National Standards for Music Education Lesson Plans

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Physical Education and Fitness

Music

Music Education Strategy

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Patterns in Music and Math

Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.

Subjects

Mathematics

Music

Music 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…

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Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Art, 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.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music 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.

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Mathematics

Music

Music 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.

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Mathematics

Measurement

Music

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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…

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Literature

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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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…

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music 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.

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Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Art, 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…

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Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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Music and Interdisciplinary Connections

Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.

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Visual Arts

Music National Content Standard 6

Music National Content Standard 8

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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…

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Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 1

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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…

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 1

National Standards for Music Education

Music

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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…

Subjects

Language Arts and Writing

Twentieth Century

Music

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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…

Subjects

Music

Multicultural Music

Music National Content Standard 1

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Musical Roots

Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 6

Music National Content Standard 9

National Standards for Music Education

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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…

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 2

National Standards for Music Education

Music

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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…

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 5

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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.

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 6

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #5

Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 5

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Arranging and Improvising with *NSYNC

Arrange and improvise music using the popular music of *NSYNC.

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 3

Music National Content Standard 4

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Singing Ideas for Grades 9-12

Work with musically proficient students to develop an informal vocal performance.

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 1

National Standards for Music Education

Music

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Harmony of Tearin' Up My Heart

Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart.

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 5

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Dynamics and Timbre of "Amani Utupe"

Students will perform with appropriate musical dynamics and accompany the music using non-pitched percussion…

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Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 2

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