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Curated OER

ESL Homonyms -Quiz 49

For Students 4th - 6th
In this homonyms quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 20 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct homonyms to complete sentences. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Curated OER

Strings that Sing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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.
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Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 4, Lesson 15: Geo Jingo Jivin'

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how musical instruments h ave varying geometric shape, and how those geometric shapes correspond to three-dimenaional shapes that students have studied.
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Curated OER

Gamelan Music-- Bela Bartok

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music activity, students investigate gamelan music of Bali and in particular a piece by Bela Bartok. Students read about the history and unique instrumentation and answer 8 questions. Note: It appears that students need access to...
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Curated OER

Timbre II

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music learning exercise, learners learn that timbre, or tone color, means different kinds of sounds. Students complete 10 questions about timbre and general music topics.
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Curated OER

Spellbound #3

For Students 4th - 5th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students read 20 clues, choose the answer from a word bank and complete a crossword puzzle. There is no theme for the puzzle; it just features interesting trivia.,
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Time in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine time and meter in the jazz idiom. They analyze Take the A Train and Take Five. They research websites featuring Ella Fitzgerald and her music.
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Curated OER

Describing Music

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to the 9th symphony and identify the tiri-ti rhythm. They identify the number of times they hear a phrase "turn, turn, turn". They then describe the meaning of one song and answer questions in class discussion.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Boombox Classroom: Ensembles

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

Classics for Kids: Instruments of the Orchestra

For Students 3rd - 6th
See and hear the instruments of the orchestra.
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Philharmonia Orchestra

The Orchestra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Philharmonia has put together this great website about the orchestra. This site covers the instruments, the history and even the seating arrangement of an orchestra.
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Quia

Quia: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction "Musical Hangman"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of instruments of the orchestra with this interactive hangman game. Click on letters to guess the mystery word!
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will enjoy this interactive website. There are many musical topics to explore while having fun. Learning how to make your own instrument, playing games and listening to music are just a few of the things you can do here.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: String

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students will learn to identify and name the instruments in the string family of the orchestra. Students will also order the string instruments from highest to lowest sound.
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BBC

Bbc Orchestras: Guide to the Orchestra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Enjoy learning about the different instruments of the orchestra with this well designed website. Divided into the various families, you can read about the instruments as well as listen to them.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Brass

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson that familiarizes students with the brass family of instruments in an orchestra. Students will identify each instrument by sight and sound, as well as, name the instruments in order from highest to lowest sound.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Musical Instruments

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A-to-Z directory of all the instruments and tools of the orchestra. Each entry includes a description, a picture, and a sound sample.
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The Orchestra

The Orchestra: A User's Manual Tubas

For Students 9th - 10th
A terrific resource covering many aspects of the tuba. Most explanations are made with video and audio clips of members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Be sure to check out the players tips and tricks section.
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The Orchestra

The Orchestra: A User's Manual String Ranges

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the ranges of all of the string instruments. The chart shows the written pitch and the sounding pitch. There are also comments about some of the instruments ranges.
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Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra Sample Library: Sound Samples

For Students 9th - 10th
Get ready to listen to literally thousands of free sound samples from all of the instruments of the orchestra. All notes and ranges as well as many articulations and phrases have been recorded for each of the instruments!
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Orchestra Seating Chart: Baroque, Classical, Romantic

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how the number of orchestra members increased from the Baroque period through the Classical, up to the Romantic. You can print each orchestra seating chart.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Woodwind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson helps students identify the woodwind family of instruments in an orchestra by sight and sound. The students will also identify which instruments have a single reed, double reed, or contain no reed.