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Middle school music thematic unit plans for parents
Middle School Music Lessons | Complete General Music Curriculum for Entire Year
The Music Lessons and Worksheets Bundle 1 is a great collection of music lessons, worksheets and assignments that are suitable for the Middle School and General Music classroom. There are enough resources to teach for an entire year. Each resource is ready to teach, requires little to no-prep, you just choose a lesson or activity and go!For helpful information about this Bundle of Resources for Middle School Music, read this blog post hereThe Music Lessons and Worksheets Bundle 1 includes:THREE
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6th - 8th
Instrument Petting Zoo Kit for Open Houses and Parent Teacher Conferences
This resource kit includes all the posters, activities, and resources you'd need to host an instrument petting zoo in your classroom. A "zoo map" helps students navigate through the room and the posters included in the kit give careful guidance on how to explore and play the instruments. There are critical thinking questions at each station as well as a variety of options for pitched and nonpitched instruments so that you can customize this resource to work in your classroom no matter what ins
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PreK - 8th
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Film in Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music
With these Film in Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music, you can help your students learn about the Elements of Music while listening to some of their favorite movie soundtracks. Each of the no prep lessons include a variety of activities for film in music history, reading comprehension and the Elements of Music listening activities.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releasesUPDATED RESOURCE DECEMBER 2023Included in the UPDATED Film in Music Lessons and
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6th - 9th
Handbell Unit - Learn to Play Hand bells / Tone chimes
A best seller. A unit of study for teaching upper elementary and middle school students how to play hand bells (aka hand chimes or tone chimes). This is the process I have used for years to teach 5th - 8th graders to play. It is a step-by-step process with 7 lessons, songs to use and how to teach the lessons. It has a .pdf file of the teaching process along with 11 projectable .pdfs to use with the class. This unit is for 2 octave hand bells (G4 to G6).It takes about a month (or 7 class periods
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5th - 9th
The True Beginning: Before the Method Book
Curriculum and lesson plans for the first weeks of your beginning string orchestra class. Learn how to set up your beginners for success as they establish good playing habits through step-by-step lesson plans, fun games, and motivating music.
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4th - 8th
Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum
The Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School Year Long Curriculum is a great collection of resources that are suitable for the Middle School and General Music classroom. There are enough resources to teach for an entire year. Each resource is ready to teach, you just choose a lesson or activity and go.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releasesThe complete resources included in the Rock Music Appreciation for Middle School | Year-Long General Music Curriculum include:African and
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6th - 8th
Teaching Figurative Language with Taylor Swift Songs - Grades 3-6
If there’s one thing I love about Taylor Swift (other than her dance moves!) it is her use of figurative language. If you have ever listened to her songs you know she uses a lot of similes and metaphors in her writing. She is a major pop star today, and I guarantee your students can (and will!) sing along to any one of her songs! With this product you will be able to teach and have your students practice identifying and writing seven types of figurative language using Taylor Swift songs.
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3rd - 8th
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Poetry Analysis Guide Grades 3-8 - Digital & Printable Versions
This resource guide is perfect for teaching poetry analysis to your students (printable through Adobe PDF and digital version in Google Slides)! It includes 80+ pages in the printable version and 40 Google Slides (plus a how-to video to customize the Google version to your digital classroom). Scaffold and guide students through analyzing poetry, hitting on various skills along the way. Incorporate music lyrics and songs into your lessons to get your students motivated and excited about analyzi
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3rd - 8th
Unit Bundle: Music History (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic)
Welcome!My goal is to provide educators with thoughtful materials that they can either integrate into their current curricula or adopt entirely. The Unit Bundle: Music History contains four different units: Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance Eras), Baroque Era, Classical Era, and Romantic Era. With more than 300 pages worth of content, these units comprise over a year's worth of study for General Music classes. All files, with the exception of the PowerPoints, are in PDF format. Below are
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6th - 9th
Musical I CAN Statements in English and Spanish! Poster Kit or Notes Home
This bulletin board kit includes 60 different “I Can Statements” for any activity you might do in an elementary music class. These posters (set in both English and Spanish) could also be used as notes home to help each teacher connect with parents .
The images can be printed and displayed in the music room as posters. For instance, you could easily post some sheet protectors on a bulletin board and change these statements out as often as you need to show the changing standards that you’re teac
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PreK - 8th
Music in the Movies Mini Unit for Music + Language Arts || Google Slides + PDF
This is a ready-to-go, no prep, entirely done for you mini unit that is sure to engage your students, even if music is not their thing! I have created this unit to integrate music and language arts so that it is cross-curricular and purposeful, and can result in multiple marks for you as the teacher.Students will:* Learn about the history of music in the movies* Explore some Oscar winners* Learn specific terminology* Develop an understanding and appreciation for mood, tone, and feeling conveyed
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4th - 8th
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Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music
The Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music have been created with the Middle School and General Music student in mind. These pop and rock music appreciation lessons have a focus on the Elements of Music Listening Analysis, Paragraph Writing and include Reading Comprehension Strategies.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releases Included in the Pop and Rock Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School and General Music: TWO versions of the
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6th - 8th
African and Jazz Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School & General Music
These African and Jazz Music Lessons and Worksheets for Middle School & General Music tell the story of how Rock Music began. The resource has been created with the Middle School and General Music student in mind. It has a focus on the Elements of Music Listening Analysis, Paragraph Writing and the use of the Reading Comprehension Strategies to help improve the writing and literacy skills of your students.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releases Included in the African and
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6th - 8th
Music Thank You Notes
Take a moment to thank all of the people that help make your music program successful! Many times, school volunteers and fellow staff members put in countless hours of work with very little reward or thank you. Show them that you appreciate them by printing out these beautiful cards and writing them a kind note of thanks. These thank you notes are included in our money saving End-of-Year Bundle for Band Directors What’s included: • A PDF of 8 designs in both color and black and white• 2 car
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: End of Year Bundle for Band Directors
Bucket Drumming Karate (Google Slides Version) w Play Along Tracks!
