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Free 8th grade instrumental music teacher manuals
Concert band transposition chart - FREE
This is an easy-to-read chart that transposes pitches of band instruments in the keys of C, Bb, Eb, and F. You can keep this by your podium, or keyboard, or blow it up into a poster. Students may also use it as an aid if they are transposing. The notes are given with their enharmonic equivalents, but there is a chart that lists the sharps first and a second chart that lists flats first, depending on your personal preference.There's also a gap under each key in the heading for students to write
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4th - 12th
Middle School Band Scope and Sequence | Year One
Struggling to figure it out? Are you a veteran teacher that has hit a plateau and can't figure out how to take your students to the next level?Check out our comprehensive scope and sequence for the first year of middle school band (aka 6th grade beginning band or whatever your lowest ensemble is at the school you teach).Check out the Quarter Note Companion band method series:Method Book - Level OneTheory Book - Level OneRhythm Book - Level OneSight-Reading Book - Level OneChorale Book - Level On
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6th - 8th
Also included in: The Quarter Note Companion Level One Complete Bundle
String Orchestra Teacher Lesson Planning Pack
Get organized with these great printables to make your lesson lesson plan binder. Pages include lesson plan template for orchestra rehearsals, year at a glance, weekly overview, concert piece lists, instruments needing repair, communication log, music wish list, and participation point tracker. Easy to use - just print as many pages as you need and compile them in a binder with tabs for each section by class. Simple and easy with no fluff.
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4th - 12th
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The Biggest Book of Band Warm Ups - FREE DIRECTOR GUIDE
The ultimate monster of band fundamentals is here! The Biggest Book of Band Warm Ups adapts remingtons, scales, Clarke studies, lip slurs, and technique into all twelve major key signatures and five different time signatures. Fundamentals better adapted to your chosen repertoire for your ensemble are now right in front of you! The best part is, all exercises with the same time signature are the same length, meaning they can be played simultaneously. This makes it easier to ensure every section i
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: The Biggest Book of Band Warm Ups - FULL BUNDLE
Back To School Music Teacher Guide 2023
The Ultimate Back To School Music Teacher Guide 2022Not sure where to start your back to school planning? Download this FREE guide and begin! With tons of first week of music class lesson ideas, decor, picture book recommendations and more, this guide will get you excited for the new school year (and help get your plans DONE!)This guide was collaboratively created by Alessandra @teachfromthestage, Gina @musicpluscoffee, and Moriah @holmessweethomemusicYou may also be interested in:Fall Book Recs
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K - 8th
Guitar Resource Book (Small)
This FREE and abridged version of my book for guitar teaching provides the basic; chords, scales, and strumming patterns needed to get started on the guitar. If you're interested in learning or teaching beginning guitar this is the book for you. If you find this collection helpful please check back in for more new items coming soon...I've got lots of other resources completed I just need to get them online!
-Brian Lenz - Music Teacher
A Small Book of Guitar Resources is licensed under a Cre
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sight Singing Curriculum Syllabus Levels 1-13
These sight singing materials are excellent for rhythm and solfege practice in choir. They are designed with middle school choir (5th-8th grade) in mind, but are also great review for high school. The sight singing bundle was created as a printable resource for students to write on and practice their rhythm counting and solfege with real songs.Sight Singing Level 1-13 Syllabus Describes:each targeted skill by levelvocabulary taught in each levelessential questions to useThis resource is great fo
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Sight Singing Curriculum Bundle Levels 1-13
Middle School Band Curriculum/YAG (for Small, Rural Schools!)
This document provides a Year at a Glance (YAG) for your Middle School Band program. It gives a list of objectives, vocabulary and activities for each grading period of the school year, based on a year with 6 6-week grading periods. Like YAGs for other subjects, it is very broad. You will need to find or create materials and lessons through which to teach the concepts to your students.I developed this after 4-5 years of having bands fall short of Superior Ratings at UIL Contests (our state run f
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5th - 8th
8-PAGE FOLDABLE MINI BOOK INSTRUCTIONS - FREEBIE!
