🍎 Music Teacher Grades 7 - 12 💜 Welcome! I’m Kim Maloney, creator of MusicTeacherResources. My objective is to provide you with a range of quality, classroom-ready resources. Resources for busy teachers who want the best for their students, and to spend more quality time with the people they love the most!
🍎 Music Teacher Grades 7 - 12 💜 Welcome! I’m Kim Maloney, creator of MusicTeacherResources. My objective is to provide you with a range of quality, classroom-ready resources. Resources for busy teachers who want the best for their students, and to spend more quality time with the people they love the most!
This is a 20 page PDF file of rhythm and aural activities with an Easter theme.
FOCUS RHYTHMS are half note, quarter note, quarter rest and set of eighth notes
♫ ACTIVITY 1: Students are to notate short rhythms clapped/played by the teacher, onto the Easter image!
There are TEN different pages of rhythms for teachers to use and TWO different student response/answer sheets.
*** The two student response/answer sheets are provided in both color and b/w to save on ink! ***
♫ ACTIVITY 2: Students are to write the TEN given rhythms in the column next to the matching Easter phrase
♫ ACTIVITY 2a: Teacher can also change-up this activity by clapping the rhythm to the students – this will depend on grade level or standard of the class.
♫ ACTIVITY 3: Have students draw a line for the Easter phrase to its matching rhythm.
♫ Extension Activity: students can them select some of the phrases and combine them to make a RHYTHM COMPOSITION!
This is a 20 page PDF file of rhythm and aural activities with an EASTER theme.
♫ ACTIVITY 1: Students are to notate short rhythms clapped/played by the teacher, onto the student answer sheet !
There are TEN different pages of rhythms for teachers to use and TWO different student response/answer sheets.
*** The two student response/answer sheets are provided in both color and b/w to save on ink! ***
♫ ACTIVITY 2: Students are to write the TEN given rhythms in the column next to the matching EASTER phrase
♫ ACTIVITY 2a: Teacher can also change-up this activity by clapping the rhythm to the students – this will depend on grade level or standard of the class.
♫ ACTIVITY 3: Have students draw a line from the EASTER phrase to its matching rhythm.
♫ Extension Activity: students can them select some of the phrases and combine them to make a RHYTHM COMPOSITION!
Valentine’s Day Rhythm Activities
This is a 23 page PDF file of rhythm activities with a Valentine’s Day theme.
ACTIVITY 1: Students are to notate short rhythms clapped/played by the teacher, into the center of chocolate Hersey Kisses! There are FOUR different set of rhythms for teachers to use.
ACTIVITY 2: This is similar to ACTIVITY 1 but with more advanced rhythms
ACTIVITY 3: This is similar to ACTIVITY 2 but with more advanced rhythms
A student worksheet and FOUR pages of rhythms for the teacher to clap are provided for each of these THREE activities.
ACTIVITY 4: Students are to write the TEN given rhythms in the column next to the matching Valentine’s Day phrase
ACTIVITY 4a: Teacher can also change Activity by clapping the rhythm to the students – this will depend on grade level or standard of the class.
ACTIVITY 5: Have students draw a line for the Valentine’s Day phrase to its matching rhythm.
Extension Activity: students can them select some of the phrases and combine them to make a RHYTHM COMPOSITION!
A student worksheet and ANSWER sheet are provided for all activities.
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
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.
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Suitable for: Years 7-11
A very valuable addition to your teaching resources!
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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
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Review music theory during Halloween season music lessons with this set of no-prep fun and educational worksheets!
This PDF file contains 27 worksheets to print and hand out. covering the following music concepts:
Names of Notes and Rests (4 worksheets but TWO versions. One set using North American terminology and the other using British Terminology)
Treble Pitch
Bass Pitch
Alto Pitch
Music Signs and Symbols
Key Signatures
Also suitable for sub lessons.
Suitable for: Years 5-7
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This collection of 12 RHYTHM Theory worksheets now contains 13 RHYTHM worksheets!!
♪♪***BONUS*** ♪♪ Rhythm of 21 U.S. States has been added to the original 12 worksheets!
Students are to match the name of the given words to the correct rhythm.
Perfect for beginners!The worksheets are for beginners, with the beats of each rhythm adding up to 2 only.
Each rhythm worksheet has an answer sheet and a sheet showing the divided syllables with accents marked. Each rhythm sheet is based on a different topic.
Each rhythm worksheet has an answer sheet and a sheet showing the divided syllables with accents marked. Each rhythm sheet is based on a different topic.
Topics include:
Fruit
Harry Potter
Ice cream flavors
Hamburgers
Transport
Chocolate bars
Sport
Countries
Music instruments
Hats
Fast Food joints
Music Styles
** BONUS** - Halloween
Excellent for reinforcement or revision. You can never have too many of these types of worksheets!
Suitable for: Years 2-5
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This PDF file contains 30 pages: TWO x 15 page sets of Student Worksheets/Listening Journal pages.
The two sets are very similar with one being just a little more difficult to cater for older or more advanced students.
You can choose to use them as individually selected worksheets or combine them to create a Danse Macabre Listening Journal for each student
Suit Grades 1-4.
A fun way for music students to practise their note reading, rhythm and sight-singing skills!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
SIX Christmas Music Mystery Stories
An answer sheet is provided for each of the stories.
HOW TO USE:
In order for students to complete each story, they will need to identify the given music excerpts from well-known Christmas carols and songs. The missing words of the story will be the lyrics from the excerpts!
