8th Grade Music Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Discipline Strategies in the Music Classroom
Distribute an article that gives discipline strategies and behavior management tips to use in the music classroom.Subjects:Music -
LESSON PLANS
Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence
Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence.SubjectsMathematicsMusicMusic National Content Standard 6 -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Graphing Pitch
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.SubjectsMathematicsMeasurementMusic -
LESSON PLANS
Instruments and Melodies
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic National Content Standard 2 -
LESSON PLANS
Singing Lesson for Grades 5-8
Improve students' breath control and posture with this lesson of singing exercises. Meets National Music Standard 1.SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Art, Music and Drama -
ACTIVITIES
Popular Music Research Form
Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.Subjects:MusicWriting Research PapersMusical Groups -
LESSON PLANS
Music and Interdisciplinary Connections
Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.SubjectsVisual ArtsMusic National Content Standard 6Music National Content Standard 8 -
WORKSHEETS
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.Subjects:Native-American History (American Indians)MusicNative American Music Resources -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Music Appreciation Graphic Organizers
A set of three graphic organizers for the music classroom.Subjects:Music -
ACTIVITIES
Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #1
These activities and strategies for music education will help you use technology in your classroom to teach singing.SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
ACTIVITIES
Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #2
Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and strategies for music education.SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 2 -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Administrative Expectations
An explanation of what school administrators expect from and look for in job candidates.Subjects:Jobs, Careers, and OccupationsCommunity and Ways of LifeSocial Studies and History -
LESSON PLANS
Can You Hear a Story?
Students will explore creating moods with music, analyze a story, and the create a musical composition that reflects and…SubjectsReading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingMusic -
LESSON PLANS
Interactive Timeline
Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingTwentieth CenturyMusic -
LESSON PLANS
Appalachian Riddle Song
Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and…SubjectsMusicMulticultural MusicMusic National Content Standard 1 -
WORKSHEETS
Regional Music Styles of Native American Tribes
Reference this chart of the regional music styles of Native American tribes.Subjects:Native-American History (American Indians)MusicNative American Music Resources -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Music Printables Slideshow
You'll find many worksheets inside this slideshow, which use music and songs to teach lessons about a variety of…Subjects:MusicArt, Music and Drama -
LESSON PLANS
Musical Roots
Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.SubjectsMusic National Content Standard 6Music National Content Standard 9National Standards for Music Education -
WORKSHEETS
Medieval Music and Dancing
Discover music and dance from the Middle Ages. In this worksheet, students learn dance facts, review medieval musical…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryMiddle AgesMusic -
LESSON PLANS
Melody of Tearin' Up My Heart
The melody of the *NSYNC song Tearing up My Heart is examined in detail by listening to the recording, reading sheet…SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Music National Content Standard 5 -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Assess the Program Before You Accept the Job: Seven Areas
Peruse an article that lists areas that you should investigate before accepting a job offer.Subjects:Jobs, Careers, and OccupationsCommunity and Ways of LifeSocial Studies and History -
LESSON PLANS
Rhythm and Melodic Phrase in Little Birch Tree
Students will listen to and describe the variations of a theme in a classical selection, The Little Birch Tree.SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Music National Content Standard 6 -
LESSON PLANS
Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #5
Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music.SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 5 -
ACTIVITIES
Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #8
Demonstrate relationships between music and other arts with these student activities and teacher strategies for music…SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 8
