Free 8th grade instrumental music songs

Songs, Printables, Lesson

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1st - 8th

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Beginning Ukulele Songs FREEBIE: Song Charts for One and Two Chord Folk Songs

Created by

Malinda Phillips

Have beginning soprano uke players? Then these attractive slides are a perfect addition to project on a whiteboard or SMARTboard in your beginning ukulele music classroom.This file contains song charts only. It does not include chord charts nor does it claim to be a complete curriculum.One chord songs include:Duerme mi tesoro (C)Skin and Bones (Am)Canoe Song (Am)Rain Dance (F)Two Chord songs include:Hokey Pokey (F, C)Tom Dooley (F, C)Polly Wolly Doodle (F, C)Skip to My Lou (F, C)You may also be

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3rd - 8th

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Ukulele Roll-A-Song Music Centre Composition Task

Created by

Teach From The Stage

Download this ukulele roll-a-song composition task to get your students engaged when composing songs on the ukulele! This ukulele freebie comes with 3 differentiated versions. Perfect as a music centre or whole class activity, students roll a dice to compose their own songs.You may also be interested in:Ukulele Beginner Basics ProgramUkulele Anatomy Worksheets and AssessmentUkulele Performance Assessment ToolkitUkulele Chord PostersWant more classroom tips, tricks & ideas? Let's connect!Foll

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Activities, Songs, Printables

Grades:

4th - 8th

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Back To School Activities and Songs for the Music Classroom

Created by

Teach From The Stage

First Day of Music Class Songs and ActivitiesLooking for fun and engaging ways to start off your school year? This list of songs and activities include some great ways to get your students excited for the upcoming year in the music classroom!This list includes the activity name, description, and a link to the activity. Enjoy!You may also be interested in:First Day of Music Task Card ActivityMusic Teacher Back To School Mega BundleSoundtrack of my Life - Elements of Music AnalysisWant more classr

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Grades:

1st - 8th

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Also included in: Back To School First-Year Music Teacher BUNDLE

Elementary Pep Band

Created by

Mrs Irey in the Bandroom

Elementary Pep Band! The music is written for students to be able to start playing right away! Eight tunes students can use after they know their first five notes. Nineteen tunes total. The tunes progress in difficulty and can be used to teach concepts such as 8th notes, triplets, and new notes. Use for sight reading or if the band plays at a school wide assembly. Parts included:Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Mallets.

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Instrumental Music

Grades:

4th - 8th

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American Folk Songs for the Modern Classroom

Created by

Rivian Creative

This is an interactive PDF that contains sheet music of 20 great American folk songs and sing-along accompaniment files in the PDF! It is perfect to use at an interactive whiteboard, on a tablet, or a computer. I received a schoolroom grant from the Mary Chilton DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Foundation to create this and share with you all. PLEASE take advantage of this free resource and share it with your friends! This resource is perfect for:✅ K-12 Music Classes✅ Promoting Amer

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Grades:

K - 8th

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Songs, Lesson

Bucket Drumming Theme and Variations

Created by

David Birrow

This is a short bucket drumming activity that your students will love. It uses 5-gallon buckets and wooden dowels as sticks(but any bucket, barrel, or can will do). Students learn how the center and rim create different timbres and how to play an rhythm ostinato to a steady beat. This activity uses one rhythm in four different ways. Teach the first groove that uses just the rim and center of the bucket. Then proceed to the other variations. You can see a video of the grooves at: http://www.t

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Grades:

4th - 12th, Adult Education

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Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

FREEBIE Happy Birthday Fun for Ukulele and Recorder in the Music Classroom

Created by

Floating Down the River

Thank you for following! This is my 900 follower FREEBIE ! I love taking a moment to celebrate birthdays in my music classroom! This file highlights how I use ukulele, recorder, and the slapstick to make it fun for my kids! Included in this file: • Directions on how I use this • Chord diagrams for Happy Birthday on ukulele • Happy Birthday with ukulele chords • Happy Birthday for recorder with the F# fingering • Happy Birthday belt for the recorder for printing for the students •

