SIX THANKSGIVING MUSIC COMPOSITION ACTIVITIES Have your students compose and perform their very own songs for THANKSGIVING!! ♦ This file contains SIX guided music compositions activities and ♦ Teacher Ideas and Suggestions. ♦ Each of the SIX music composition/song activities comes in TWO versions, color, which is perfect for you the teacher to project as you explain/model the activity AND black and white for the student to color while they wait for inspiration OR when they are completed their song! ♫ Students compose their very own THANKSGIVING song by choosing from the given bars/measures of rhythm with words and placing them in an order of their choosing. ♫ The more advanced students in your class can use the given measures/bars as a springboard for creating their own THANKSGIVING verse for their song and using the templates provided to notate their song! ♫ Students can only use the specified pitches in their music composition. This is specified for FIVE of the activities ♫♫ NOW INCLUDED is a song writing activity sheet where the pitches have NOT been specified. Teachers can use this sheet to draw the clef and pitches they have been working on in class. Use this resource to develop/assess understanding of: ♦ Pitch ♦ Rhythm ♦ Words and rhythms ♦ Standard notation on the treble staff Completed activities/songs can then be used for: ♦ A class concert ♦ A wall/bulletin board display for your music classroom

THANKSGIVING Themed Music Worksheets Black and white version This PDF file contains 24 worksheets covering the following music concepts: 1. Names of Notes and Rests (4 worksheets but TWO versions. One set using North American terminology and the other using British Terminology) 2. Treble Pitch 3. Bass Pitch 4. Alto Pitch 5. Music Signs and Symbols

This PDF file contains 24 worksheets covering the following music concepts: 1. Names of Notes and Rests (4 worksheets but TWO versions. One set using North American terminology and the other using British Terminology) 2. Treble Pitch 3. Bass Pitch 4. Alto Pitch 5. Music Signs and Symbols

Thanksgiving Themed Rhythm Sheets ♦ This PDF file contains 35 rhythm sheets. ♦ The student is asked to count the number of beats in the boxes and writing the answer on a Thanksgiving related image. ♦ All images are black and white. Students can color the images to complete the sheets. ♦ The rhythms become progressively more difficult, allowing for extension work or for use with a range of abilities and grade levels.

Thanksgiving Rhythm Sheets - color ♦ This PDF file contains 35 rhythm sheets. ♦ The student is asked to count the number of beats in the boxes and writing the answer on a Thanksgiving related image. ♦ All images are color - excellent for projecting as a group/whole class activity. ♦ The rhythms become progressively more difficult, allowing for extension work or for use with a range of abilities and grade levels.

Music Worksheets: Music Math with a Santa Theme! 24 music worksheets aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of note and rest values. Each music math worksheet has a SANTA image for the student to color. The resource contains: ♦ TEN addition worksheets with an image to color and ♦ TEN subtraction worksheets with an image to color ♦ These worksheets vary in difficulty, so can be used with - different grade /ability levels ♦ There are also FOUR worksheets for students to create their own music math worksheets to share with their music peers/friends. +++Have students create a music math worksheet to exchange with another student. +++The student who created the worksheet is also the one who will correct the completed worksheet. This is an excellent activity for higher order thinking!

Rhythm and Meter - North American terminology This PDF resource consists of 20 activity/worksheet pages with a Santa theme! ♦ There are TEN different Activity/worksheet pages. ♦ Each page is included in both black and white and color ♦ The black and white sheets can be used for individual work in the classroom or given as home revision. ♦ Students also have the option of coloring the page. ♦ The colored sheets are particularly good for whole class teaching/discussion/questioning. Project the slides for whole class viewing. Students are ask to: ♦ Add up the beats and insert the correct meter. ♦ Create their own measure of rhythm according to the given meter. ♦ Clap the measures.

