My store, Newtonlab specializes in music lesson resources and school assemblies / presentations. And, in case you’re wondering, I named my store Newtonlab because I had a black Labrador called Newton who would sit at my feet when I was working at home.
My store, Newtonlab specializes in music lesson resources and school assemblies / presentations. And, in case you’re wondering, I named my store Newtonlab because I had a black Labrador called Newton who would sit at my feet when I was working at home.
**Musical Instruments and their Sounds **
1 Unit of 6 Music Lessons
Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2
You do not have to have a musical background to deliver this.
Simple to put together and extremely effective, this unit of work can be delivered to small and/or large groups.
Comprising of 6 easy-to-follow, fun music lessons based around instrument sounds.
In this listening-based unit pupils will;
• Develop listening skills
• Increase musical instrument knowledge
• Recognise a range of twenty musical instruments by sight and sound
This pack includes;
• Clear and concise detailed lesson plans
• Step-by-step instructions
• Colourful printable worksheets with all answers included
• Instrumental sounds presented as MP3 files
• Colourful pictures and sounds presented through 171 PowerPoint slides
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**Musical Skills **
Listening and Responding
**Musical Instruments **
Bongo drums
Castanets
Church bell
Cymbals
Gong
Hand bells
Harp
Kazoo
Kettle drums
Metal chimes
Piano
Ratchet
Tambourine
Triangle
Trumpet
Tuba
Violin
Woodblock
Wooden chimes
Xylophone
Resource Guide
In your pack you will find the following resources;
• 6 detailed lesson plans
• Set of worksheets (Purple Heading)
• Musical Instrument Support Sheet (Yellow Heading)
• PP presentation containing 171 slides
• 3 folders containing MP3 recordings of instrumental sounds; Set A, B & C
Terms of Use - These resources are solely for use in school. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially.
Music Activities
What to Listen For In Music
Key Stage 3
Listening is a fundamental aspect of the music curriculum. Students need to acquire a music vocabulary so that they can talk about the features of music and discuss their responses to these features.
This pack uses a range of materials of varying levels which encourage and support students in responding appropriately to the music they are listening to.
Works with small groups of students, or as many as you have.
Simply choose the music, print and go.
Great for supply teachers too!
No musical background is required.
This resource includes;
• A set of 12 printable musical term posters with their definitions, including dynamics, form, genre, harmony, instrumentation, melody, mood, rhythm, texture, tempo, timbre and tonality – great for classroom display
• A matching set of 12 printable vocabulary posters for each musical term, designed to guide students and encourage discussion about what they listen for in music – great for classroom display
• A set of 28 printable, generic listening exercise worksheets ranging in approach and levels of difficulty so that you can differentiate appropriately.
Worksheets are in no particular order; you chose what is most suitable for your cohort
In addition there is an easy guide for creating your own posters.
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Playing a Glockenspiel Unit 1
16 Music Lessons
Suitable for pupils in Years 5 and 6
These units are not mac-friendly.
You don’t have to have a musical background to teach your class how to play musical instruments!
This unit of 16 practical music lessons, teaches pupils how to play and perform, using glockenspiels.
Pupils learn;
• How to play the glockenspiel correctly
• How to read and play a variety of tunes and songs using a lettered score
• How to perform in two, three and four parts
• About the percussion family, tuned and untuned instruments and a range of musical terms and signs
These resources will support your delivery of the Model Music Curriculum 2021. The musical activities in this pack focus on Listening and Performing. The activities also aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, team-work, coordination and confidence.
You do not need a musical background to deliver this unit.
This unit includes;
• Clear and concise detailed lesson plans with numerous exercises, tunes and songs to play
• Opportunities to play in one, two, three and four-parts
• PowerPoint presentations of the exercises and songs
• Numerous hints, tips and advice to support your pupils in making progress
• Differentiated parts and engagement suggestions
• A set of printable lettered scores
• MP3-file recordings of each exercise and song, for your support
Resources
Glockenspiels (If you are using a glockenspiel with two rows, we will be playing along the bottom row)
Musical terms/words used-
Ascending
Beater
Descending
Folk song
Folk tune
Glockenspiel
Gospel song
Harmony
Hymn
Lettered score
Melody
Percussion family
Repeat symbols
Repetition
Scale
Tempo
Ternary form
Tuned
Untuned
Upbeat
Volta brackets
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Terms of Use - These resources belong to Newtonlab and may not be shared with third parties or used commercially.
It’s Christmas!
Ten original, percussion-based, Christmas-themed pieces suitable for pupils in years 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Ideal for Christmas shows, carol services, reviews and Christmas-themed music lessons.
Minimal resources are required, only bells, chime bars, cymbals, glockenspiels, triangles and claves/woodblocks and not all are needed for every piece!
Pupils learn about the percussion family, how to play their instruments correctly, how to read, play and perform using lettered score with the option of a traditional notated music score.
Pupils also learn to use range of musical terms and signs.
Each piece has detailed step-by-step instructions and printable scores.
In order to support your delivery, you will find MIDI file recordings of each song.
You do not need a musical background to perform these compositions.
This pack includes;
• Easy to follow, step by step instructions for every piece
• Information and support regarding the percussion instruments
• A glossary of musical terms and signs
• MIDI file recordings of each piece. Where a composition has a piano accompaniment there is an additional piano-only backing track
• A set of colourful, printable lettered, graphic and traditional music scores.