Changing Meter

This zip file includes a month of activities revolving around 5 popular styles of music. The Style Station Packet allows students to explore jazz, Broadway, hip-hop, country, and rock music through hands-on activities. The Listening List provides 80+ school appropriate songs featuring rap, hip-hop, jazz, blues, Broadway, country, folk, and rock music. The updated version (now available) includes QR codes to music playlists and online activities. As a "freebie", I have also included the listening

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Assess student comprehension as you go with the passport PDF (also available as an Easel product). All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited StatesAll lessons are formatted as PowerPoint presentations. Activities include: Songs: Tina Singu (South Africa), Shalom Chaverim (

The Create-Your-Own Series is designed for middle school and upper elementary students to flex their creativity through project-based learning (PBL). Widen horizons with this world music unit designed around the Japanese art of Kabuki. In this lesson, students will learn what kabuki is through live and animated demonstrations. They will use the basics of Kabuki to transform a folk legend into a Kabuki masterpiece! Complete Unit Includes: *History of Kabuki *Basic Elements of Kabuki Performance

Teach beginning band and choir students about important articulations with this visual lesson. Through the assessment project, students will create cartoon characters that serve as visual metaphors for staccato, legato, accent, and fermata. The lesson includes: *Articulation Definitions and Symbols *Sight-Reading Rhythms using each Articulation *Instructions for the Cartoon Project *Rubric *Student Work Samples

This bundle includes 9 elementary music resources, plus 4 items not available individually in my store: Lesson Plans:Cartoon Articulations (3rd-5th) Classic Listening Maps (K-2nd) How to Play Three Chances (Ensemble) Spirit Instrument (3rd-5th) Decor:Outer Space Themed Music Word Wall Kodaly Posters Stars & Planets Vocabulary Mobile Activities:Cabin Fever Movement Activities (K-2nd) Recorder Stations (3rd-5th) This or That: Tempo (3rd-5th) Winter Activities for K-2 Assessments:Note Names for E

The Create-Your-Own Series is designed for middle school and upper elementary students to flex their creativity through project-based learning (PBL). Shatter opera stereotypes through the world of young adult fiction! Perfect for general music, drama, theater, and literature classes. In this lesson, students will use a familiar novel to relate setting to scene design, character to voice type, and plot to orchestration. Lots of opportunities to collaborate with your schools' literature teachers

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited StatesIsrael lesson includes: 1. Powerpoint slides for the entire lesson 2. Instructions for an Israeli folk dance 3. Readin

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***South Africa lesson includes:

Explore different genres of music through this interactive listening activity! This re-usable assessment includes answer keys to several pieces that have been recorded in at least two different styles. Students can compare and contrast two different versions of songs while strengthening their musical vocabulary and listening skills. Answer Keys Included:Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Burn Game of Thrones Theme I Will Always Love You My Favorite Things Ob-la-di Ob-la-da Radioactive Smooth Criminal *G

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Ireland lesson includes: 1. Po

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***India lesson includes: 1. Powe

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***U.S.A. lesson includes: 1. Pow

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Russia lesson includes: *KWL C

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Mexico lesson includes: 1. Pow

Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Japan lesson includes: 1. Powe