Musical Instruments

This two-stringed instrument originated in China, has influenced modern bowed instruments, and can be made using a can.

Making an Erhu

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Social Studies and History

Asian History

Musical Instruments

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Use these Chinese seven-tone and pentatonic scales with the Chinese Music reference sheet.

Han Chinese Music Scales

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Social Studies and History

China

Musical Instruments

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Drums appear in almost all cultures. Learn to construct a tunable drum from a plastic soda bottle.

Make a Tunable Drum

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Musical Instruments

Multicultural Music

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Make a maraca from beans and a juice can.

Making a Maraca

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Social Studies and History

Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage

Musical Instruments

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Instrument Families (Grades K-4)

Enhance musical abilities with an activity that focuses on families of orchestral instruments.

Subjects:

Music

Musical Instruments

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Learn about the different families of instruments in an orchestra.

Families of Instruments

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Music

Musical Instruments

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Wood-Hoopoe Willie Activity

In this activity, students make instruments out of common objects and use them to perform an African melody or popular…

Subjects:

Music

Art, Music and Drama

Music and Songs

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Science and Music: Music from a Plant

Student make a musical instrument from a gourd.

Subjects:

Science

Plants and Botany

Musical Instruments

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Curious George at the Parade: Band Member Shuffle

Use this early learning activity for math and music to review terms for instruments. Help Curious George arrange the…

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Curious George Teacher Guides & Activities

Music

Books

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Identify the five jazz instruments pictured in this music worksheet by their name and instrument family.

Jazz Instruments

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Music

Musical Instruments

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BOOK GUIDES

The Composer Is Dead Teacher's Guide

Introduce children to classical music through the engaging and entertaining murder mystery The Composer Is Dead by…

Subjects:

Literature

Music

Musical Instruments

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #2

Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and strategies for music education.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 2

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #3

Use technology to encourage musical improvisation with these student activities and teacher strategies.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 3

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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.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music National Content Standard 2

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Teaching Accuracy Through Silent Rehearsal

Students in grades 9-12 learn how their part fits into an ensemble by silently playing their instruments while another…

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 2

National Standards for Music Education

Music

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Have your students unscramble the words in this music printable to correctly spell out the names of musical instruments.

Instrument Word Scramble

Subjects:

Spelling

Music

Musical Instruments

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Performing Music in the Classroom, Standard 2

Suggestions for standard correlations and the benefits of teaching the guitar and keyboard in the classroom.

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Musical Instruments

Music Performances

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Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…

Interactive Timeline

Subjects

Language Arts and Writing

Twentieth Century

Music

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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…

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Music National Content Standard 2

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CLASSROOM TOOLS

Graphing Pitch

Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.

Subjects

Mathematics

Measurement

Music

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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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