Elementary Advanced Placement (AP) Music Composition Resources
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The Grand Stave
🎼 The Grand Stave Explained – A Child-Friendly Music Theory Resource Make the Grand Stave easy, magical, and meaningful for young music learners! ✨ This resource introduces students to the treble clef and bass clef together using a clear, story-based approach that helps them truly understand how notes move and connect. The Grand Stave is presented as two musical ladders joined by a very special note — Middle C — helping students visualize pitch, direction, and note placement with confiden
PreK - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Boomwacker Bundle Pack ** Save Big!
This comprehensive Boomwhacker collection combines science, music, and hands-on performance to engage students of all ages in learning pitch, rhythm, melody, chords, and ensemble skills. Lessons include experimenting with sound waves, solfège activities, percussion-style playing, melodic arrangements, and creative composition projects. Adaptable for Pre-K through middle school, the activities build teamwork, listening skills, and music literacy while supporting National Core Arts Standards. Perf
K - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Two Soundtrap Lessons and Worksheets
This product includes two Soundtrap lessons with guided worksheets designed to help students learn music production in a fun and accessible way. The first lesson introduces students to the Soundtrap.com application, while the second focuses on the action-based project of writing a loop composition using the built-in loop library. These lessons are flexible for distance learning or in-class instruction and typically take 1–3 days, depending on student familiarity with music concepts and software.
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Also included in: Distance/Remote Music Educational Resources PDF/PowerPoint
Rock Guitar Bundle
Introduction to Guitar Playing & Mastering Rock Guitar (Lessons & Activities)This Beginner Guitar Curriculum is designed for students who are just starting their guitar journey. It covers the fundamentals of guitar playing, from learning basic chords and strumming techniques to playing simple songs with confidence. The curriculum is organized into five structured units, each focusing on a different aspect of guitar playing — including chord transitions, rhythm patterns, finger placement, and son
4th - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Graphic Story Project: Comic Writing & Piano Composition | Upper Elementary
Looking for an engaging, creative, cross-curricular project for upper elementary students? This Graphic Story Project guides students step-by-step through creating an original comic story and composing a theme song for their main character. Designed especially for creative, artistic, and musical learners, this project blends language arts, visual storytelling, and music composition in a meaningful way. Students plan, write, illustrate, and finalize a complete graphic story while also composin
4th - 9th
Creative Writing, Graphic Arts, Music Composition
Introduction to Classical Music: A Digital Learning Unit
Dive into the world of classical music with this engaging and ready-to-use digital learning unit! Designed for teachers, music educators, and homeschoolers, this resource offers a complete, high-quality package to introduce students to the foundations of classical music — its genres, eras, composers, and listening skills. Inside you'll find: A structured slide-presentation (editable in Canva) with vibrant visuals and clear, student-friendly language.Guided listening activities that lead students
4th - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
BandLab Introduction and Lessons for Distance & Remote Learning
This resource introduces students to BandLab, a powerful Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that allows them to create music and share compositions for peer assessment. Students learn that most DAWs share a similar design, building transferable music production skills. The lessons guide students step by step through composing with BandLab, from basic navigation to creating original tracks. This resource combines hands-on learning with creativity and collaboration. 27-pages.
4th - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Order of the Sharps & Flats Posters
These sweet, music-themed posters turn the order of sharps and flats into a treat students won’t forget. With colorful donut visuals and memorable mnemonics, they make tricky music theory feel fun, friendly, and tasty enough to stick. Perfect for bulletin boards, practice walls, and theory centers, these eye-catching prints boost recall and spark smiles all year long. A must-have classroom snack for every music teacher’s toolkit.
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Creating Your Own Rhythm - A Full-Year Elementary Music Curriculum
This year-long curriculum is designed to make learning music fun and engaging for elementary students while building strong rhythmic foundations. The focus is on creating rhythms as a way to strengthen rhythmic fluency, creativity, and performance skills. Program Overview Length: 36 weeks (full-year program)Focus: Composition and performance of rhythms using both icons (for beginners) and standard notation (for progression into music literacy).Approach: A balance of guided exploration, structure
1st - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Also included in: Elementary Music Activities Bundle
Melodic Direction Activities | Elementary Music Theory
Melodic Direction with Visuals and Movement is an engaging elementary music resource designed especially for K–2 students. Packed with 40 interactive activities, this resource helps young learners explore and understand melodic direction through fun, hands-on lessons using visuals, movement, and music-making. Key Features: 40 melodic direction activities for K–2 music studentsCombines visual aids, movement, and listening to reinforce pitch directionFlexible for 1–3 class periods or adaptable int
K - 2nd
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Also included in: Music Theory Bundle
SCAMPER for Writing Music
These SCAMPER Music Lesson Plans introduce students to SCAMPER as a creative strategy for music writing. Through hands-on experimentation, students learn how to apply SCAMPER techniques to composition, music writing, and performance, encouraging deeper creativity and problem-solving in the music classroom. These lesson plans give students tools to think outside the box while building skills in composition, improvisation, and musical creativity. Introduces SCAMPER strategy for music composition a
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
Activities for Creating Melodies (Lessons & Activities) Elementary Music
These lessons teach elementary students basic melodic concepts, guiding them step by step to compose simple melodies on the keyboard or piano. Each lesson builds on the previous, moving from basic exploration to more complex melodic structures. By the end of the unit, students will have a foundational understanding of melody creation and the confidence to compose their own short tunes. Perfect for elementary music classrooms or beginner piano instruction. 18-pages.
K - 5th
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
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