Percussion in the elementary music class
Friday, March 12th, 2010Teaching a lesson about percussion in music class? here are a few ideas that are suitable for elementary through to junior high school. Music Lesson plans for classroom music. Making drums is always a fun activity with younger students. Students can make their own drums if you have enough materials, otherwise you could do it [...]
Classroom music ideas to learn about tuned percussion
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Students will enjoy learning about how the timpani are tuned by exploring the effect of the skins tightness on its pitch. With a coffee can drum (see lessons on Untuned Percussion), pull on the edges of the drumhead to put varying degrees of tension on it, while a student plays a steady drumbeat on it. [...]
Hit, Bang, Scrape – Lesson plans about percussion
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Here are a couple of lesson planning ideas for teaching about percussion in the elementary, middle or even junior high school music class. Making drums is always a fun activity with younger students. Students can make their own drums if you have enough materials, otherwise you could do it as a class project. You will [...]
Learning about tuned percussion in the music class
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010here is a few fairly simple ideas for creating music lesson plans about percussion instruments. To help students understand how timpani can be tuned, demonstrate the effect of membrane tension on pitch. With a simple home made drum, you can often vary the tension of the skin by simply pressing or pulling at the edges [...]
Lesson plan ideas for teaching about untuned percussion
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010In this music lesson plan you’ll find a few ideas for creating a music lesson plan all about untuned percussion instruments. You could have the students make their own drums. Do this as a demonstration with student participation, or, if you have the resources, let each student make a drum. You’ll simply need a large [...]
Lesson planning ideas all about tuned percussion
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010here is a few ideas for creating a music lesson plan about percussion instruments. To help students understand how timpani can be tuned, demonstrate the effect of membrane tension on 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 [...]
A lesson plan all about untuned percussion
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010In this article you’ll find a few ideas for creating a music lesson plan all about untuned percussion instruments. You could have the students make their own drums. Students can make their own drums if you have enough materials, otherwise you could do it as a class project. You will need an empty coffee can [...]
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