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 [...]
Teaching students about the orchestra and keyboard instruments in the music class
Thursday, March 18th, 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. Technically, [...]
Lesson ideas to teach students about Tuned Percussion Instruments.
Thursday, March 18th, 2010To help students understand how timpani can be tuned, demonstrate the effect of membrane tension on 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. If the students have [...]
A music lesson about the symphony orchestra’s conductor
Saturday, March 13th, 2010These are all ideas that students can use to learn about the conductor in the orchestra. There is a complete lesson plan on this subject in Our Printable Music Lesson Plans Series.
What would happen to an orchestra if the conductor wasn’t there – could the musicians cope by themselves? Students will discover in this music [...]
Learn about the Symphony Orchestra in Music Class
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Here are a few ideas for lesson planning a lesson all about a Symphony Orchestra
Arrange the student’s seats as if they were an orchestra. Place the names of instruments on the appropriate desks, or affix name stickers to individual students. Allow students to be different instruments on different days.
Have a class discussion about [...]
Lesson planning ideas for learning about the clarinet
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Here are a few lesson planning ideas that you can use when learning about the clarinet in the music class.
You can Make rudimentary single-reed instruments. Gather the following pieces of paper and plastic combs, about 5cm x 5cm (two inches by two inches) To play it simply place the paper on the comb in line [...]
A Music Lesson on the Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010This is a few lesson plan ideas that you can use when learning about the Symphony Orchestra
Arrange the student’s seats as if they were an orchestra. Place the names of instruments on the the students desks, or Give students name stickers to wear. Allow students to be different instruments on different days.
Discuss different [...]
How to have a lesson about a classical orchestra
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010This is a few lesson plan ideas that you can use when learning about the Symphony Orchestra
Arrange the student’s seats as if they were 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.
Discuss different [...]
A few lesson planning ideas about orchestras
Monday, March 8th, 2010This is a few lesson plan ideas that you can use when learning about the Symphony Orchestra
Arrange the students’ seats as if they were 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 [...]
An Orchestral Lesson Plan
Friday, March 5th, 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 instrument name cards on the the students desks, or Give Students name stickers to wear. Allow students to be different instruments on different days.
Discuss different types of musical [...]