This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Hubbard's Melodies: A Book for Nurseries by Wm. L. Allison (1892), a collection of illustrated poems.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bo-Peep Mother Goose Melodies by McLoughlin Bros. (c1887), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Melodies by Porter & Coates (c1875), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes and poems.

"Father Gander's Melodies", written in 1894 by Adelaide F. Samuels, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 25 page book is appropriate for early readers.

"Mother Goose Melodies", written circa 1850 by Willis P. Hazard, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 128 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.

Here is a lesson plan that will allow your students to learn about melodies and their shapes. Recognizing when the notes are high or low and if they move up or down will help your students understand melodic contour.

A music theory worksheet regarding species counterpoint and melody. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].

This is the complete text of the children's novel "Melody" by Laura E. Richards.

Read the short story "A Christmas Melody" by Henry S. Armstrong.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an autobiographical account of the narrator's discovery of a type of music he never knew existed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This is a Music curriculum for Grades 8-10 from 1995. Included is a section on Melody per grade. Links and appendages are available at the end. Great resource for teachers.

This 12-video series examines elements of music such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture, and how they are used in a wide variety of music genres in cultures around the world.

This resource presents a fun and interactive way to learn all about the elements of music. It offers links to information, definitions, assessments, and examples of melody, harmony and tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm,...

Jack Johnson's "Inaudible Melodies" creates an interesting paradox of how society perceives itself versus the reality of how society really behaves. After listening to a second song using paradox in order to further understand the...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Rhymes or Mother Goose's Melodies by McLoughlin Brothers (1886), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.

This is an activity that teaches students how to add simple chords to a melody. Included are several activies and procedures to help with implementation.

In this lesson, students write the words and compose a melody for a school alma mater.

The Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of "America the Beautiful," "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the like.

The stories behind patriotic songs that have become part of American musical culture, such as "Anchors Away," "Over There," "U.S. Air Force Song," and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again." Drill into the site to find lyrics, listen to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a step by step introduction to rhythm, melody, and polyphonic singing through the use of several canons.

This site has curriculum based songs set to folk melodies. At this site teach language arts, science and math through songs.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, performers from STOMP! illustrate patterns using inventive and exciting rhythmic melodies.

On January 21, 2011, OSEP's Director Melody Musgrove sent a memo to state directors of special education to clarify that RTI strategies cannot be used to delay or deny a timely evaluation for students suspected of having a disability....

A complete, searchable text of "Illustrated Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes," which was illustrated by George Randolph Barse and others.