Music Resources
Bring some music into your classroom with lessons and printables! Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month in March or enjoy music on a regular basis with your students. We have multicultural activities incorporating Mexican, Native American, Chinese, and South American music into your curriculum; you'll find printable instructions for building musical instruments; they'll learn the history of musical genres like Rock 'n' Roll and Jazz with detailed references; and of course, there are lyrics of plenty of songs for you and your class to sing and enjoy!
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"Frere Jacques" Lyrics and Translations
"Frère Jacques" lyrics and translations from the original French into English, German, and more! Lyrics for the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureForeign LanguagesMusic -
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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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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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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 -
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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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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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Selecting Song Materials
Use these criteria to choose age-appropriate songs for your classes.Subjects:MusicMusic Styles -
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Music in Our Schools Month Activities
MENC (now NAfME) collected successful ideas and activities for celebrating Music in Our Schools Month (March).Subjects:Music -
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Teaching Rhythms Through Echo
Help students in grades K-4 with rhythm and melody by using the echo technique and basic percussion instruments.SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic National Content Standard 2 -
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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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Distinguishing Speaking vs. Singing
Games and activities to help students learn the difference between speaking and singing.Subjects:SpeechMusic National Content Standard 1Music National Content Standard 8 -
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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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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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Defining Jazz Music
These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.SubjectsMusicMusic StylesMusic Appreciation -
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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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Families of Instruments
Learn about the different families of instruments in an orchestra.Subjects:MusicMusical Instruments -
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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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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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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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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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Popular Music Research Form
Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.Subjects:MusicWriting Research PapersMusical Groups -
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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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Exploring the Voice and Singing More Accurately
Use activities and games to encourage students to learn variation in their singing.Subjects:Music National Content Standard 1National Standards for Music EducationMusic
Popular Music Lesson Plans, Grades K-5
Choose from our lessons to teach your students about different forms of music and increase their interest in learning about music. Lessons include instructions, correlations to standards, objectives, procedures, and materials needed.
