Harmonic Hutson

This unit is designed to be used to teach students about Solfege: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do’.  It uses a playable color coded piano keyboard built into the slides and playable houses that are on Major Scale Lane.  It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There are links to the original Flat.io files as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aide or  remotely.Students can echo using this slideshow on chromebo

This is a unit designed to be used to teach students note names and note value or duration: Whole Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Quarter Notes, Quarter Notes, and Eighth Notes. Google Slides presentation with audio and visual examples.Music note fraction barsMusic notation using Flat for Docs.Links to audio files and the audio files so you can link if needed.Links to the original Flat.io files.PDF of the slide showPDFs of note value examples.Google Form Quizzes:Note Names without D

This is designed to be used to teach students basic four beat rhythms using Quarter Notes (Ta), Quarter Rests (Ta Rest), and Eight Notes (Ti Ti).  There are materials to help teach the names and counting for Quarter Notes (Ta) and Quarter Rests (Ta Rest), and Eighth Notes (Ti Ti).

This is a unit designed to be used to teach students the names and value or duration of Ta, Ta Rest, and Ti Ti. Google Slides presentation with audio and visual examples.Heart Beat Music BoxesMusic notation using Flat for Docs.Links to audio files and the audio files so you can relink if needed.Links to the original Flat.io files.PDF of the slide showPDF, Audio, and Flat.io link for rhythm examples using Ta, Ta Rest, and Ti Ti.Google Form Quizzes:Ta, Ta Rest, or Ti Ti: Names1. Ta, Ta Rest, or Ti

This is a unit designed to be used to teach students rest names and rest value or duration: Whole Rests, Dotted Half Rests, Half Rests, Dotted Quarter Rests, Quarter Rests, and Eighth Rests. Google Slides presentation with audio and visual examples.Music rest fraction barsMusic notation using Flat for Docs.Links to audio files and the audio files so you can relink if needed.Links to the original Flat.io files.PDF of the slide showPDFs of rest value examples.Google Form Quizzes:Rest Names without

This unit is designed to be used after students have learned about note and rest names and values or duration and four beat rhythm patterns In person, no technology option:Use Print Four Beat Composing resourcesIn person or remote learning with technology option:Use The Student Copy Digital Four Beat Composing (Ta, Ta Rest, and Ti Ti) or The Student Copy Digital Four Beat Composing (Notes and Rests).I Can Statements: I can compose four beat rhythm patterns using Ta, Ta Rest, and Ti Ti.I can comp

This slide is designed to be used to teach students about Solfege: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do’.  It uses a playable color coded piano keyboard built into the slide. It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There is a link to the original Flat.io file as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aide or  remotely.Students can echo using this slideshow on chromebooks, tablets, or computers.Students can also echo

This unit is designed to be used at the beginning of the year to teach Safe, Responsible, and Always Respectful expectations.  My school also uses Brave and Engaged PBIS guidelines to spell out BEARS (we are the Grizzlies.)  I created posters for each of these guidelines with examples of how it applies to my music room.  I wanted a fun way to teach and review these expectations throughout the school year.  So I created rhythm chants with percussion accompaniments.  Students will also be exposed

This is designed to be used at the beginning of the school year to help students learn about steady beat.  It also introduces students to four beat measures, eight beat patterns, and notes and rests.  There are three different I Can Feel the Beat patterns with PDFs, MP3s, and a Lesson Plan with directions, examples, and links to the Flat.io files.

Description on Teacher Pay Teachers:  This is designed to be used at the beginning of the school year to help the teacher and students learn names.  It also introduces students to a steady beat, four beat measures, eight beat patterns, creating four beat patterns, echoing, and notes and rests.  It is a rhythm game in which students say, "Hi, my name is . . . " and fill in the four measures rest with their name.  Then the rest of the class echos them.  This goes around the class.  Included are PD

Description on Teacher Pay Teachers:  This is designed to be used at the beginning of the school year to help the teacher and students learn names.  It also introduces students to a steady beat, four beat measures, eight beat patterns, creating four beat patterns, echoing, and notes and rests.  It is a rhythm game in which students say, "Hi, my name is . . . " and fill in the four measures rest with their name.  Then the rest of the class echos them.  This goes around the class.  Included are PD

This slide is designed to be used to teach students about Solfege (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do’) and letter names (C D E F G A B C).  It uses a playable color coded piano keyboard built into the slide. It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There is a link to the original Flat.io file as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aide or  remotely.Students can echo using this slideshow on chromebooks, tablets, o

This slide is designed to be used to teach students about chromatic note names. It uses a playable color coded piano keyboard built into the slide. It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There is a link to the original Flat.io file as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aide or  remotely.Students can echo using this slideshow on chromebooks, tablets, or computers.Students can also echo with virtual i

This lesson is a free preview to a unit is designed to be used to teach students about Solfege: Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do’.  This lesson only uses Sol and Mi. It uses a playable color coded piano keyboard built into the slides and playable houses that are on Major Scale Lane.  It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There are links to the original Flat.io files as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aid

This slide is designed to be used to teach students about chromatic note names. It uses a playable piano keyboard labeled with letter names on white and black keys (sharp and flat names) built into the slide. It also includes audio and images from traditional music notation with color coded note heads created in Flat.io.  There is a link to the original Flat.io file as well. Can be used in person as a teaching audio/visual aide or  remotely.Students can echo using this slideshow on chromebooks,

This is designed to be used at the beginning of the school year to help the teacher and students learn names.  It also introduces students to a steady beat, four beat measures, eight beat patterns, creating four beat patterns, echoing, and notes and rests. It is a rhythm game in which students say, "Hi, my name is . . . " and fill in the four measures rest with their name. Then the rest of the class echos them. This goes around the class. Included are PDFs and MP3s of a Claves part and a Hip