This is a great series of rhythm worksheets for developing rhythm writing and performance skills. Students roll dice, write the corresponding rhythm in the boxes provided, and then perform their newly created rhythms. Each sheet introduces different rhythms (i.e. quarter notes, rests, syncopations, etc.). As an extension opportunity, staff paper is included on the back of each worksheet to set the rhythms to pitch along with a helpful, color-coded and labeled staff with notes. There are 7 different worksheets included, each featuring different complexity of rhythms. As a bonus, I have also included a blank worksheet so that you can custom-make this activity, based on whatever rhythms you choose to write in.

Want to create a display about one the most famous choral composers of the 20th century? Look no further than Eric Whitacre! This is a Zip file containing printable PNG files. This is perfect for bulletin boards to make students aware of composers from a variety of eras and locations around the world. Pages Include: Composer of the Month Title Page Labels for each category (who, where, when, etc) Whitacre Title page Biography Cool Facts Famous Compositions Map of Whitacre’s travels Definition of the Month Many teachers have found these packs helpful for interactive notebooks and handouts as well.

This is a fun, escape room themed activity for a music class that also reinforces musical concepts. There are 7 different puzzles to solve using music knowledge such as rhythmic values, tempo markings, and note names. It is possible to set this up in a single classroom and have stations for the clues. If you have the space, it also works to use breakout spaces for separate clues. My middle schoolers loved it and generally solved it in 30-40 minutes. My Grade 5 pupils worked through the escape room with some hints, but were able to complete it with help. Fair warning, this entire escape room is based on a musical pun so if you are into punny jokes, this one is for you! Included: All clues in PNG format Answers to all of the clues A walkthrough/set-up suggestions One clue needs to be on a piano. A picture of a piano can work in a pinch

Beautifully designed and informative ready-to-print posters to make your classroom decorating bright, beautiful, and, best of all, easy for you! This bundle features posters with pictures of a variety of instruments and informative descriptions for each. Happy decorating! Instruments Included Violin Viola Trumpet Guitar Harp Cello Bass Saxophone Flute Piccolo Clarinet Piano Oboe Recorder Woodblock Tambourine Xylophone Rhythm Sticks Claves Drum Maraca Snare Drum There are 22 color PNG images in this file. These files are in a compressed (zip) folder. Please make sure you are able to extract them before purchasing.

This is an 11-page student workbook that introduces students to the basics of popular music. In this packet, there are listening tasks, composition and performance tasks as well as grading rubrics. This is a very fun unit to work through with your class and certain elements could be adapted for use with music technology software, should you so choose. This generally takes me 8-10 weeks to work through with my students, depending on how much time I allow for practice and composition.

Here is a sheet designed to help young learners with note placement on the staff and the piano/keyboard. Also included are rhythm and rests references to make a handy and colorful, all-in-one reference sheet to support your students’ learning in music. There are sheets for both sharps and flats as well as quarter note/eighth note rhythms and crotchet/quaver rhythms.

This is a student workbook which provides an overview of the musical form Theme and Variations. There are several listening tasks, composition tasks, grading rubrics and opportunities for reflection included in this workbook. Depending on the amount of time given for composition tasks, completing this unit generally takes between 10-12 weeks. Enjoy!

19 worksheets designed to help students strengthen their skills with scales, triads and intervals. These worksheets are designed for beginning to intermediate students. Pupils without prior knowledge of scales, triads and intervals may find this work difficult.

This 15 page workbook is a complete unit for students to begin developing their knowledge of music structure and form. Binary, ternary, and rondo form are the focus of this unit. There are listening, composition, and performance activities throughout the workbook along with rubrics for the performance tasks. Included in this file are a workbook with quarter/eighth note language and one with crotchet/quaver language as well as an answer key for your convenience. My Grade 5 pupils really enjoy this unit and enjoy all of the performance and composition opportunities.

This unit covers 5 musical scales: pentatonic, major, minor, chromatic, and whole tone. This booklet is 15 pages long and includes a variety of listening, performing, and composition activities and as well as grading rubrics. It typically takes about 10-14 weeks to work through this unit with all of the activities and giving students enough practice time to solidify skills. There are copies of this unit in the file that use quarter notes and half notes as well as crotchets and quavers.

