Are you needing help introducing composition? Teaching Middle School and Jr. High School music students how to write a melody is not always easy. The worksheets and activities in this resource set out a step-by-step method that students will understand and enjoy. I have used the process outlined in this resource to teach music composition for many years with my classes, and it works without fail! My students call it my melody writing recipe! PRINTABLE FORMAT This product contains a PDF and a PPT version of the resource. WHAT’S INCLUDED: A NINE-page Teachers Resource that explains in detail, step by step, a process for young musicians to follow when writing their first four-bar melody. A TEN-page Student Workbook I show the slides in the Teachers Resource on a digital projector and demonstrate the information on a whiteboard as we work our way through slides 2 - 9. You may choose to have your students follow and work in their Student Workbooks as you go through the information OR have them watch the demonstration first and then work through their booklet. The students then take the knowledge and process they are learnt to compose TWO 8-bar melodies. The final TWO slides in the Student Workbook can be copied and reused for further melody writing exercises. Students will need to have a little background knowledge of keys and chords Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Composition - TEN Melody Writing Projects All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

FORM in MUSIC: Binary, Ternary and Rondo. Included in this resource: Description and explanation, Listening examples Student review questions and QR codes and clickable links leading to music examples. An excellent teaching resource explaining THREE of the most common forms in music; Binary Ternary Rondo The file could be used as a series of individual lessons or to accompany a series of **THREE lessons on form **- one form per lesson. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! Suitable for: Years 7-11 A very valuable addition to your teaching resources! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Theory - MODULATION in MUSIC All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Easy Guitar Trio This is an easy arrangement of the popular Christmas tune, Away in a Manger is arranged for a beginner - intermediate guitar trio. This arrangement will help to build listening skills, rhythmic accuracy and general confidence in ensemble playing, which are essential to all musicians WHAT’S INCLUDED: Arrangement with standard notation and TAB Arrangement with standard notation only Part 1 only Part 2 only Part 3 only THE SCORE: Part 1 has the melody Part 2 is a harmony part with the same rhythm as the melody. Part 3 is very simple - consisting of one note per bar except - towards the end where there is a bar containing three quarter notes. *It will be a wonderful addition to your teaching repertoire. * Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this GUITAR in the CLASSROOM: Melody All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Are you teaching Key Signatures? This resource will help you teach key signatures with ease! Teaching slides, student worksheets and short assessment quizzes are included. **FORMATS AVAILABLE: ** This resource is a ready-to-print PDF worksheet. Suitable for: Years 7-11 WHAT’S INCLUDED: The 37-page file contains: Teaching slides Student quizzes Student worksheets Answer sheets These pages will guide students to discover ALL major and minor key signatures! CONTENT includes: The order of sharps The order of flats How key signatures are drawn in both the treble and bass clef Relative keys Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

This resource investigates how major scales are constructed. It leads the students down a theoretical path of discovery to find the Whole /Half step(tone/semitone) pattern of major scales. This is a PDF file containing 28 pages. It contains both: * Teacher slides/pages that can be projected as you are teaching the concept if major scales, * TEN student worksheets and * Answer sheets. This resource can be used in the number of ways. A page of Teacher Tips is included.

Music Theory Review Worksheets. This bundle of no prep, pdf printable music theory worksheets provides a variety of music theory supplemental practice exercises for your music class. Answer sheets are also included. PRINTABLE FORMAT Print off the individual pages or combine them to create a student theory workbook. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 31 music theory review worksheets 27 answer sheets Both North American and British terminologies are catered for in this resource. Theory concepts include: Rhythm aural activities Time signatures and bar lines Bass pitch word spell Bass pitch Treble pitch Notes and Rests More notes and rests Dotted notes Even MORE rhythm Rhythm Math Major and minor chords Major Scales Major scales ii More major and minor chords More major scales More pitch treble More pitch bass Rhythm MORE rhythm Half Steps (semitones) Whole Steps (tones) Whole and Half steps (Tones and Semitones) More Whole and Half steps (Tones and Semitones) Terms and symbols Terms and symbols ii Music symbol word search Scale degrees Key signatures This resource contains a variety of music theory worksheets suitable for: Whole class work Independent work, Sub Lessons Piano and Studio teachers Home-school Music centers Homework A quick quiz to check for understanding ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from my TES store! Copyright © MusicTeacherResources. All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. ➯ Follow my store to be alerted of new products and sales. CLICK HERE #mtrTheory #mtrTheoryMS #mtrBestSeller

