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William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102

For Students 9th - 12th
In this music worksheet, high schoolers answer the questions that are based upon the influences upon the composition of the piece of music.
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Compas-- Modern Popular Music of Haiti

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music worksheet, students discover facts about the musical styles and rhythms of Haiti. Students learn about Compas and Voodoo music and answer 4 questions. Note: Punctuation is missing from one of the questions.
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William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102 Belshazzar's Feast (1931)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the musical composition of William Walton. In this listening exercise lesson, students answer the questions that are based upon the influences of the composition of the piece of music, Belshazzar's Feast.
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Compas, The Popular Music of Haiti

For Students 8th
In this Caribbean music worksheet, 8th graders read about the background of and musical instruments used in Compas music which is the popular music of Haiti. They answer 4 questions based on the reading. They complete an extension...
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Lullabies From Around the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate lullabies from Ghana, Poland, and India. In this music instructional activity, students learn several lullabies from several countries and find the rhythm and pulse within each song.
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Spanish Instruments, Zim, Zim and La Tarara

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Spanish instruments. In this Spanish music lesson, students observe how to play castanets, guitars, tambourines, drums, and bells. Students then listen to and create music featuring the instruments.
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Move Over, Beethoven

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create an ABA introductory composition using various, student-chosen sound sources. They create their composition in small groups and perform them for the class.
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Peter And The Wolf: Instrument Listening Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students match the instruments to the characters they represent in Peter and the Wolf. They also identify the instruments by name from listening to their sound.
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Learning Different Rhythmic Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe and demonstrate different rhythmic patterns including combinations of quarter and rest notes. They discuss how rhythm is created by using quarter and rest notes, clap to a rhythmic pattern, write a rhythm, and...
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Describing Clearly Ideas, Feelings, and Experiences

For Teachers 1st
First graders describe, using vocabulary words, ideas that relate to birthdays/birthday parties.
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Bam, Chi, Chi, Bam

For Teachers K
Pupils create a class poem based on the song, Bam, Chi, Chi, Bam. The class participates in a brief discussion of the music of Jamaica and the feelings conveyed by this music. After listening to the song, students create a poem to add...
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"Braiding and Weaving" Dance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore braiding and weaving through dance. They create their own braiding and weaving dance.
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Identifying Words That Name Actions

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify words that name actions as they discuss a variety of Thanksgiving activities.
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Family of Musicians

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners view a video about street musicians/singers and then perform in a small ensemble, recognizing that there is no real star of an ensemble.
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Dance

For Teachers K
Students participate in different types of dances in which they explore time, action and other elements of dancing. They dance with a group or a partner and explore how to work together.
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Melodic Rhythms of India

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to and dance to the music of India. After listening to the music again, they identify the different types of instruments playing the melody. They explain the tabla tarang and view photographs of people performing the music.
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Ooooh, The Oud

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a performance of the instrument, oud. After watching a video, they discover how many parts of the world it is used in and locate the countries on a map. They compare and contrast the oud with other instruments from the...
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Adventures in Music History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a variety of experiences to investigate the tie between music and history. It combines music history with historical events and includes information about composers and the music that they composed....
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Unscramble the Letters - Music Terms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students receive a worksheet on music terms. As a class, they unscramble a couple before attempt them on their own. They then write the meaning of each to research the meaning of the musical terms.
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Great Big House

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sing and play the song "Great Big House" in the Orff style using soprano and alto glockenspiels, bass xylophones, bass marimbas, triangles, woodblocks, and the singing voice. The lesson includes step-by-step teacher...
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Music: Solo and Group vVcal Practice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders individually sing and record "Child of the Universe" and play their performances back to the class for evaluation. Next, in groups, they sing "Deck the Hall," and sing the countermelody for evaluation. Then students...
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Music: Cut Time

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the concept of cut time prior to a band performance. After observing a DVD of a snare drum performance, they determine if the piece is in 2, 3, or 4 time. Finally, they play solos that are recorded and analyzed.
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Music Wordsearch

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music worksheet, students find 20 words related to music. The word search includes the names of 14 instruments and 6 composers.
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Timbre II

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