This is a tiny sample of the music lesson plans available from the fun music company. Here are a few ideas that you can use when discussing the orchestral keyboard instruments: The piano, celesta, harpsichord and pipe organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are
This is a game that was submitted for our substitute lessons ebook Instrument 4 Corners For this game you will need four posters which represent the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instrument families of the orchestra. Then you play an orchestral CD and when the students hear the instrument, they decide which instrument family it
Want your students to learn about the string instruments? Take these couple of lesson ideas and inspire your students about violins and violas in your next music class Gather objects of different sizes, or collect pictures of such objects, or simply make a list of such objects (e.g., elephant, mouse, airplane, bicycle, etc.). Show or
Here is a few lesson ideas for learning about the german composer Richard Wagner in the music classroom. His controversial nature makes him interesting to students at high school level. This is just some of the ideas that are contained in our printable music lesson plans series of worksheets. Here are a few activities to
Students will enjoy learning about how the timpani are tuned by exploring the effect of the skins tightness on its pitch. With a coffee can drum (see lessons on Untuned Percussion), pull on the edges of the drumhead to put varying degrees of tension on it, while a student plays a steady drumbeat on it.
Some lesson ideas to learn about Chopin in the music class: Work in groups to write a moving speech that could have been given at the burial of Chopin’s heart in the pillar of the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, Poland. Include details about Chopin’s life and why his heart was brought back to Poland.
Who remembers going to traditional piano lessons? Sitting up straight on the hard piano bench where the lovely Mrs Smith would give you a gentle tap on the back of the hand with a ruler if you didn’t curl your fingers properly! Well thankfully times have changed, and (we hope) that piano teachers no longer
Here are a couple of lesson planning ideas for teaching about percussion in the elementary, middle or even junior high school music class. Making drums is always a fun activity with younger students. Students can make their own drums if you have enough materials, otherwise you could do it as a class project. You will
Music Teachers have a hectic life. Of all teachers probably music teachers have the most work to do on a regular week by week basis. Of course, many would disagree with that supposition. Maths, Chemistry and English teachers of course work very hard and no-one would say they don't work extremely hard to bring brilliant
Music Teachers however have to do a lot of extra duties that other teachers don't have to - like running band and ensemble programs, preparing student recitals, co-ordinating private music teachers and communicating with students about rehearsals and fund raising for instruments. Music Teachers have a stressful life. Of all teachers probably music teachers have