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Vibration and Pitch

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the relation between vibrations and pitch. They observe and discuss an experiment involving a bicycle and a piece of cardboard in the spokes, listen to a comb with cardboard, and listen to various sounds and...
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Pitch, Yaw & Roll

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice the concepts of pitch, yaw and roll. They practice pitch, yaw, roll in a make-believe airplane simulator. Students explore about air, forces, and movement of flight. They read for themselves about air; lift, dragweight,...
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Pitch, Intonation, Harmonic Theory

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students listen to pitches and determine if they are in tune, flat or sharp. Using Aurelia computer software and playing as a band, students practice pitch theory, and play two-octave major scales. They practice and discuss how to tune...
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String Instruments and Pitch

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make predictions and explore how pitch is altered in string instruments. In this acoustic science lesson, students learn the types and parts of string instruments and create their own. They listen to classical music and identify...
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Pitch

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience sounds with different pitches. In this pitch lesson, students use open pipes as they are introduced to pitch, then make Straw Pan Pipes.
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Teaching Rhythm and Pitch Reading

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice correct rhythms and pitches during this short lesson for the middle school instrumental class. Objectives vary depending on music used for the lesson. Students assessed through group playing in class.
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Pitched Instruments of African Music

For Students 5th - 12th
For this African music worksheet, students read about the kora and the xylophone which are types of pitched instruments. A glossary is included in the 2 page article.
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PPT
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Musical Terms

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Are you starting a recorder lesson with your elementary students? Use this helpful slide-show, perfect for introducing basic music terms such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, and duration. Each slide provides a definition and example of the...
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Virginia Department of Education

Sound

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Add a little music to your next physics class. Pupils discuss how frequency determines pitch and take part in several activities designed to teach them more about sound, melody, resonance, and vibrations. They use materials to construct...
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Using Harmonic Vision’s Music Ace Software to Reinforce Basic Music Skills

For Teachers K
If you have access to Harmonic Vision’s Music Ace Software, then this lesson could work for you. Kindergarteners use the video music software to place, identify, and read musical notes. They listen in and identify both high and low...
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Treble Clef Sign

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore and explain the purpose of the lines and spaces. They associate up and down on the staff with higher and lower pitches on the piano. Students recall that the G clef touches 5 lines and has 4 spaces.
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"The Star-Spangled Banner"

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars perform a song using correct posture, correct rhythms, and accurate pitches. They read musical notation and lyrics of various patriotic tunes, analyze the purpose and meaning of patriotic songs, discuss the social and...
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Pitch Perimeters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teach your class how to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with this handy visual aid. Perimeter is described and calculated. Next, students are shown a rectangle and asked to determine the perimeter and discuss their strategies....
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Hello Girls

For Teachers 9th
Ninth grade girls get together to sing the song Hello Girls. They warm up with common voice exercises then work to maintain melody, harmony, pitch and tone. 
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Acoustical Society of America

Tuning Fork Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
No need for a knife when a fork will do! Groups of pupils first read about the science of sound, and then experiment with tuning forks. Teams gather information about the pitch and length of their forks and compare them to the pitch and...
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iCivics

Step 8: Talk It Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You have 30 seconds to sell your idea ... go! Scholars master the art of the elevator pitch in the eighth step of a 10-part series. They use research, practice, and step-by-step planning to gain a better understanding of the method....
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Health Smart Virginia

Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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Goldilocks and the Bears Make Their Pitch

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and identify the pitch of the bears' voices as high, medium, and low. They improvise on xylophones a melody to accompany the bears in the telling of the story.
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Perfect Pitch

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this pitch learning exercise, students make sounds using rubbing alcohol and soda bottles. Students follow 4 sets of directions and answer 4 questions.
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Recognizing High and Low Pitch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students distinguish a high pitch from a low pitch, and demonstrate high/low pitch recognition by creating contrasting movements to high and low music, and use instruments to represent the characters in The Three Little Pigs.
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Pitch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of pitch and how it can be changed in its duration and frequency. They use rubber bands and cardboard to demonstrate different sound patterns. Students are asked to recognize how vibration varies...
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EngageNY

Pitching Your Claim with Best Evidence

For Teachers 6th Standards
Does Bud use his rules to survive or thrive? That is the driving question of a lesson plan following the reading of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. In an argument essay prewriting activity, pupils use textual evidence to...
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String Telephones and Musical Straws

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate pitches of sound.  In this physical science lesson, 4th graders participate in two activities that help them explore pitch--one activity has them working with string telephones and the amount of tension applied...
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Design an Instrument

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design an instrument. For this sound, vibration and pitch lesson, students learn about the characteristics of sound, vibration and pitch.  Students design a guitar using the assembled craft materials and demonstrate how they...

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