Rhythm and Time Signatures - British terminology This PDF resource consists of 20 activity/worksheet pages with a Santa theme! ♦ There are TEN different Activity/worksheet pages. ♦ Each page is included in both black and white and colour ♦ The black and white sheets can be used for individual work in the classroom or given as home revision. ♦ Students also have the option of colouring the page. ♦ The coloured sheets are particularly good for whole class teaching/discussion/questioning. Project the slides for whole class viewing. Students are ask to: ♦ Add up the beats and insert the correct time signature. ♦ Create their own bar of rhythm according to the given time signature. ♦ Clap the bars of rhythm…

Students work on research, technology, reading, comprehension and writing skills as they research the life and music of composer George Frederic Handel. 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!

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 set contains 30 Music Coloring Glyphs! Each page appears TWICE: 1. With music symbols and color code added for students to complete 2. As a template for the students (or you the teacher) to create your own Music Symbol Glyph Concepts covered: ♫ Notes ♫ Rest ♫ Music symbols ♫ Treble staff pitch names ♫ Bass staff pitch names ♫ Dynamics

♫ This is a one page worksheet designed to guide students responses after listening to a piece of music.

TREBLE LINES and SPACES MUSIC MAZES • This file contains 12 music mazes based on the pitch of the treble lines & spaces from middle C to A above the staff. • For each question box in the maze there are two answer boxes. If the correct answer is selected, the maze leads to the next question box, but if the incorrect answer is chosen, the maze leads to a dead end. ANSWER sheets are included, making the mazes excellent for self-correcting worksheets/centers/homework etc.

Performance Evaluation and Analysis Sheets YouTube is a fantastic resource for teachers - and especially music teachers! This file contains TWO worksheets that can be used in conjunction with viewing a performance on YouTube: 1. Performance Evaluation Sheet 2 Analysis Sheet Very handy for all music classes!

♫ This Word Search Puzzle contains 30 bagpipe instruments. ♫ An ANSWER key is provided ♫ The puzzle can be used as part of a sub lesson or as an additional resource for your World Instruments unit. PLEASE NOTE: This puzzle is also available in the ‘TEN Instrument Word Search Puzzles’ resource

24 music math worksheets aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of note and rest values. Each music math worksheet has an image for the student to colour. The resource contains: ♦ TEN addition worksheets with an image to colour and ♦ TEN subtraction worksheets with an image to colour ♦ These worksheets vary in difficulty, so can be used with - different grade /ability levels ♦ There are also FOUR worksheets for students to create their own music math worksheets to share with their music peers/friends. +++Have students create a music math worksheet to exchange with another student. +++The student who created the worksheet is also the one who will correct the completed worksheet. This is an excellent activity for higher order thinking!

24 worksheets aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of note and rest values. Each music math worksheet has an image for the student to colour. The resource contains: TEN addition worksheets with an image to colour and TEN subtraction worksheets with an image to colour These worksheets vary in difficulty, so can be used with - different grade /ability levels There are also FOUR worksheets for students to create their own music math worksheets to share with their music peers/friends. +++Have students create a music math worksheet to exchange with another student. +++The student who created the worksheet is also the one who will correct the completed worksheet. This is an excellent activity for higher order thinking!

24 music math worksheets aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of note and rest values. Each music math worksheet has a summer image for the student to colour. The resource contains: TEN addition worksheets with an image to colour and TEN subtraction worksheets with an image to colour These worksheets vary in difficulty, so can be used with - different grade /ability levels There are also FOUR worksheets for students to create their own music math worksheets to share with their music peers/friends. +++Have students create a music math worksheet to exchange with another student. +++The student who created the worksheet is also the one who will correct the completed worksheet. This is an excellent activity for higher order thinking!

This resource contains FOURTEEN aural discrimination (listening skill) worksheets. Listening Worksheets to help develop aural skills in Young Musicians Each listening worksheet focuses on the development of the ability to identify FOUR aural concepts: -Rhythm -Intervals -Melody Identification -Major and minor chords An ANSWER sheet is supplied for each worksheet. Teachers can choose to use these or create their own answer sheets.

This file contains 12 music mazes based on the pitch of the bass lines & spaces from F below the staff to middle C. For each question box in the maze there are two answer boxes. If the correct answer is selected, the maze leads to the next question box, but if the incorrect answer is chosen, the maze leads to a dead end. ANSWER sheets are included, making the mazes excellent for self-correcting worksheets/centres/homework etc.