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My TpT Resources

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Lady Fair

If you haven’t visited the Teachers Pay Teachers website, you’re missing out. There you will find TONS of printable resources, lesson plans, activities, and so much more that you can use in your classroom, or even with your own children … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons, Teaching Voice | Tagged activity, bingo, clef, clefs, concert, crossword, find someone who, games, handbook, jeopardy, lesson plan, lessons, marzano, mnemonic, music, PowerPoint, program, quiz, recital, rhythm, scales, template, test, video guide, wordsearch, worksheet | Leave a comment

Famous Musicians Lessons

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Lady Fair

PowerPoint Presentations I created to present famous musicians to the middle school students I am currently teaching. Three days of an overview of famous musicians and then two days of presenting their assignments. I did not have them take notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle School Lessons - non-ensemble, Teaching Other Music Classes | Tagged activity, appreciation, big band, bing, clooney, ella, etta james, famous, jazz, king louie, lesson plan, music, musicians, orchestra, performers, prima, research, setzer, sinatra, swing, torme, well-known, worksheet | Leave a comment

Website: Classics For Kids

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Lady Fair

In doing research for a music appreciation class I stumbled across a great resource, a website called Classics for Kids. I discovered a page with a radio show about different periods of music, and the site also includes information on … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans & Ideas, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Other Music Classes | Tagged audio, children, classics, classics for kids, composer, education, era, feature, games, history, home, lesson, lesson plan, lessons, music, orchestra, radio, show, students, study | Leave a comment

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 →

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Plate Skates!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Lady Fair

This is a movement activity that my mom has done with some of the kids in her EBD (emotionally/behaviorally disabled) class. They used waxed paper plates on their feet as skates! Step on the plate and skate around the room. … Continue reading →

Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Activities, Uncategorized | Tagged class, disabled, ebd, elementary, ese, lesson, lesson plan, music, plate, skate, skater's waltz | Leave a comment

K – Nanny Goat Lesson Plan

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Lady Fair

Here is a PowerPoint designed by my friend “Miss G” to go along with the lesson in the Silver-Burdette “Making Music” Kindergarten book. It is centered around a Jamaican song about goats. Enjoy! Nanny Goat Lesson Plan

Posted in Kindergarten Lessons | Tagged billy goat, boom, boom whackers, education, goats, Jamaica, Jamaican, kindergarten, lesson, lesson plan, music, nanny goat, travel, whacker | Leave a comment

Lesson Plan Template – Middle School Chorus

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Lady Fair

This lesson plan template was given to me by a chorus teacher friend; it is used as a checklist to help the instructor (and administration) easily identify techniques and methods being used to implement specific standards.

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Listening Map – Mussorgsky’s “Promenade”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lady Fair

This is one of my favorite lessons. I’ve taught it in class before, and I have used it in several of my college courses as well. I have included all the elements needed to teach this lesson. If you use … Continue reading →

Posted in 3rd-5th Grade Lessons | Tagged 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, brass, grade, instrument families, lesson, lesson plan, listening map, Mussorgsky, orchestra, Promenade, strings, timbre, woodwind | 2 Comments

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

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