Spark your student’s inner music historian with easy to read, one page biographies on 23 composers from different music time periods then use the biography to search for hidden words in the attached word-search relating to the composer. A great activity for introductory music history lessons or lessons for non-music specialists. All biographies are formatted for one page and are saved as individual PDFs for ease of printing. An answer key per composer is included. Composers included: Tchaikovsky Rachmaninov Mussorgsky Mahler Verdi Grieg Debussy Chopin Brahms Bernstein Davis Gershwin Stravinsky Joplin Whitacre Williams Mozart Haydn Beethoven Bach Vivaldi Handel Monteverdi

There are 48 posters in this product featuring major and minor tonic triads. Each slide has the chord in either treble or bass clef along with how to play the chord on the piano. This is a great resource for recognizing written and played chords on the piano. Each poster is also bright and colorful and will definitely brighten up your teaching space. Happy decorating! This product is saved as a compressed (ZIP) file. Please make sure you can extract prior to purchase.

This is a great resource for older music pupils to develop their listening skills. There are 5 pages that support the recognition and development of specific music terminology related to musical elements. The final page is a listening chart that encourages addressing all of the musical elements when listening to a piece of music.

This is a great reference tool for students who want to develop music-specific terminology. There are 8 pages of vocabulary defining words that are often used to describe structure, harmony, melody, rhythm, dynamics, articulation, tempo, texture, instruments, music history, and music technology. The same 8 pages are then copied for you twice to make this as adaptable to your lessons as possible; once with the terminology and no definitions and once with neither words or definitions. Hopefully, you find this as useful as I have for reinforcing music terminology.

Here are 30 folk songs with color-coded note names and pictures of the matching piano chords. Easy to read and use for beginning piano, chordal instruments, or pitched percussion! This is also easy to share or airdrop to students if they have their own devices or if you have department iPads (or something similar) which reduces your need to print! Included Songs ABC Song London Bridge Row Your Boat Twinkle, Twinkle Frere Jacques Three Blind Mice Baa Baa Black Sheep Old MacDonald Head and Shoulders …and many more! **Files are in a compressed (zip) folder. Please make sure you know how to extract prior to purchase. **

Here are 10 holiday songs with color-coded note names and pictures of the matching piano chords. Easy to read and use for beginning piano, chordal instruments, or pitched percussion! This is also easy to share or airdrop to students if they have their own devices or if you have department iPads (or something similar) which reduces your need to print. Included Songs Deck the Halls Jingle Bells The First Noel Silent Night We Wish You a Merry Christmas …and many more! **Files are in a compressed (zip) folder. Please make sure you know how to extract prior to purchase. **

This is a fun unit for students to begin to explore the links between technology and music. This unit uses listening, composing, and arranging tasks and comes with grading rubrics for composing and arranging tasks. Students explore a I, V, vi, IV chord progression and apply this knowledge to different popular songs. Based upon what they have learned, students will then attempt to arrange their own piece of music based on this four-chord progression. Depending on how much time you allow for composition and performance tasks, this unit could last from 6 to 12 lessons. ** You will need to have previously downloaded software that will allow for either recording or note-entry and layering effects to make full use of this unit. **

This is a fun matching game that reinforces recognition of musical instruments. There are 16 instruments included in this game and students need to match the picture to the instrument name. Included Instruments: Harp, Cello, Violin, Guitar, Drum, Triangle, Cymbals, Trumpet, Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Tambourine, Recorder, Maraca, and Xylophone ** This is a compressed (ZIP) file. Please make sure you can extract prior to purchase.**

5 printable worksheets designed to strengthen musical comprehension. Students are asked to examine a short excerpt of written music and identify or define musical terms and symbols followed by a short notation exercise on each page. These worksheets are designed for students of moderate musical experience.

Decorate your music classroom with these beautiful and informative music note posters or use them as part of a powerpoint presentation. There are 40 PNGs in total in this pack. 18 are music notes with definitions and 22 are large staff paper. This staff paper is easy to use for smart boards or powerpoint presentations or can be printed for class activities. The large staff paper is especially good for little hands or new students to music. Happy Decorating! Vocabulary Crotchet (stem up and down) Quaver (stem up and down) Minim (stem up and down) Semibreve Semiquaver (stem up and down) Crotchet rest Quaver rest Minim rest Semibreve rest Semiquaver rest Treble Clef Bass Clef