Here is a couple of music teaching ideas that can be used when teaching students about the clarinet in your music classroom. You can Make rudimentary single-reed instruments. You will need: plastic combs and pieces of paper, about 2 inches by 2 inches (5 cm by 5 cm). Instructions: Hold a comb with the teeth
There are a few activities you can do which will make learning about Brass instruments in the music class lots of fun! You can have the students make simple brass instruments. You will need plastic beverage bottles (e.g. two-liter soda bottles) and sharp scissors or utility knife. Turn the bottle over and cut off the
Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord. Do some research on the differences between the two, considering when each instrument was invented,
Here are a few ideas for a music lesson all about the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable music lesson plans. Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include some basic information like when his birthday is, his
Two great fill-in or idea's that's adaptable to a wide range of ideas which can be used by anyone for a music class or in a music studio is... * My Body Orchestra - in a large circle or small groups, give the kids the opportunity to use their body as an instrument, or parts
Here are a few simple classroom games you can play to help your students learn about the cello and double bass in the music classroom. Learning about the parts of the instruments is easy if you play this game: play Pin the Parts on the Cello or or Double Bass (a variation on Pin the
Photocopy a page of music and have students use different colored markers to identify particular intervals and articulations. For example, you could make harmonic 3rds blue, melodic 4ths orange, and staccato marks-green. You can adapt this to whatever level and musical concepts the class is currently studying. Submitted by Dianne S. Cox
There are several other instruments which are related to the piano which are important for us to introduce to school students. They are the organ, celesta and harpsichord. These are great instruments to include in your music lesson plans. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The instruments are mainly similar in
For this activity set up 9 chairs in a 3x3 grid. Then divide the students into teams. One team are the “O’s, the other team are the “X’s”. Then use a set of flashcards with all the musical instruments. Show one team the first card, and call a students name. If the student names the instrument
Want your students to learn about the string instruments? Here are a few lesson planning ideas that will get your students inspired about stringed instruments. firstly, compare the sizes of violins and violas with other objects of different sizes Show or speak pairs of objects, and have the students indicate the relative size relationships with