**NOTE: This is for the Google slides version - a PowerPoint version is also available.This is a fun way to establish rhythms with students from kindergarten on up, but I've found it works best from third grade through eighth grade, giving kids a way to not only learn aurally but visually and kinetically all at once! All you need are some sticks and some buckets, and it can be as easily as chopping up some dowel rods from your local hardware store, chopsticks from your local eatery, or even buyi
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3rd - 6th
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Broadway Musical Theater Unit Study Guide Wicked Grades 7 to 9 Plot Themes Songs
Part of a Bundle Elfaba and Glenda the Good Witch anyone? This one to five day lesson and study guide concerns the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Wicked! Need something different? Pick up this one. This unit contains enough material for four days. Students learn about the musical's origin, creative team, songs, trivia, plot and end with an enrichment activity or assignment which can be completed individually or with partners. This lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famou
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide The Wiz African American Futurism
Part of a Bundle Let's ease on down the Road with the Broadway Tony Award Winner The Wiz a fantastic futuristic African American version of The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture. This two or three day lesson (65 pages) and study guide about this Broadway musical can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical less
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Drama Units Broadway Musicals Wicked The Wiz Spongebob Christmas Story
Winter Bucket Drumming
This is built from one of my favorite teaching units – bucket drumming karate, and my desire to bring it to a winter concert setting! The students love showing off their skills, and so do I! My favorite thing is to use popular winter and Christmas songs that I already own and have the students play along! Each song features instructions as well as lyrics and suggestions for how to play along from start to finish (and passing actions if appropriate), followed by a practice rhythm slide for stu
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K - 8th
Instruments of the Orchestra Music Lessons and Worksheets for General Music
These Instruments of the Orchestra Music Lessons and Worksheets have been created with the Middle School and General Music student in mind. This unit of work on the Instruments of the Orchestra has a focus on the Elements of Music Listening Analysis, Paragraph Writing and the use of Reading Comprehension Strategies.Click here to stay up to date with latest product releases Included in the Instruments of the Orchestra Music Lessons and Worksheets for General Music:TWO versions of the Instruments
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6th - 8th
Music Certificate and Concert Program Templates with Re-useable Clip Art
This four-page, editable document includes (1) a multicolor music certificate template, (2) a page with the multicolor border, clip art, and a text box which can be used to create concert programs, hand-outs, or mini posters (rules or advocacy quotes); (3) a black and white version of the certificate for more economical printing, and (4) a black and white page with border, clip art, and a text box containing a concert program template.
All text boxes in the certificate can be easily edited (fon
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K - 12th
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Bucket Drumming with Disney Inspired Beats
This is a fun way to establish rhythms with bucket drumming, using tunes that most students already know! The rhythms are interesting but not hard, and are designed for students to work on syncopation, rhythmic literacy through repetition and visuals. The beats are inspired by Disney music from Zootopia, Tarzan, The Lion King, Lilo and Stitch, Moana, Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid.The songs include:Try EverythingTrashin' the CampI Just Can't Wait to be KingHawaiian Roller Coaster
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1st - 8th
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Music History Unit: Introduction to Jazz (Middle/High School General Music)
Welcome!My goal is to provide educators with thoughtful materials that they can either integrate into their current curricula or adopt entirely. The Introduction to Jazz unit contains over 80 pages of content and is a 6-10 week unit that explores jazz history of the first half of the twentieth century. All documents, with the exception of the PowerPoints, are in PDF format. Please note that teaching schedules vary. This unit has been designed based on a 6-day rotating schedule. Below are the it
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Ultimate Music History Bundle: 6 Units, 500+ Pages, 2 Years of Content!
Why the Arts? Arts Education Advocacy Poster Set and Music Advocacy
This bulletin board pack contains 30 posters advocating for arts education featuring quotes from famous politicians, public figures, prominent business leaders, researchers, and more. The quotes range from talk about how the arts shape the whole student to the skills one learns while participating in the arts and the lifelong effects that come from arts education. This set is great to print and hang for music advocacy, art advocacy, theater advocacy, and also for student encouragement. The quote
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Talent Show: The kit to run your event!
This is a complete kit with tips to run your School Talent Show.
Here is what you get in the Talent Show kit which is in Microsoft Word and is easily editable to adjust to your school or event:
1. Talent Show Audition Rubric
2. Talent Show Pamphlet
3. Talent Show Permission Slip
4. Talent Show Poster: Announcing Event
5. Talent Show Teacher/Sponsor guide
6. Talent Show Poster: Advertising Auditions
7. Master of Ceremonies Script to run the event
8. Talent Show Tickets
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3rd - 12th
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