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This is a fun was to allow your beginning music students to compose a rap! This template prompts students to write words and match the syllables to the correct rhythm notation. Sample teacher page also included.

Music and Science unite! Teach your students about the Voyager Spacecraft sent to explore the solar system in 1977. The Voyager carries a Golden Record with a collection of sounds from Earth (language, music, nature, etc.) Someday the Voyager may meet an alien species and they will be learn about Earth from the Golden Record! Students explore what sounds were captured to represent Earth, as well as choose their own sounds to add to a Golden Record. Included is both the Google Form (part 1) and G

These materials are perfect for teaching the music theory behind major and minor triads. The creative visual printouts will allow your students to interact with counting and building half steps towards specific triads. Valuable for performing groups as well as general music classes. This is a perfect 1-2 lesson introduction of chords that will help improve your ensemble's understanding of music reading.

Printable color-coded charts to use as visuals when students are learning the 12-bar blues. Organized by measures with articulation marks for each beat. Includes 7 different keys, 1 roman numeral chart, and 1 blank chart.

This is a simple way for your students to self-assess their vocal range throughout the year! Each month, dstudents use this handout to document how high and low they can sing comfortably. It also includes a music target and a place for students to record their singing goal for the year. This handout includes months of the school year from October - June.

Music and Science unite! Teach your students about the Voyager Spacecraft sent to explore the solar system in 1977. The Voyager carries a Golden Record with a collection of sounds from Earth (language, music, nature, etc.) Someday the Voyager may meet an alien species and they will be learn about Earth from the Golden Record! Students explore to choose their own sounds to put on a Golden Record. Included is a Google Slideshow template that is easy for students to navigate to add video examples o

Digital packet for students to self-explore the four classical periods of western music. Students are guided to research and find songs links about a composer of their choice from each of the four periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern). Included is a rubric for assessing student work on this booklet. Suitable for ipads, laptops, chromebooks, and more. Can be used in-class or as homework.

Digital packet for students to self-explore the brass instrument family. Students are guided to find videos and research information about 4 brass instruments: trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba. Suitable for ipads, laptops, chromebooks, and more. Can be used in-class or as homework.

Digital packet for students to self-explore the woodwinds instrument family. Students are guided to find videos and research information about 4 woodwind instruments: clarinet, flute, oboe, and bassoon. Suitable for ipads, laptops, chromebooks, and more. Can be used in-class or as homework.

Digital packet for students to self-explore the strings instrument family. Students are guided to find videos and research information about 5 string instruments: violin, guitar, cello, upright bass, and harp. Suitable for ipads, laptops, chromebooks, and more. Can be used in-class or as homework.

Get your students reading and performing body percussion in one lesson! This easy and interactive template that allows students to create their own 2-measure body percussion composition. Students are prompted to fill in rhythms on 4 different sound options: snap, clap, pat, and stomp. Example board, student interactive board, and print-out notes are included.

This chart helps you introduce intervals to students in a way that they will remember! It includes space to write melody names that sound like each interval, a keyboard image for counting half steps, and a mini grand staff to apply the intervals as notes.

An engaging formative assessment activity where students enhance their understanding of tempo markings. Without the need to 'perform' tempo through singing, students have the opportunity to apply appropriate tempo markings to 'real life' settings by using their imagination. The template allows for students to create specific pictures that communicate four different tempos (Largo, Andante, Allegro, and Presto). A creative way for students to interact with tempo and improve their recognition of m

Music and Science unite! Teach your students about the Voyager Spacecraft sent to explore the solar system in 1977. The Voyager carries a Golden Record with a collection of sounds from Earth (language, music, nature, etc.) Someday the Voyager may meet an alien species and they will be learn about Earth from the Golden Record! Students explore what sounds were captured to represent Earth. Included is a Google Form where students listen to examples of selections from the Golden Record and need to

An engaging formative assessment activity where students enhance their understanding of dynamic symbols. Without the need to 'perform' dynamics through singing, students have the opportunity to apply appropriate dynamic markings to 'real life' settings by using their imagination. The template allows for students to create specific pictures that communicate dynamic levels. A creative way for students to interact with dynamics and improve their recognition of music symbols.

This is an engaging formative assessment activity where students enhance their understanding of dynamic symbols. Without the need to 'perform' dynamics through singing, students have the opportunity to apply appropriate dynamic markings to 'real life' settings and use their speaking voice at various dynamic levels. A creative way for students to build confidence in vocalizing independently and improving on their projection.

Perfect handout to guide an introduction of the music instrument families. Incorporate your own video/lesson to use for the content you would like your students to learn.

This page includes an excellent prompt for students to think deeply on how to describe music and explain why we have music. The music teacher can choose to supplement the prompts with a video or lesson of their choice, to help students expand their before/after understanding of what music is.