MaestroLeopold
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Riverdale, New York, United States
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I am a music teacher with 25 years of experience in the classroom and two M.A. Degrees (the first is Music Education and the second is Music Therapy). I use my education from both fields in my approach in the classroom to teach music literacy to English speaking students, non-English speaking students, and special populations. The materials I am sharing are those which I have created out of necessity for the past 25 years. For the past 3 years, I have been working in District 75 in the Bronx with Emotionally Disturbed students and students categorized as ASD.
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MaestroLeopold's Garage Band Unit
This exciting unit is a set of 5 lesson plans for the teachers who are and are NOT GarageBand savvy to teach a classroom of students how to use many of the GarageBand's creative features for student expression. The lesson plans explore creating drum tracks, creating and combining loops, understanding and creating samples, creating keyboard, guitar, and strings tracks, concepts of FORM, and mixing tracks together. The unit explores different ways to create tracks that will provide access p
5th - 12th
Instructional Technology, Music, Music Composition
MaestroLeopold's Music and S.T.E.A.M. Unit
If you EVER wanted a music unit that would reach across the expansive school curriculum, THIS IS THE UNIT FOR YOU. The unit is a springboard introduction to the different areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
The UNIT is broken up into two component parts. One part is for Grades K-2 and the other is for Grades 3-5. Each part has one lesson in each of the STEAM categories. Most of the materials in this unit are my own creation, and the work of other people used
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
MaestroLeopold'sAlphabetical Music Instrument Word Wall
Watch as your young students eyes light up as they recognize the alphabet and instruments that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Hang the signs around the room and use them often as a point of reference for many of your lessons. Better yet, use them as a basis for creating other word walls about Composers, Styles of Music, and Music Terminology.
PreK - 1st
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold's Blues Lyric Songwriting Worksheet
MaestroLeopold's Blues Lyric Songwriting worksheet is a fun, easy, and informative way to learn about Blues music. The activity can be done by individual students or in small groups. It is good for the student who needs time alone and a structured activity for self expression.
3rd
Creative Writing, Music, Social Studies
MaestroLeopold's Boomwhacker Treble Staff and Boomwhacker Words
An introduction to composing on the treble staff using colored lines and spaces that correspond to the colors of Boomwhacker tubes. Students will learn how to write words that are created from the letters of the music alphabet and how to chart them correctly on the treble staff.
1st - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
MaestroLeopold'sMusic Journal Rubric
A rubric I wrote that helps students critically assess and write about pieces of music that they listen to in a prescribed 5 sentence format using correct music vocabulary and descriptors.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
3rd - 5th
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold'sMusic Jeopardy
Well not exactly like Jeopardy because you do not have to respond in the form of a question, but still a great game to enthusiastically have your students show you what they know about Recorders, Pitched Percussion, and Rhythm and Pitches on the Treble Staff.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
1st - 5th
Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold's Amadeus Study Unit
This is a unit of worksheets to go along with the guided viewing of the movie Amadeus. NOTE - the movie Amadeus is rated R. It includes some scenes with nudity and profanity. In order for me to get away with showing it in the classroom I was very careful to skip scenes that were innapropriate. Last year, I made an edited copy of the DVD with the scenes that are appropriate for the classroom and important for its edu-tainment value.
There are 5 worksheets, and each comes with an answer k
5th - 12th
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold's Colored Boomwhacker Note Signs
Printable quarter note sheets that can be used in conjunction with Boomwhackers or (colored glockenspiels) to increase music literacy skills
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
K - 1st
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold'sFree Time Bulletin Board
This bulletin board outlines the 4 stations of my classroom, what is in them and what musical concepts as well as state standards are addressed at the stations. It also advocates the importance of free time in the whole learning experience.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
1st - 5th
Music
MAESTRO LEOPOLD'S RUBRIC FOR STUDENTS ASSESSING THEIR OWN CLASSWORK
How many times has one of your K-6 students asked, "HOW DID I DO TODAY IN MUSIC CLASS?" This rubric is extremely helpful in making students understand that their performance rating in class is WITHIN their control and part of their job as students is to assess their own progress on a daily basis.. It has four categories (singing, playing instruments, dancing to music, and talking about music) which can be used to fit a wide variety of lessons across the music curriculum. The rubric also uses g
K - 6th
Music, Other (Arts)
MaestroLeopold'sRubric for writing JINGLES
This lesson is excellent for helping students understand the value and high level of skill it takes to make money in the world of advertising using music skills. Using the song "Itsy Bitsy Spider" the teacher can challenge teams of students in the class to write a jingle about a popular product that they are interested in. The students can perform their own jingles in front of the class and their peers can judge them using the rubric as a guide. Which team will write the best jingle accordin
5th
Other (Performing Arts), Poetry, Writing
MaestroLeopold's 'Create a Rainbow Staff' Worksheet
Whether using Boomwhackers or other pitched percussion that includes colors, the designation of letter to specific color is usually the same or very similar. This worksheet allows students to transfer their knowledge with pitch letters and colors over to the treble staff. It is an excellent resource for young music students to bridge the gap from initiallly learning how to play an instrument to learning what pitches to play by reading the treble staff.
