The Organ, Harpsichord and Celesta – the piano’s cousins in the music class
Friday, March 19th, 2010The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism. Technically, however, they [...]
The Organ and related instruments – lesson ideas for classroom music
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010There are several other instruments which are related to the piano which are important for us to introduce to school students. They are the organ, celesta and harpsichord. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The instruments are mainly similar in the way that they are laid out. The [...]
Class Music ideas about the Harpsichord and related instruments
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism. [...]
The piano and its relative instruments – a classroom music lesson
Monday, March 15th, 2010There are several other instruments which are related to the piano which are important for us to introduce to school students. They are the organ, celesta and harpsichord. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by [...]
Horn and Trumpet – great instruments to learn about in music class
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Learning about brass instruments in the classroom will be enjoyable for the students with some of these activities. You can include them in your next music lesson plans about musical instruments. Make a rudimentary brass instrument. You will need plastic beverage bottles (e.g. two-liter soda bottles) and sharp scissors or utility knife. Turn the bottle [...]
Music classroom teaching ideas about the clarinet
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Here is a couple of lesson plan ideas that can be used when teaching students about the clarinet in your music classroom. You can Make rudimentary single-reed instruments. You will need: plastic combs and pieces of paper, about 2 inches by 2 inches (5 cm by 5 cm). Instructions: Hold a comb with the teeth [...]
Classroom Games for Music Lessons – Four Corners.
Thursday, March 11th, 2010This is a game that was submitted for our substitute lessons ebook Instrument 4 Corners For this game you will need four posters which represent the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instrument families of the orchestra. Then you play an orchestral CD and when the students hear the instrument, they decide which instrument family it [...]
A Lesson Plan about the classical orchestra
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Learning about a Symphony Orchestra in Music Class? Here are a few ideas to use You can arrange the classroom like an orchestra. Place instrument name cards on the the students desks, or affix name stickers to individual students. Allow students to be different instruments on different days. Have a class discussion about the similarities [...]
A lesson plan about the Double Bass and Cello
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010In this Music Lesson Plan, Students will learn all about the Cello and Double bass through these easy and fun games To help students learn the parts of the instruments: play Pin the Parts on the Cellor or Double Bass (a variation on the classic party game called Pin the Tail on the Donkey). Simply [...]
How to help students learn about an Orchestra
Sunday, March 7th, 2010This is a few lesson plan ideas that you can use when learning about the Symphony Orchestra You can arrange the classroom like an orchestra. Place the names of instruments on the the students desks, or affix name stickers to individual students. Allow students to be different instruments on different days. Have a class discussion [...]
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