Here is a few listening ideas for studying the music of Richard Wagner. This is just part of the content included in the Fun Music Company lesson plan series on the great composers. Die Walkure (The Valkyrie): Ride of the Valkyries. You may recognize this section from The Valkyrie as it has been used in
Students will enjoy learning about how the timpani are tuned by exploring the effect of the skins tightness on its pitch. With a simple home made drum, you can often vary the tension of the skin by simply pressing or pulling at the edges of the skin, while another student hits the drum in steady
Remember old fashioned piano lessons? Where you had to go to Mrs Jones’s house and sit up straight on the stool, and play the right notes or you’d get a swift ruler tap on the back of the knuckles? Well thankfully times have changed, and (we hope) that piano teachers no longer plan to teach
Here is a listening activity about the music of Frederic Chopin. Chopin was known as “the poet of the piano” for his ability to evoke emotions and express beauty in his piano music. Choose some excerpts from the listening list below and either write down some poetic words that represent the emotions evoked by the
In this article you’ll find a few ideas for creating a music lesson plan all about untuned percussion instruments. 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’ll simply need a large empty
The author of this article, Kevin Tuck is a former teacher and editor for the Fun Music Company, who create ready made and easy to use Music Lesson Plans for music teachers everywhere. Music Teachers have a very busy schedule. Possibly music teachers have the busiest life of all teachers. Here are a few ideas
These are all ideas that students can use to learn about the conductor in the orchestra. There is a complete lesson plan on this subject in Our Printable Music Lesson Plans Series. What would happen to an orchestra if the conductor wasn't there - could the musicians cope by themselves? Students will discover in this
Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into the music classroom: Write a short children's story about the life of Beethoven. You can describe all the parts of Beethoven's life that children may be interested
Here are a few ideas for lesson planning a lesson all about a Symphony Orchestra Arrange the student's seats as if they were an orchestra. Place the names of instruments on the appropriate desks, or affix name stickers to individual students. Allow students to be different instruments on different days. Have a class discussion about
Studying instruments in your music class? The saxophone is a great one to include in your music lesson plans. Saxophones are a very popular instrument, having uses in many genres of music, from Classical to Jazz and Rock. Saxophones are often featured in “big band” music.”Big Band” music often features the saxophone. The typical “big