All you need for a unit on Pachelbel’s Canon in D! Listening guide, information sheets, student worksheets, music theory-based question worksheet, and a composition activity with a marking rubric. This is a zip file containing a nine-page PPT, 13-page PDF file, 5 mp3 audio files and 1 mp4 video file. The ten slide Powerpoint contains FIVE audio clips and a video. A 12 point ‘ABOUT PACHELBEL’ information sheet A question sheet based on the information sheet or it could be used as an independent research task. A two page theory worksheet based on the Canon in D A COMPOSITION TASK based on the Canon, with a marking rubric included! A content packed, valuable resource that is complete and ready to go! Suitable for: Years 7-11 CHECK OUT the PREVIEW to see a lot more! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Are you looking for an engaging resource for your Film Music unit that focuses on listening to and analysing the elements of music and has a film scoring composition project to complete the unit? This Music in Film mini-unit focuses on listening to and analyzing the elements of music with a film scoring composition project to complete the unit. Teaching slides, student worksheets, composition activities and links to videos are included. WHAT’S INCLUDED: The resource contains 26 printable pages that can be printed individually or combine to create a student workbook. Includes the following : information on the purpose and function of music in films, questions requiring students’ written response, images for the student to respond to using music terminology and a film scoring composition project! Lesson procedure overview for FIVE lessons to help present the content to your students. PLEASE NOTE: An answer key is NOT included, as student responses will vary. A content packed, valuable resource that is complete and ready to go! Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Introduce your students to The Blues with these informative and engaging written and research activities. WHAT’S INCLUDED: THREE (3) Information/teaching slides THREE (3) Student note-taking pages ONE (1) Word search with answer sheet provided THREE (3) Writing activities THREE (3) Written Research tasks ONE (1) Listening Compare and Contrast task ANSWER SHEETS provided where needed These activities can stand alone as a study of Blues music or be used in conjunction with practical exercises where the students learn to play the Blues! PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print off the student’s response pages individually or combine them to create a student workbook. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Musical Form - Binary, Ternary and Rondo Resource All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Excellent first day of school music lesson activities to help students get to know each other, and teachers gauge students’ prior knowledge, and literacy level. WHAT’S INCLUDED: SIXTEEN (16) Ice Breaker activities for young musicians that include: EIGHT ‘Music and Me’ activities; and EIGHT ‘Find Someone Who’… activities Both North American and British terminologies are catered for. **Designed to suit a range of Year levels: 3 - 7! ** A wonderful way to get students interacting with each other AND gives you the teacher an idea of their background knowledge. Once the activity is completed have each student introduce another to the class! PLEASE NOTE: There is a duplicate copy of some sheets to cater to North American, British terminology and UK English. ♥ Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Key Signatures Teaching Slides and Worksheets All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Are you teaching a guitar unit? I combined the best of the resources I have used over the years with my Year 7-11 guitar classes into this resource! I created these resources for my classes because students of this age don’t want to be playing nursery rhymes. PRINTABLE FORMAT Print off the individual pages or combine them to create a student workbook. WHAT’S INCLUDED in this 27 page file is: Facts about the guitar information and student answer sheet Parts of the guitar diagrams, both labelled and unlabeled Strings and fret diagrams, both labelled and unlabeled How to read guitar TAB and standard notation. Diagrams and student exercises TEN pieces to learn and perform – both solo and duo. LINKS to backing tracks for FIVE of the pieces! Guitar Pieces included are: Blues in E Blues in A (two versions) Ode to Joy (melody and accompaniment) Guitar Boogie Guitar Flow (two versions) Amazing Grace Wipe Out ♫ ♫ At least a term’s worth of work in this resource ♫ ♫ Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Modulation in music can be a difficult concept for some students to grasp. This is why I have created this resource! It takes the students step by step through an easy method of understanding modulation and how to incorporate it into their composition work. This resource makes teaching modulation easy. With explanation slides, examples, student worksheets, practical activities and answer sheets, students are guided to understand this often confusing music concept step-by-step. This 26-page file that covers modulation in MAJOR KEYS only, to the dominant, subdominant and relative minor keys. The file contains: FIVE exercises ask students to write out the dominant, subdominant and relative minor of a given key and state the accidental/s that need to occur. A teaching slide explaining V7 chords ONE page of exercises where students name and notate the V7 chord of the specified keys Teaching slides to explain pivot chords FOUR pages of exercises where students discover and name the common chords of the specified keys. Two methods for finding the common chords are explained. ONE page example/explanation for completing the practical exercises. FOUR written and practical activities where students create and perform an 8-bar progression that modulates. ANSWER KEYS for the student exercises are provided. ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Composition - Melody Writing for Beginners All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