To complete the story students could write the missing words under the music excerpts or rewrite the story.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES COULD INCLUDE:
Creating theory questions based on the excerpts given and
Have students create their own Christmas mystery story!
This is a fun way for music students to practice their note reading, rhythm and sight-singing skills!
Suitable for Middle School Students and Up
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.
Spice up your Christmas period lessons or sub-lessons with an activity to review note and rest values.
This set of fun and engaging Rhythm Review worksheets will keep students engaged while reinforcing their theory knowledge.
The following versions are provided, giving you the ultimate flexibility:
Landscape, portrait, color, black and white!
PRINTABLE FORMAT: Just print and laminate them for individual, small-group, or whole-class activities. Single pages and TASK CARDS included.
DIGITAL FORMAT: Google slides, color and black and white task cards!
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
24 Portrait Printable worksheets (single pages, both colored and black & white)
24 Landscape Printable worksheets (single pages, colored, black & white). This set has different maths equations!
Google slides version
Task Cards
Student response/answer sheets in color and black & white
Teacher answer sheet - single page
Colored answer sheets for both the landscape and portrait versions to project
Teacher Tips and Ideas page
The 24 worksheets include the following:
TEN (10) addition worksheets with an image to color and
TEN (10) subtraction worksheets with an image to color.
These worksheets vary in difficulty so that they can be used with different grade/ability levels.
There are also FOUR worksheets for students to create their own music maths worksheets to share with their music peers/friends.
Have students create a music maths worksheet to exchange with another student.
The student who created the worksheet is also the one who will correct the completed worksheets
This is an excellent activity for higher-order thinking!
Designed to reinforce students’ knowledge of note and rest values
The activities become progressively more complex and can be used for several grade levels or differentiation within a class.
A content packed, valuable resource that is complete and ready to go!
Suitable for: Years 7-11
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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.
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Rhythm is a vital concept for all musicians to understand! It needs constant reinforcement, so I created the Rhythm Workout worksheets.
FILE contains:
35 Rhythm Workout pages that increase in difficulty, making them suitable for different grade levels and abilities.
Each page has FIVE rhythms. That’s 175 rhythms, enough for a whole semester!
TWO pages of Teacher Tips and Ideas for using this resource!
I use these to review rhythm in every lesson!
Perfect for cover lesson plans for years 7-11!
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This resource 50 music worksheets aimed at reinforcing students’ understanding and knowledge of:
♫ MAJOR Key Signatures in the Treble
♫ MAJOR Key Signatures in the Bass
♫ MINOR Key Signatures in the Treble
♫ MINOR Key Signatures in the Bass
♫ Relative Key Signatures
There are FOUR Rhythm Flip Books for you and your students to create, within this ONE download:
1. A ready-made Rhythm Flip Book to print off and assemble.
2. A blank template for all the pages of Rhythm Flip Book ONE. Print off and have the students draw the notes and write the information on each page to create their own Rhythm Flip Book. There is also a title page for students to color.
3. All necessary note values and rests to create a Rhythm Flip Book in 4/4 time.
4. All necessary note values and rests to create a Rhythm Flip Book in 3/4 time.
Assembly instructions are also included!
The RHYTHM FLIP BOOKS are designed for use with a range of grades and skill levels.
These Halloween Worksheets are a fun and engaging activity to review TREBLE pitch note names during your Halloween Music Lessons. Also suitable for cover lessons.
PRINTABLE OR DIGITAL:
Choose Your Format - These activities come in 2 different formats.
PRINTABLE FORMAT
Print individual pages or the set to create a Halloween Treble Pitch Workbook
GOOGLE SLIDES
These activities can be assigned in Google Classroom or with a link. You can access the Easel version via your purchases page or the product listing page.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
20 TREBLE Pitch review worksheets are provided in the following version:
Printable (single pages, both colored and black & white)
Google slides
Task Cards
A student response/answer sheet in color and black & white
Teacher answer sheet - single page
20 colored answer sheets to project
Teacher Tips and Ideas page
Designed to reinforce students’ knowledge of and quick recognition of Note names on the TREBLE staff
TO ASSEMBLE TASK CARDS:
Print and cut along the guidelines.
Laminate and use them again and again.
Cards may also be printed on card stock.
Print sheets for individual/group work or display the question sheets to the whole class and have the students fill in their answers on the answer sheet!
Use this resource as:
Individual worksheets
Centres
Homework
A quiz (quiz sheet and answers included) or as,
A whole class game!
Rhythm is a vital concept for all musicians to understand! It needs constant reinforcement, so I created the Rhythm Workout worksheets.
FILE contains:
35 Rhythm Workout pages with a focus on syncopation.
Each page has FIVE rhythms. - enough for a whole semester! That’s 175 RHYTHMS
The rhythms increase in difficulty.
TWO pages of Teacher Tips and Ideas for using this resource!
I used these every lesson!
Perfect for cover lesson plans for years 7-11!
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VOCAL DEVICES
♫ This resource is a 19 page PDF file containing:
♫ Information pages: the description of 13 vocal devices/techniques.
♫ These pages can be projected onto a screen or printed off to aid teaching and class discussion.
♫ Student note taking pages that reflect the teachers information pages.
♫ I have also included a student workbook cover page so you can collate the student pages into a neat workbook if you wish.
♫ A listening activity that lists 11 songs for students to listen to and describe the vocal device/s used. These can be obtain quite easily from iTunes or YouTube.
♫ An answer key for the Listening Activity
♫ A quiz on Vocal devices
**The answer key to the quiz.
This is a valuable and time saving resource.