MUSIC SUB PLANS a Growing Bundle for Middle School General Music

Music teachers rarely get a music substitute when they are absent. This bundle of lessons and projects is perfect for when you need to leave work for your middle school general music classes that won’t have the support of a sub who is knowledgeable about music. 

This Growing Bundle Includes:

NO-Prep/NO-Tech SUB PLANS for Middle School Music - 

• 4 Print and Go assignments that require no music-reading ability. 
• Length: 1 class each

MUSIC and the BRAIN: A Google Forms™Unit for Middle School or Junior High - 

• A 4-lesson Unit you can post in Google Classroom™ about how the brain processes music. 
• Length: 2 to 4 classes

INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA - Word Scramble - 

• An easy printable word scramble also asks students to sort the instruments into families. 
• Perfect for keeping students busy following an assignment or as an extra-credit offering.
• Length: 1 class

Music CONVERSATION STARTERS and WRITING PROMPTS for Middle and High School.

• Powerpoint Presentation containing music-related prompts
• Your substitute can lead a class discussion by projecting the questions on the board. 
• Students can be split into groups to hold small-group discussions. 
• You can assign specific prompts to your students in your LMS to complete as writing assignments.
• Length: Varies, depending on how many prompts are assigned or discussed

MY PERSONAL PLAYLIST: A Google Slide™s Project for Middle and High School Music

• A Google Slides™ project  - students embed or link videos into the provided Google Slides template containing 20 prompts.
• Length: 1 - 2 classes.

INTERVIEW with a MUSICIAN: A Middle School Music RESEARCH Project

• A self-directed research project that can be completed independently or in small groups.
• Students will research a composer and write a script of an interview with that composer, incorporating information from their research.
• Length: 3 - 5 classes.

JOBS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY a Middle School General Music Sub Plan

• A research project on careers in the music industry.
• You assign the number of careers from a given list and students use the links provided to research the job responsibilities, required skill sets and education, and potential salaries.
• Length: 1 - 3 (length is determined by the number of careers you required them to research).

INTRO TO ACOUSTICS the Science of Sound Middle and High School Unit

• A brief lesson (PPT) on the science of sound, including cloze notes for students to fill in.
• Your sub can go through the lesson while students fill out the notes, or you can upload the presentation to your LMS and students can go through it independently.
• Includes an assessment (with answer key) and a link library.
• Length: 1 - 3 classes