**Students work on research, technology, reading, comprehension and writing skills as they research the life and music of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. ** There are TWO different activity sheets and TWO versions of each. These are designed to suit different ages/abilities. There are TWO versions of the first activity sheet. They are THE SAME except for the way the students access the internet to obtain the answers. One uses clickable links to the sites containing the answers, and the other, QR codes. There are also TWO versions included for the second activity sheet. It has been designed as an independent mini biography research project. This activity sheet contains SIX questions about the life and music of the composer. An ANSWER sheet is also included! *Depending on the technology available to you in your classroom, the student(s) will click on the links provided OR use a QR reader app to scan the QR code. (The QR reader app I use is I-nigma. It is a FREE download in iTunes, and I have never had any problems with it. * **Students are to read the information on the website/s to find the answer the questions. ** Ideal for differentiation in your classroom! Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this BACH Research Activity Sheets All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

Give your students the feeling of achievement and success WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC CERTIFICATES! This file now contains 118 editable certificates making it possible for you to add your students’ names! That’s 58 MORE awards certificates!!! There are 14 different designs to choose from and include awards for: Excellence Achievement Effort Commitment and General certificates so you can create and personalize your own specific award. Perfect to use for your year-end or end of term activities! Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Music Theory Worksheets All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

32 beautifully bright and colorful Instruments of the Orchestra cards that will make a stunning and educational addition to your music classroom. PRINTABLE FORMAT. Print, laminate and display on your classroom bulletin board. WHAT’S INCLUDED: One TITLE Card: Instruments of the Orchestra Four CATEGORY cards, each in a different color: The Percussion Family The Woodwind Family The String Family The Brass Family One card for each family showing all the instruments together. Included on each card are: The name of the instrument in bold, colorful letters A picture of the instrument The range of the instrument and A colored border matching that of the category it belongs to, i.e. all string family instruments have a green border. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this Key Signature Posters All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

BEETHOVEN Research Activity Sheets Students work on research, technology, reading, comprehension and writing skills as they research the life and music of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. There are TWO different activity sheets and TWO versions of each. These are designed to suit different ages/abilities. 1. There are TWO versions of the first activity sheet. They are THE SAME except for the way the students access the internet to obtain the answers. One uses clickable links to the sites containing the answers, and the other, QR codes. This activity sheet contains SIX questions about the life and music of the composer. An ANSWER sheet is also included! Depending on the technology available to you in your classroom, the student(s) will click on the links provided OR use a QR reader app to scan the QR code. (The QR reader app I use is I-nigma. It is a FREE download in iTunes, and I have never had any problems with it. Students are to read the information on the website/s to find the answer the questions. 2. There are also TWO versions included for the second activity sheet. It has been designed as an independent mini biography research project. Students will research FIVE-SIX facts about the composer and record them in the graphic organizer. They will then write an informative paragraph about the life and music of the composer. Ideal for differentiation in your classroom!

This is an in-depth research and oral presentation task that would suit students in grades 5-8. It requires students to choose a country and research the instruments and music of that country. Included are: ♦ A list of TIPS and IDEAS for the teacher. ♦ THREE task pages with six criteria areas for students to address. ♦ A marking sheet for assessment purposes. ♦ A table of suggested countries for research and a column to enter student names so you can keep track of the country each student is researching. ♦ A three page list of internet sites where students might find information. My grade 7 and 8 students really enjoy this task and they learn a great deal about the music of many different countries!

**RHYTHM WORKOUT - Free Download ** This file contains TWO pages of rhythm workouts. Use on a digital projector for students to clap/play or print off as a class worksheet/homework. If you liked this resource you may also like: Music Rhythm Worksheets for Rhythm Reading Practice and Note Value Review ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

A useful handout for your students to use as a reference for their rhythm work! Rhythm Charts: Notes and Rests in Simple Time A useful handout for your students to use as a reference for their rhythm work. It is particularly good to use in conjunction with your aural work i.e. rhythm dictations. You could also print out on A3, laminate and post on your music room wall as a visual reminder This is the one resource that I am STILL using with all of my music classes after 25 plus years of teaching. Suitable for: Years 7-11 Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License

For Your March Music Lessons - St Patrick’s Day Music Math. It’s a Free Music Download There are TWO music math activity sheets in this file to cater for two different grade levels. Students are to complete the music math equations and colour the St Patrick’s Day image. Double click on the images above for a closer look of what’s included in the resource! ♥ CLICK here to check out more quality, ready-to-use resources from the MTR store! You may also like this [MUSIC COMPOSITION: A Step by Step Approach] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11282902) All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. TES-Paid License