Ideas for a Music classroom, as well as Lesson Ideas that incorporate Music.
Cartoons and Classical Music
An exercise in recognizing popular classical melodies in cartoons from the 20th century.
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Bach and Books
Reading by Bach, and the other classical masters.
Set The Mood For Creative Writing With Music
Use music to create a mood for creative writing. Use a CD or tape player and bring your own music or ask for suggestions from your music teacher.
Classical Music in the Classroom
While there are many studies that debate whether or not listening to classical music improves test scores or helps students learn, one undisputed fact remains: classical music is here to stay! We find classical music in movies, on television, and it even lends itself to today’s popular music. It has a variety of classroom applications from art to math.
Family of Instruments
Objective: To inform students of the different families of instruments.
Slur, Ties and Phrases for lower brass instruments
Objective: Students will be able to slur at least two notes on either the trombone or the euphonium. Trombone slurs will be articulated with a “thoo.”
Fairy Tales Unit Ideas
A list of ideas for incorporating fairy tales and their characters into just about any subject.
“Stomp! Out Loud” Video Discussion
“STOMP! Out Loud” is an excellent video to show to high school students, or even younger students. It’s vastly entertaining, upbeat, and has some great educational value. Preview the video before presenting it to the students, and go over the worksheet I’ve presented here. I’m sure you will come up with many of your own ideas. The video is 50 minutes long: This lesson plan may last two or three days.
Teaching ESL with Music
Submitted by: Deborah Harvey Objective: Teaching vocabulary through music Resources: Recorded children’s music, written words for songs, pictures depicting vocabulary in song. Teacher Preparation: Collect >>>
Vocabulary Development Using Music
Use popular songs or a catchy song of your choosing to improve students’ vocabulary skills.