Help your students learn about Baroque Music
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Students will love being exposed to a variety of composers, and there is none more important than J.S. Bach for learning about the Baroque Era. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable music lesson plans. Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include [...]
An unusual instrument to teach about in your music class
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Have a look at the length of the string, and discus the effect on its pitch Ask students to predict whether longer strings will create lower-pitched sounds or vice versa. Here is an interesting question to discuss with your students: Why do we use the word “high” to describe pitches of a higher frequency, when [...]
The most famous Deaf Musician in the classroom
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your music lesson plans: Write a short children’s story about the life of Beethoven. Include the most important parts of Beethoven’s life that younger children may be [...]
Music History Lessons in a fun way – George Frideric Handel
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010music lesson plans like these ideas are fun to create and fun to do with students: Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a [...]
Here’s how you can make learning about Baroque Music Fun!
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Here are a few ideas for a music lesson all about the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. You will find many more ideas for music lesson plans in our composers series of printable worksheets. Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. Include “Basic Information” (Network, Birthday, Relationship Status, Religious Views), More “personal information” like work and [...]
Classroom Music Games – Note Blocks
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010I use Mortinson Math blocks to illustrate rhythm when teaching beginners. “One” blocks are quarter notes in their normal position, but turned over (they are hollow inside) they become quarter rests. “Two” bars are half notes. And so on, any bar being a rest up-side-down. I use toothpicks (sharp ends cut off) for bar lines. [...]
Tuned Percussion instruments and how to use them in music class
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Students will enjoy learning about how the timpani are tuned by exploring the effect of the skins tightness on its pitch. With a simple home made drum, pull on the edges of the drumhead to put varying degrees of tension on it, while a student plays a steady drumbeat on it. Students can get into [...]
Ways to keep music lesson plans enjoyable and relevant.
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010A critical part of a music teachers week is preparing lesson plans They are very important to the success of both one lesson and the teachers career in general. There is nothing like the old saying “If you don’t prepare, then prepare to fail”. However, once you are a little more experienced then preparing lesson [...]
Ideas for teaching students about Mozart
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. In Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s childhood house has been turned into a museum. Design the front cover of a brochure advertising the Museum by briefly describing who Mozart was, what may be see in the Museum [...]
Learn by doing – lesson ideas for learing about brass instruments.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010There are a few music lesson plan activities you can do which will make learning about Brass instruments in the music class lots of fun The students can make simple brass instruments. You will need a sharp knife or scissors and large plastic bottles (for example soft-drink bottles) Cut the bottom off a plastic bottle. [...]
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