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Theme and Variation Assignment

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Outside the 6ix - Bucket Drumming Trio

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A Bucket Drumming Trio made to mimic the craziness of living both inside and outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It includes a variety of simple rhythms (quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and rests), as well as minimal accents and

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$2.00

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Carnival of the Animals

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Thank you for checking out this product in your search for activities regarding Carnival of the Animals. Here is a quick synopsis of this package:- There is a Master copy with each movement (animal) and songs from YouTube for each movement. There

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities

$7.50

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Bruh-Kit (Bucket Drumming Quartet)

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A Bucket Drumming Quartet that includes a variety of simple rhythms (quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, rests and minimal accents)Difficulty level: Medium Easy*Note:-The piece is a total of 32 bars-It is written in 4/4 Time-It has quarter

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.30 MB)

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Spoons (Game) - Musical Terminology/Symbols

By Make it Sharp

Hello and thank you for taking the time to view this product.This product is based on the card game "spoons." Players take turns trying to collect four-of-a-kind cards (i.e.– 4 cards could be: Dynamic, Piano, the definition for piano, and the

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.78 MB)

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Music Assignment: Three Songs and A Theme

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Hello and thank you for taking the time to view this product.This assignment works in a variety of ways: as a simple in-class assignment; as a virtual assignment; as an assignment if you are absent; or as a fun class/school-wide activity. The gist

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.27 MB)

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Head and Shoulders, Rims and Sides: A 4-Part Bucket Drumming Canon

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A 4-part Bucket Drumming canon that includes a variety of simple rhythms (quarter and eighth notes, with corresponding rests) split into 4-bar chunks.Difficulty level: Easy.*Note:-The piece is a total of 38 bars-It is written in 4/4 Time-It has

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

$1.50

Digital Download ZIP (0.16 MB)

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Attraction Reaction - Bucket Drumming Rondo in 6/8 Time

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A Bucket Drumming rondo that includes a variety of rhythms (dotted quarter, quarter, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes) split into 4-bar chunks. Difficulty level: Easy.*Note:-The piece is a total of 44 bars-The Rondo itself has the repeating

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.50

Digital Download ZIP (0.47 MB)

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Bucket Drumming for Llamas - A Solo in 12/8

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A Bucket Drumming piece that includes an easy variety of rhythms (eighth notes, quarter notes, and dotted quarter notes) split into 4-bar chunks.Difficulty level: Easy*Note:-It is written in 12/8 Time-It is mostly quarter notes and eighth notes

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

$1.50

Digital Download ZIP (0.37 MB)

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Bucket Drumming Solo in 2/4 Time

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A Bucket Drumming piece that includes a variety of rhythms (quarter and eighth notes) split into 4-bar chunks. Difficulty level: Very Easy - Easy. *Note: -The piece is a total of 32 bars -It is written in 2/4 Time -It is mostly quarter notes and

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.29 MB)

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Drums in a Bucket (Bucket Drumming Trio)

By Make it Sharp

A Bucket Drumming piece that includes a variety of rhythms and ways to "play." I typically teach the class as individual parts, then then put it together into the different parts. Students are then broken into groups of 3 (or 4 and one part is

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.32 MB)

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FREE: Simple Music Rhythm Test

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A simple music test to assess knowledge of written rhythms in music. I would use this as a diagnostic (assessment for learning) tool. ************************************************ How to earn free things on TPT by giving feedback: Go to

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (0.04 MB)

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Multiple Theory Tests (Grade 8)

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This product is a zip file of a collection of various musical theory tests I use with grade 8. It includes five tests that range in difficulty. There are a variety of questions including terminology, writing appropriate time signatures, putting in

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.89 MB)

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Multiple Theory Tests (Grade 7)

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This product is a zip file of a collection of various musical theory tests I use with grade 7. It includes several music theory tests, one ESL test (easier wording), and 2 test for students with LD (specifically memory). There are 7 tests in

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment

$3.00

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Free Music Critique

By Make it Sharp

I personally use this critique to have students really focus on 3 different elements (of their choosing) to define what they liked or didn't like about the song. I generally pose it as a critique instead of an analysis, so that they students are

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (0.05 MB)

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Free Music Analysis

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This analysis includes all the basic musical elements (some with guiding questions). The timeline for it is one class (it should not take any longer). I find this to be a good resource for a supply teacher--so long as your students know how to

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.53 MB)

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Treble and Bass Clef Test

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to view this product. This is a basic test for assessing basic understanding of notes in the treble/Bass clef. *For one question, it says to name the notes that are drawn, but the staff is left blank: this is

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment

$1.00

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Treble Clef Test

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to view this product. This is a basic test for assessing basic understanding of notes in the treble clef. *For one question, it says to name the notes that are drawn, but the staff is left blank: this is

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment

$1.00

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Music Analysis - Dynamics and Articulation

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Once a term I do a music analysis with my students (typically grade 7 and 8), using different songs (genre, mood, instrumentation, etc). This music analysis is based on the dynamics and articulation within a song. I try to use songs that have

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$1.50

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Musical Analysis - Instrumentation and Style

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Once a term I do a music analysis with my students (typically grade 7 and 8), using different songs (genre, mood, instrumentation, etc). This music analysis is based on the instrumentation within a song and the style used. I try to use songs

Subjects:

Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$1.50

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ASL for the Classroom

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This is a bulletin board set with basic American Sign Language for the music classroom (it has a music boarder, but is a PowerPoint file, so the boarder can easily be changed). I would use this to help students learn some very basic ASL, as well

Subjects:

Classroom Management, American Sign Language, Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (0.27 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I currently am a supply teacher for my board, interspersed with several maternity and disability leave LTO coverages.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I wouldn't say I have one specific style as I continuously change it up depending on the needs of the class and the school. I will say that as a music teacher, I am not a teacher who believes that everyone will be good at playing an instrument, and I try to do assessments based on several factors. I will assess my students with their instrument, but I will also do at least one listening analysis per semester, composition assignments, and I try to include a composer based assignment (determined by how much time I am in that school).

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Arts with Honours Degree, majoring in music Bachelor of Education in Junior-Intermediate Music Continuing education: - Senior music - Intermediate English - Special education - Media part 1

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have been involved in music for most of my life: starting to play the piano at age 4, guitar at age 7, drums at age 11, bass at age 13; and slowly learning additional instruments as the years go by. It is my life goal to learn how to play each "Western" instrument (to a minimum of a grade 3 level of proficiency), and then begin on the "Eastern" instruments.

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

Specialty, World Languages, Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Classroom Management, American Sign Language, Classroom Community