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"Tritsch Tratsch Polka" by Johann Strauss
In this music appreciation worksheet, students listen to "Tritsch Tratsch Polka" by Johann Strauss Jr. Students read about the composer and the history of the piece. Students answer five questions about the music.
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Classics for Kids: Josef Haydn
In this Josef Haydn worksheet, students read about the composer and his works. Students then respond to a musical instrument question, a word scramble question, and solve a word search.
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Fanfare For the Common Man by Aaron Copland
In this music appreciation learning exercise, students listen to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. Students read about the composer and the structure and history of the piece. Students answer 6 questions about the difference...
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William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102
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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William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102 Belshazzar's Feast (1931)
Students explore the musical composition of William Walton. For 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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Machiavelli's The Prince
Students compare and contrast their concepts of leadership with Machiavelli's, as outlines in The Prince. In this literature lesson, students identify positions that call for leadership and brainstorm qualities necessary for such a...
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Musical Roles
Learners watch a videotape on the musical career of Aretha Franklin and explore the different careers in the music industry.
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Grouping Musical Instruments
Students study about musical instruments and group them into these categories: percussion, strings, woodwinds, and brass. After discussing these instruments, they independently complete the worksheet.
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The Young One
Students explore the challenges faced by a woman in the male-dominated music business. They consider all information from a film or television production carefully, and come to personal conclusions based on all available evidence
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Javanese Wayang Kulit Lesson Plan
Fourth graders study the history and culture associated with Javanese Shadow Puppets and the perspective that is used during performances. They design original shadow puppets and give a shadow puppet performance using their creations.
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Meet the Instrument Families
Fourth graders listen to a recording of a string quartet and ask questions about what kinds of instrument they think they are listening to and describe what they think the instruments look like. Then they discuss musical ideas such as...
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Feel the Music
Students identify and demonstrate a positive learning attitude. They also demonstrate responsible emotional and cognitive behaviors and identify how to communicate clearly in oral, artistic, written, and nonverbal form. Finally, students...
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Opera
In this history of opera worksheet, students explore and research what an opera is and then answer four questions regarding the history of opera in complete sentences.
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String Quartet Instruments
For this string quartet music worksheet, learners label pictures of a bow, violin, viola, and a cello after reading the definition of a string quartet. They answer 4 multiple choice questions and can complete an extra credit assignment...
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Classical Period Music - 1750-1810
In this classical music worksheet, students examine a graphic organizer that explains 7 characteristics of the music. They examine characteristics such as melody, timbre, texture, dynamics, and melody. There are no questions associated...
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What is Opera?
In this opera worksheet, 8th graders read about the history and evolution of opera as a type of theatre. They answer 4 questions based on the reading using complete sentences.
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Timbre: Identifying the Tone Color of the Saxophone
Students explore the concept of timbre. In this timbre lesson, students experience timbres produced by saxophones in contemporary music. Students explore the science behind the music.
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Music of the Estuary
Students explore the sounds of the estuary. In this wetlands instructional activity, students discuss how to simulate the sounds of nature. Students write and record a musical score featuring the sounds of the wetlands.
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Flight of the Bumblebee (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
For this classics for kids worksheet, students explore classical music. Students read about Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and the Flight of the Bumblebee, listen to music and pick out instruments they hear in the music.
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Collective Nouns and Pronouns
In this collective nouns and pronouns worksheet, students discover how to form the plurals of nouns that are countable and uncountable.
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Tuning the Violin
Young scholars identify whether their A string is flat or sharp in comparison to a given pitch. Then they use their fine tuners to adjust their A string to a given pitch. Students also use the computer software program Aurelia to...
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Characteristics of the Classical Period
In this music instructional activity, students identify the specific characteristics of the Classical Period in music. They define seven key terms related to the period and who the composers were of that time period.
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Gamelan Music-- Bela Bartok
In this music learning exercise, 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...
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Boombox Classroom: Choral Music I
In this music/social studies worksheet, students listen to a broadcast by the Boombox Classroom. Students then mark the countries that they heard about. Students then answer multiple choice questions about music. For extra credit,...