Music Lesson Plans
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Movement and Circle Games
Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone Rings", "Ring Around the…SubjectsPhysical Education and FitnessMusicMusic Education Strategy -
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Patterns in Music and Math
Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.SubjectsMathematicsMusicMusic National Content Standard 8 -
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Singing Lesson for Grades K-4
Have students choose a familiar song and work with them to develop individual and ensemble singing. Meets National Music…SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Art, Music and Drama -
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Rhythms and Body Percussion
Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic National Content Standard 2 -
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Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence
Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence.SubjectsMathematicsMusicMusic National Content Standard 6 -
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Graphing Pitch
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.SubjectsMathematicsMeasurementMusic -
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Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations
Connect music and math through the study of jazz. In this music lesson, students learn about the use of fractions in…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryMathematicsMusic -
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Music and Children's Literature
Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…Subjects:LiteratureMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or were written during the…SubjectsReading and LiteratureLiteratureAfrican-American History -
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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 -
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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 -
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Twinkle, Twinkle: Music and Curricular Connections
Using children's songs, these lessons show how to teach music while meeting curriculum standards. There are activities…SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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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 -
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Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAfrican-American HistoryMusic -
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Singing Lesson for Grades 9-12, Part 1
Improve students' vocal techniques while they sing a four-part round with one student on a part. Meets National Music…SubjectsMusic National Content Standard 1National Standards for Music EducationMusic -
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Defining Jazz Music
These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.SubjectsMusicMusic StylesMusic Appreciation -
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Musical Passports: Building Musical Bridges
Young children can learn to understand the organization of language by learning song lyrics. These music lessons include…SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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"Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureMusicPoetry -
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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 -
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Walk on the Witch: Musical Chairs for Halloween
Try this Halloween game that is an adaptation of musical chairs!SubjectsMusicArt, Music and Drama -
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Improving Expression and Accuracy with Handbells
Have students in grades 9-12 perform a varied repertoire of instrumental literature with expression and technical…SubjectsMusic National Content Standard 2National Standards for Music EducationMusic
