band compositions using their own band instruments. This two day lesson requires student compositions to be done at home. Students evaluate performances using a checklist for composing (included).
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Rehearsal and Sightreading Techniques

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders prepare the two pieces "American Celebration" and "Patriotic Bits and Pieces" for an upcoming performance. This lesson plan is a forty-five minute lesson plan geared towards a middle school advanced band (8th Grade). ...
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The National Anthem Project: Notating "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Middle Level Strings).

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students hear a melody, play in their instruments and write it down on manuscript paper. They correct their melody and play from their own manuscript paper. Students continue this procedure at least once a week.