Tag Archives: Elementary Music

Resource: FREE Music Lesson Plans

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Lady Fair

Check out this database of music lesson plans from Hillsborough Countyu Schools: Music Curriculum Search You will need to enter the provided username and password. I have not examined these lesson plans in detail, but when you log in you … Continue reading →

Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons, Kindergarten Lessons, Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Elementary | Tagged 10th, 11th, 12th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, aesthetic, analysis, analyze, application, band, beat, children, class, classroom, communication, connection, contrast, create, creation, cultural, curriculum, demonstrate, education, Elementary Music, elementary school, file, free, genre, grade, help, historical, kindergarten, lesson, lesson plan, lesson plans, lessons, method, middle school, music, music education, PDF, perform, resources, rhythm, skill, social, standard, sunshine state, teacher, teaching, tempo, theory | 2 Comments

Choral Music Scavenger Hunt

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Lady Fair

This is a scavenger hunt I borrowed from my colleague Miss B.; we used it when I substituted for her class, but it can also be used as a great way to get the students to become familiar with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Chorus | Tagged choir, choral, chorus, coda, crescendo, education, Elementary Music, elementary school, fermata, flat, forte, high school, mezzo-piano, music, music scavenger hunt, piano, ritard, scavenger hunt, school, segno, sharp, spiritual, teaching | Leave a comment

Love and Logic Solution: Turn Your Word into Gold

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Lady Fair

Found this on the facebook page “Teachers with a Sense of Humor.” Not sure yet if there is more to this “Love and Logic” program, but I’m going to try to find out. Thought this was a good way of … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom Management, Tips and Tricks | Tagged band, children, class, classroom, classroom management, education, Elementary Music, expect, expectations, humor, kindergarten, lesson, love and logic, middle school, music, pencil, quiet, respect, solution, students, talking, teacher, teaching | Leave a comment

Instrument Families Images

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lady Fair

Some pictures of the various instrument families.

Posted in Teaching Elementary | Tagged band, bassoon, brass, clarinet, Elementary Music, flute, french horn, harp, instrument families, oboe, orchestra, percussion, piano, pictures, saxophone, snare drum, strings, timpani, trombone, trumpet, tuba, woodwind | Leave a comment

3rd Grade Thanksgiving Lesson Plan – Guitars

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lady Fair

This is a lesson I did in my pre-internship, created by the cooperating teacher Mrs. Vera. I do not think she would mind if I shared it. The lesson would include slides of the story of the pilgrims, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons | Tagged 3rd grade, class, education, Elementary Music, grade 3, guitar, guitar lesson, lesson, lesson plan, Mayflower, music, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, third grade, ukulele, We Are Thankful | 2 Comments

Rhythm Boxes Activity

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Lady Fair

I saw this activity used in an elementary music classroom, I believe 3rd grade was the appropriate class for this project, though I might be wrong. In this exercise students are given four boxes connected to each other to represent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged compose, create, education, Elementary Music, lesson, music, rhythm, rhythm activity, rhythm boxes, rhythm lesson | Leave a comment

Classroom Control – Unruly Students

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Lady Fair

A tip that I have learned for classroom control with unfamiliar students, especially when substituting in middle school, is a simple one: learn their names. When I take role in class I try to make a notation about something distinctive … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips and Tricks | Tagged classroom control, command, directions, Elementary Music, music, music class, music classroom, music education, pedagogy, referral, substitute, substitute music teacher, teaching, unruly students, yell | Leave a comment

Lesson Plan – Ice Cream Chords – 4th/5th

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lady Fair

This lesson introduces chord building to older elementary school students. Submitted by Miss G., lesson plan by Artie Almeida. Lesson Plan – Ice Cream Chords – 4th/5th

Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Activities, 3rd-5th Grade Lessons | Tagged 4th grade, 5th grade, chord, chords, Elementary Music, elementary school, fifth grade, fourth grade, ice cream, lesson plan, music lesson, music lesson plan | Leave a comment

Elementary Resources – Bibliography and Discography

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lady Fair

Music Education Bibliography and Discography By Zadda Bazzy bazzyz[at]manateeschools[dot]net Recorder Do It! Play Recorder by James O. Froseth – book with Cd Recorder Routes I (or any of her other books) – book This book includes Orff arrangements with recorder … Continue reading →

Posted in General Music Methods (K-12) Notes, Teaching Elementary | Tagged beat, children, education, elementary, Elementary Music, elementary school, k-5, Making Music, music, music education, Notation, pedagogy, recorder, rhythm, steady beat | Leave a comment

Elementary Music Classroom – Links

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Lady Fair

Elementary Music Classroom Resources (Most of these are included elsewhere, but compiled here.) Music in Motion: http://www.musicmotion.com This is where the theory posters with the toucans are found! Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Resources for general education as well as music. Including … Continue reading →

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