A great guide for introducing students to the Blues!! This unit booklet serves as a guide through Blues chords and improvisation. Students will have the most success if they have access to keyboards or pianos, especially for the 12 bar Blues chord section. The improvisation can be done on any instrument, but piano seems to easily accessible by most students. This booklet is 14 pages long and includes a variety of activities and grading rubrics. It typically takes about 16 weeks to work through this unit with all of the activities and giving students enough practice time to solidify skills. Included Activities: A very short history on the Blues Multiple listening activities 12 bar Blues Chord progression 12 bar Walking Bass line Blues improvisation Reflection opportunities There are copies of this unit using quarter notes and half notes as well as crotchets and quavers. There is also an answer key included for your convenience.

Here is an easy to read, but colorful ATL display for PYP learners. The language is simple and focuses on three aspects of each of the 5 ATL skills. Also included is an exit ticket chart for students to show you how they felt about their own ATL skills during your lesson. Included: ATL Topic poster (1), ATL Skills Posters (5), Exit Ticket Posters (4). *At no additional cost, I’ve included two different versions to suit your personal teaching style. Happy decorating!

This is an easy exit ticket system to check your students’ understanding in a quick way at the end of any lesson. The resources are in jpeg and pdf format for easy printing. Musicially yours, Lyrical Liz

Two pretty posters that list all the surprising (or maybe not!) benefits of playing an instrument.

Enjoy this color-coded treble clef staff with labeled note names! This is a great resource to use in a display, online activities, or as a visual in a larger unit. Students really enjoy the color-coding and it helps them start to identify notes quickly and easily.

Enjoy this color-coded bass clef staff with labeled note names! This is a great resource to use in a display, online activities, or as a visual in a larger unit. Students really enjoy the color-coding and it helps them start to identify notes quickly and easily.

If you are anything like me, you are constantly on the lookout for easy to use resources to support your work in your classroom. Here is an easy, printable, customizable, composition book. There is a title page, a large staff page, and a smaller staff page. All you have to do is choose how many pages you want and press print! Finally, an easy and customizable option for your music notation!!

An easy display resource for you to practice a variety of rhythms with your students. Each of the 16 slides has 3 examples for simple yet effective rhythm practice. Happy clapping!

When we are working in the classroom on self-directed activities, I will often open my “music clinic” for students who need an extra bit of help. They seem to enjoy it when I set out this sign and I have gotten more students to come up to ask for some one-on-one assistance when using it. Hope that you find it useful!

Here are 3 free 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! Included Songs ABC Song London Bridge Row Your Boat **Files are in a compressed (zip) folder. Please make sure you know how to extract prior to downloading. **

Easily printable black and white awards for Music students! 36 different music awards for: Choral Band Orchestra General Music

With more schools being asked to go to digital learning platforms at the moment, here are the resources I have developed to work through with my students for the next few weeks. I hope you find them useful if you are looking for ways to engage your music students from a distance. I am lucky that my students already have one-to-one devices so I know that they all have access to an app store and the Internet for online submissions. I have designed 6 assignments to use in conjunction with Music Maker Jam as an introduction to easy creation and arranging of pop music. It is a free app to download initially but has the option for in-app purchases, just so you are aware. I needed an alternative to Garageband for my students as not all of them have Macs/iPads. I’ve worked through all of the lessons using this app, but you might find a different app more suitable for your needs. I am not receiving any benefits from using this app. I just needed something quick and easy for my students to use. Please feel free to adapt, use, and share during this difficult time. Wishing you all the best! Stay safe and keep making music! :-)

With more schools being asked to go to digital learning platforms at the moment, here are the resources I have developed to work through with my students for the next few weeks. I hope you find them useful if you are looking for ways to engage your music students from a distance. I am lucky that my students already have one-to-one iPads so I know that they all have access to Garageband and the Internet for online submissions. I have designed 5 assignments to use in conjunction with Garageband as an introduction to easy editing and arranging of music. Please feel free to adapt, use, and share during this difficult time. Wishing you all the best!

Two pretty posters that list all the surprising (or maybe not!) benefits of singing in a choir. Happy decorating!

There are 14 cards in this file. Each card features information about a different element of music in a convenient size for tabletop reminders. I have made packs of all 14, hole-punched the corner and put them on a ring for students to study and used small picture frames to display these cards for reference. If you laminate them and tape them to tabletops or keyboard music stands, they last for ages! Mine are in their third year of usage at the moment. Elements included Tempo Dynamics Rhythms Articulations Symbols Structure Texture Bass Clef Notes Treble Clef Notes Time Signatures Sharp Key Signatures Flat Key Signatures Keyboard with Sharps Keyboards with Flats This product is in a compressed (ZIP) file. Please make sure you can extract prior to purchase.

Here are two sets of all 10 Learner Profile traits on colorful posters with music specific language. One set uses language and terms appropriate for upper elementary and the other uses more simplified language for younger learners. These bright and colorful posters are sure to brighten up your work space and inspire conversations about the IB Learner Profile in Music. Happy decorating! All posters are in PDF and PNG formats for your convenience. All files are in a compressed (zip) format. Please make sure you know how to extract these files prior to purchase.

This unit walks elementary age students through the basics of African drumming. Included in this ten page packet are comprehension, listening, writing, composition, and performance tasks as well as rubrics and answer keys. There is a version that is written using quarter/eighth notes and one using crotchets/quavers for your convenience. This is a fun unit to do and takes my Grade 4 students about 10-12 weeks to finish due to the amount of practice time they receive. Please keep in mind that this is a general overview and, therefore, does not delve into the cultural specific aspects of African music. These files are in a compressed (zip) drive. Please make sure you know how to extract them prior to purchase.

This staff paper is easy to use for little hand learning to write music. Use any one of the 18 different styles to engage your students. Each different sheet comes with a picture of a different musical symbol. These are also great to use with smart boards or powerpoint presentations. Happy music writing! There are 18 black and white 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 a 16-page student workbook which provides an overview of Arabic instruments and musical styles. 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. Please keep in mind that this is a general overview and, therefore, does not delve into the cultural specific aspects of Arabic music. Enjoy!

This is a complete unit that focuses on the links between Art and Music. Students examine Impressionism and explore the music of Mussorgsky as he was influenced by the artwork of Hartmann. Included in the Art student workbook Brief history and comprehension Impressionism based on a given art work Creating a piece of Impressionism Painting to a melody Reflection exercises Self- and peer-assessments Rubrics Included in this pack are a student workbook, answer keys, lesson plans for 11 classes for both art, a suggested unit timeline, and a brief standards document. ** This product is in a compressed (zip) format. Please make sure you can extract the files before purchasing. ** If you would like either the Music or the Art books separately, please look for both items in my store.