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Grades:

PreK - 12th

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David Row at Make Moments Matter

Favorite Folk Song Index - Information about all my Folk Song Sets

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I love teaching folk songs to my students! They’re great songs with catchy tunes, are excellent for cultural and historical references, and usually have some sort of movement or dance component. What an exciting way to expand vocabulary! What an excellent way to teach history and culture! What an awesome musical experience to encourage singing and movement!Every “Favorite Folk Song” kit that I've created is intended to help you teach the folk song and reinforce historical content and vocabula

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs, Bulletin Board Ideas

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K - 8th

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FREE Easy Tone Chimes & Bells Arrangement AMERICA

Created by

Joyful Music

***FREE***This product is a lesson plan and instrumental piece written in a “non-music reading” approach for the song, AMERICA. It is not meant to be an accompaniment for singing but rather the entire melody and accompaniment is written in order to be played so that it may be performed, whether in the classroom or for a program. While music theory is taught and reviewed, this approach gives students a sense of accomplishment in learning to “read and perform” in a short period of time. Students

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Songs, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

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Movie & Pops Themes - Arranged for Band Instruments

Created by

Mrs Irey in the Bandroom

Four pages of snippets of movie and popular music that your students will recognize! These are arranged for band instruments and could be played as a class in unison or at lessons. 28 familiar songs!I use these at the ends of lessons for sight reading as well as letting kids have some choice in what they want to learn. Students get to pick section solis from this list for concerts so they can show off their instrument and they get to have voice and choice!The songs get progressively harder as in

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Music

Grades:

4th - 12th

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Songs, Printables

Break, That Break | 1.5 Grade Sheet Music | Concert Band

Created by

Classroom Composers

Teaching clarinets to go “over the break” is one of the toughest things that a band director needs to accomplish during the middle school band year. Between all the squeaking and the frustrated students, going over the break is certainly a tough time of the year. Break, That Break is composed of several long-tone clarinet upper register exercises. Let your band have fun playing this upbeat and catchy tune while reinforcing the upper register in the clarinets. This 1.5 grade piece can be used wit

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Activities, Assessment, Songs

Grades:

6th - 8th

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Hot Cross Buns Recorder Music Worksheet

Created by

Music Room Madness

Woohoo! My first resource on TPT!Like every other Music Teacher, one of the first songs I teach my beginning recorder students is Hot Cross Buns.I personally use this for 4th grade, but it works for any beginning recorder player. One of my goals as a music educator is to teach my students how to read music. On this worksheet, I break down the steps to reading music. As they're reading, I also want them to notice patterns in the music. This is part of a larger resource, My Recorder Book, that I a

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Worksheets, Handouts, Songs

Grades:

3rd - 9th

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Also included in: Music Basics Worksheet Bundle

Boom Pipes Recipe - Instructions for Making Home-made Bass Set

Created by

Musical Magic

Boom pipes are a novel yet musical addition to my Orff instruments (substituting for bass bars) as well as to my Boomwhackers and home-made instrumentarium. Students (of all ages) LOVE these! Create an easy accompaniment by simply playing the chord names of a song as bass notes. You can also use these to play simple borduns or support Boomwhacker or bell chords. Detailed instructions with a picture are included. Please check out my useful and fun color-coded music collections for use with Bo

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Instrumental Music, Music

Grades:

PreK - 9th, Higher Education

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Projects, Activities, Songs

FREE BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPIRITUAL Easy Tone Chimes & Bells Arr. THIS TRAIN

Created by

Joyful Music

*** FREE***Enjoy using this Easy Tone Chimes & Bells arrangement of THIS TRAIN, a spiritual celebrating Black History Month!Age Appropriate for:• Upper elementary• Middle School• High School• AdultThis product uses a “non-music reading” approach. While it could be used as an accompaniment for singing, it is written in order to be played as an ensemble piece. It contains the entire melody and accompaniment. Remember to collect your TPT CREDITS to use on future purchases! · Log in to your Tea

