Black History Song and Music Activities - Martin Luther King Jr

Do you need engaging Black History Music Activities for your K-5 elementary music classroom? Oh, Freedom is a traditional spiritual and authentic civil rights song that's perfect for your classroom or performance any time of the year. Differentiated activities will have students actively engaged in singing, playing instruments, reading pitch, rhythm, treble clef note names, and more.

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No-Prep Black History Song Bundle with Orff Accompaniments

• Oh, Freedom - Spotlight on Martin Luther King, Jr.
• I Shall Not Be Moved - Spotlight on Rosa Parks
• This Little Light of Mine - Spotlight on Ruby Bridges

Included in Versatile Black History Music Resource

• Projectable lesson - PowerPoint version
• Simple directions for uploading as Google Slides version
• Two rhythmic ostinato patterns
• Two melodic ostinato patterns
• Two leveled biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Rehearsal mp3 audio file

Differentiation Made Simple

• Orff accompaniments of varying difficulty are provided.
• Melodic ostinato patterns are notated with and without note name prompts.*
• Each differentiated resource provides attainable performance options for young students while challenging older students.
• See the PREVIEW for a chart outlining the music elements taught at each level.

*Slides may be printed for individual students needing additional support.

Everything You Need to Teach Engaging Black History Music Lessons

• Student Learning Outcomes
• Simple observational assessment options with rubric
• Learning Targets written as clear concise student-centered “I can” statements
• Suggested performance options for each level
• Large easy-to-read music notation
• Two rhythmic ostinato patterns
• Two melodic ostinato patterns
• Percussion ensemble scores
• Rehearsal MP3 audio file
• Introduction to ties and slurs
• Short biographies of a civil rights leader - early and upper elementary versions
• Song lyrics slides
• Song notation slides
• Flexible instrumentation
• Realistic xylophone diagrams for "air play" practice
• Simple piano accompaniment
• Guided instruction leads teacher and students through lessons
• Interactive Table of Contents for easy navigation of lessons

Flexible Resources are Not Rhythm Syllable Specific

The resources in our Music Literacy Series do not dictate the use of any specific rhythm syllable system. You may use any rhythm reading system - Kodály, French Time, Gordon, Takadimi, or Numerical.

Happy Teachers Using These Black History Music Activities

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heidi T. - I am loving this resource. I used the MLK highlight with pre-k through 4th graders to teach about Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and the song "Oh Freedom".... The primary vs. intermediate slides were very well done. I was able to pick and choose slides depending on the time I had with classes. Thank you for this fantastic resource.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Laurie B. - I used this resource with my 1st-5th grade kids during our Black History Civil Rights Unit. I taught the song first, then each of the individual parts, then gradually put the whole piece together!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brianna P. - Great Orff activity that led to so many great discussions.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amy B. - Wonderful lesson for MLK Day - It is set up wonderfully to use across many classes if you wish. My kids loved playing the Orff arrangements that went with it!

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No-Prep Music Literacy Activities Bundles

Do you need versatile music reading lessons that use iconic and standard music notation? Take a peek at the sequential bundles below.

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• Music Literacy Activity Bundle - So, La, Mi
• Music Literacy Activity Bundle - Do, Re, Mi
• Music Literacy Activity Bundle - Do, Re, Mi, So
• Music Literacy Activity Bundle - Do, Mi, So
• Music Literacy Activity Bundle - Do, Mi, So, La

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