K - 3rd
Music, Music Composition, Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold's Music History Exam
This 20 question exam assesses students knowledge of Beethoven, Bach, Gershwin, and Mozart after a 4 week period of studying their Biographies from the book "Lives of the Composer - The Good, The Bad, and What the Neighbors Thought of Them". The last section of the exam requires students to listen to examples and write down who they thought wrote it from the 4 composers - it is up to the teacher's discretion to choose the example and level of difficulty. There is also a section that assesses i
3rd - 5th
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold'sRules for Boomwhacker Classroom Sign
This is a colorful sign for the classroom which explains in simple terms what the rules and expectations are for using Boomwhackers in the classroom
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeriv
K - 5th
Other (Performing Arts)
MaestroLeopold's Unit Test on Blues Music
A test to assess student's knowledge of 12 bar Blues music. Information required includes blues chord progressions,blues singers, blues history, and blues lyric form. Can be used for formative as well as summarize assessment. Answer key included.
5th - 8th
Music, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
MaestroLeopold'sBeat Matrix Assignment
This worksheet will teach students how to evidence understanding of rhythm notation by circling the correct amount of numbers (indicating beats) along the number line (otherwise known as the Beat Matrix) below the music. In addition, it tasks the students with writing rhythmic notation using information given on the beat matrix. The worksheet assesses the student's ability to understand the value and meaning of quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes and whole notes in 4/4 meter. This pr
5th
Numbers
MaestroLeopold's Review of the Music Classroom Rules
This worksheet will help students show their understanding of THREE rules of respect for the music room - respect yourself, respect others, respect property. This can be done as a class activity or it can be used to remind students who forget the rules not only WHAT the rules are but WHY it is important to follow the rules.
3rd - 5th
Music
MaestroLeopold's1st Grade Sol Feg Pentatonic Staircase
Help your first graders take their first STEPS toward success in singing sol-feg pitch syllables accurately by having them fill out the syllables on the staircase and use it as a guide for future vocal exercises and understanding the distance between different pitches.
1st
Music
Bach vs. Mozart Venn Diagram worksheet
Have students test their understanding of the similarities vs. differences in the life and musical style of Bach vs. Beethoven while learning how to use a two circle Venn diagram. This can be used as an pre-test and post-test to assess learning over an extended period of time. This activity also incorporates math skills and critical thinking skills.
4th - 6th
Music, Other (ELA), Other (Performing Arts)
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About the store
Experience
I am a music teacher with 25 years of experience in the classroom and two M.A. Degrees (the first is Music Education and the second is Music Therapy). I use my education from both fields in my approach in the classroom to teach music literacy to English speaking students, non-English speaking students, and special populations. The materials I am sharing are those which I have created out of necessity for the past 25 years. For the past 3 years, I have been working in District 75 in the Bronx with Emotionally Disturbed students and students categorized as ASD.
Teaching style
My teaching style le is UNconservatory. The kids are taught practice, discipline, and focus in my class. There is also time to let kids be kids and just jam out in their own way. I expect my students to follow my behavior rules which are simple - respect yourself, respect others, and respect the property of the room.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
1989-1993 - SUNY Oswego -B.A. in Music/Communications
1993-1994 - Boston University - M.A. in Music Education
1994-1995 - New York University - M.A. in Music Education
1995-1997 - Hahnemann University - M.A. in Creative Arts Therapy (music therapy)
Additional biographical information
I am a State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
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