Subjects:

Black History Month, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

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Songs, Printables, Cultural Activities

FREE Easy Recorder, Tone Chimes & Bells arrangement HOME ON THE RANGE (Refrain)

Created by

Joyful Music

***FREE***This product includes the following:• Lesson Plan, Objectives, Procedures• Actual musical arrangement • Sheet with lyrics and rhythms • Individual printable “music” for each chime or bell • Recorder music This is the REFRAIN only for HOME ON THE RANGE. The complete piece, along with two other pieces can be found in the product, THREE Easy Recorder, Tone Chimes & Bells arrangements FOLK SONGS. THREE Easy Recorder, Tone Chimes & Bells arrangements FOLK SONGSThis product uses a

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Other (Social Studies - History), Vocal Music

Grades:

3rd - 8th

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Activities, Songs, Printables

Open Strings for Beginners! Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass!

Created by

Madison Moline Music

These are basic open string songs (with just the letters listed) to play through. They are filled with all different string combinations to help students memorize their open strings. I use these on day one of playing! These can be played pizzicato or arco- to make it as basic as possible.

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Worksheets, Activities, Songs

Grades:

PreK - 8th

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Haydn's 'Surprise Symphony' Arrangement (Boomwhackers/Handbells/Percussion)

Created by

Oriscus Music

A simple arrangement perfect for small percussion ensembles in 4 parts - perfect for any tuned percussion including boomwhackers, handbells, glockenspiel, xylophone, or marimba. Suitable for younger classes and older beginners!PDF includes:1 Complete Score4 Tuned Percussion/Mallet PartsWritten in C major - requires chromatic extensions to play (F#). Color-coded to boomwhackers or handbells for ease of reading. All parts are A3 in easily readable large print!FOLLOW ORISCUS MUSICDon’t forget to co

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Activities, Songs, Lesson

Grades:

2nd - 12th

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GarageBand - Musical Typing

Created by

eventuraomaha

Musical Typing using Garageband's Grand Piano. Simple elementary songs students can use to learn the home row keys. Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Alphabet Song.

Subjects:

Instructional Technology, Instrumental Music, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 12th, Staff

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Handouts, Songs

Low Rider Rhythm Reading PowerPoint

Created by

Teaching Music In Joy

I've created many Rhythm Reading presentations through the years. I create them in Keynote and transfer them to PowerPoint. This presentation is FREE! The photos are NOT mine. The music is NOT included! I have two other packages for sale here on TPT. They are: Rockin' Rhythm Reading to the Oldies - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rockin-Rhythm-Reading-to-the-Oldies-Kristin-Lukow-1990893 Rockin' Rhythm Reading to the Oldies II - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

Grades:

4th - 12th

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Patriotic Sing A Long Book SAMPLE: Yankee Doodle

Created by

Music is Elementary

Patriotic Sing A Long Book for Chimes, Handbells, Boomwhackers, FREE SAMPLE- Yankee Doodle If you can read, you can play! These books are intended for musicians of all ages and stages. Use with students as young as 2nd grade and or with crowd participation ringers! How it Works: Simply play if a word is underlined and stop when the underline stops! Download preview for full info Like the sample? Get the full book with 7 songs for 11 pitches here! Patriotic Sing-A-Long Book Christmas Sing

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Grades:

2nd - 12th

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Songs

"Spiderman Theme" (Easy Version - Piano)

Created by

Free MusicKey

Do you want to play your favorite superhero themes? Then this music score, "Spiderman Theme" (easy version for piano), will help you to do so! You can also download this free sheet music here: https://www.freemusickey.com/post/spiderman-theme-easy-version-for-pianoOR watch a youtube tutorial by following the links below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJhLfvto78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SuM7hzZeb4 Enjoy it!

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