Music Fun
Instruments to Trace Color and Label
Handbells and castanets. Triangles and timpani. Trumpets and trombones. As part of their study of instruments, young musicians label, trace and color the parts of seven instruments. Also included in the resource packet are tracing...
K5 Learning
Musical Instruments to Play
Bring some music to your language arts lesson with a reading comprehension activity. Learners read an informational passage about different musical instruments before answering a series of comprehension and vocabulary questions.
University of Virginia
The Songs in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in an innovative, musical way. A list of audio links leads class members to spirituals from the novel, such as "Die in the Field," "The Wings in the Morning," and "Blow Ye the Trumpet."
Curated OER
Brass Instruments of the Orchestra
In this orchestra activity, 7th graders read about the brass instruments which include the French horn, tuba, trombone, and the trumpet. They fill in the blanks in 8 sentences about the brass section of the orchestra.
Curated OER
Intonation
Students recognize and adjust intonation discrepancies in unison playing. They develop an awareness of playing in tune within their section and play various exercises with their tuning slides set at various places. They adjust their...
Curated OER
Brass Instruments
For this music worksheet, learners read about the 4 main brass instruments in the orchestra: trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba. Students also write the missing words into 8 sentences.
Perkins School for the Blind
Familiar Sounds
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
Curated OER
K-2: The Second Grade World of Louis Armstrong
Second graders explore Louis Armstrong's music. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders research different resources so that they can write a report on Louis Armstrong and his music. Additionally, students create illustrations of Louis...
Curated OER
Quit Playing Games on My Chart
Students listen to tapes of musical instruments and correctly identify them. They play a game as they do the activity.
BBC
The Sound Monster - Words That Make Sounds
There are words in the English language that actually make sounds, such as vroom, and, buzz. Here is a clever lesson which introduces young readers to these sound-making words. They play an interactive game on the computer that has them...
Curated OER
Allegro Band Warm-Up & Joyance rehearsal
In need of a high school band lesson? This resource includes a warm up, objectives for learners to focus on, and notes for each part of the song being played. These notes are specific to the learners it is written for, but may give you...
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Rockin' Chair, Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
Young scholars examine the life and music of Louis Armstrong, the first great jazz musician. The musical techniques of call and response is listened to and then copied in musical conversations in this lesson.
K12 Reader
The Pitch and Volume of Sound
Primary graders are introduced to the concepts of pitch and volume with a reading comprehension worksheet that focuses on the physics of sound.
Curated OER
Exploring the Brass Family
Third graders explore the four basic instruments of the Brass Family in the four lessons of this unit. The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are inspected as students develope a familiarity with their sight and sounds.
Curated OER
Didgeridoos
Students explore the Aboriginal culture from Australia and create and play their own didgeridoo using recycled objects.
Curated OER
Musical Instruments
Students identify a guitar, piano, trumpet, flute, drum, and a violin by sight and sound. They view pictures of each instrument as they are played on a recording, discuss how each instrument makes their particular sound, and listen to...
Curated OER
Nouns
In this nouns worksheet, students use the following nouns to complete the sentences: lance, optician, nutmeg, clown, pen, trumpet, eagle, hoe, mechanic, and stetson. Students then make a list of all of the nouns in the second set of...
Curated OER
Musical Instruments
In this musical instrument worksheet, students will study a list of instruments. Students will focus on 20 instruments that are played with the hand and mouth together.
Curated OER
Shaker Hymns in Beginning Band
Sixth graders are reminded of behaviors associated with playing music. They play various sections of a Shaker hymn using a slowed tempo with clarinets, trumpets, flutes, and baritones. They play together through key changes in other...
Curated OER
"The Princess and the Frog" Lesson Plans
"The Princess and the Frog" lesson plans can lead students on an exploration of fairy tales, frogs, and friendship.
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Investigating Brass Instruments and Pitch
Students observe the sounds of different brass instruments in order to understand how to create different pitches. In this musical lesson, students create a "brass" instrument from everyday household objects. The students discuss the...
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Music in Our Schools Month
Music is an Essential Part of Our Students' Educational Experience
Azar Grammar
Song Lessons: What a Wonderful World
Here's a wonderful way to learn English grammar. Class members examine the plural count nouns in Thiele and Weiss's "What a Wonderful World," reading the lyrics as they listen to Louis Armstrong's version of this classic song.
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Complete Sentences
Looking for a good presentation on complete sentences, subject, and predicate? This one's for you! Learners are coached regarding what a sentence needs to be complete. After some teacher-guided practice, pupils must find the sentence...