8-PAGE FOLDABLE MINI BOOK INSTRUCTIONSThis resource includes easy-to-follow instructions on how to properly fold a single sheet of paper into an 8-page mini book (using the GATE fold). There are visual/written instructions as well as a sample page to use as a reference for the mini-book page order – both are included in COLOR and BLACK & WHITE (grayscale, in case you want to print/copy large quantities).There is also a YouTube video in which I demonstrate in real-time how to complete the fol
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Twinkle Torture Orchestra Variations
Ways to Play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Scales, and Excerpts From Your Concert Music. A particularly helpful companion resource to this FREE download is my Orchestra Warm-Up Routines Packet (a.k.a. How to get your students to run the first 10 minutes of rehearsal for you)! You can also find me on YouTube (Channel Name: Symphfunny)!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Orchestra Teacher Sanity Saver Bundle
Bucket Drumming How-to
This is just a quick document with teacher hints and tricks on how to get started with bucket drumming, from getting buckets and sticks, to getting students in proper playing position.
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K - 8th
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Music Bracket Battle- How To and FAQ's
This freebie addresses how I run my Music Bracket Battles and how I get my school community involved! From themes, to prizes, to classroom use, this freebie answers it all! Pair this with pre-made battles in my store, or buy the Battle Template and start creating your own!
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Music Madness Started Bundle
Middle School Band Beginning of Year Checklist
Want a "must" list of considerations for before the school year starts?How about for the early days of the year after students are in attendance?Here you go! There are also some hyperlinks to some free resources and other good resources you'll see. Enjoy this free resource!
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4th - 9th
Teaching Methodology of Rockin' Robin's Recorder Rave
After years of seeing my students struggle and become discouraged with the basic and supposedly simple concepts of learning to play the recorder, I unearthed some key realities. I will share them with you in this introduction to the methodology of my recorder book, Rockin' Robin's Recorder Rave "!
This is only an INTRODUCTION to my teaching methodology and not the Rockin' Robin's Recorder Rave product itself.
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3rd - 8th
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LME Unit Plan Template
This is a backwards design lesson template specific for music educators. Start with the end in mind and break down learning outcomes seamlessly. This makes unit planning much easier and efficient, especially if you teach many grades.
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PreK - 12th
High School Orchestra Prep Guidelines
For middle school orchestra teachers, a possible guide for what to prepare your students to do before they get to the next level! As a high school orchestra teacher, we appreciate when students have been exposed to a variety of skills and styles before entering the high school orchestra. Useful for selecting repertoire and/or exercises to work on with students.
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6th - 8th
'Music Land piano software' screensaver
Playing an instrument is one of the most incredible things.
However, the hundreds of hours of practicing, away from the world make it a difficult goal to achieve.
90% of the people who begin to study an instrument eventually quit.
This is where we step in.
We developed an innovative teaching method that keeps 90% of our students in class.
So we could increase the adrenaline, we took our teaching ideas and included them into a VIDEO GAME.
If you wish to test this app for free, please leave you
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K - 12th, Adult Education
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Easy Mandolin Chords for Beginners
Did you know that the mandolin is an inexpensive and easy to play addition to your guitar class? Most of the same basic chords used for guitar can be easily played on mandolin with only two (or occasionally three) fingers. Mandolins are available at major music retailers for as little $50 (check musicians friend or Woodwind and Brasswind). The Rogue brand are the ones I recommend. Interjecting a little variety in your guitar class can be great for leveled learning (advanced students can pick
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6th - 12th
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FRIDAY FREEBIE - ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL SEATING TAGS
Have you ever had to have a large rehearsal? Did you need to label the stands so students could find their section and seat quickly?
This file contains a pdf with Helvitica Fonts of seating arrangement tags to hang on stands for your rehearsals. Violin I seats 1-56, Violin II seats 1-56, Viola seats 1-36, Cello seats 1-30, and Bass seats 1-10.
The photo used is with permission from Sandra Shoen, Capital High School, Orchestra Director, Boise Idaho. Thank you for your support!
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4th - 12th
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Recommended Melody Writing Apps Feb. 2016
This is my updated recommended list of apps that support technology which aids students to explore and create melodies. Many offer other features including writing chord-based melodies with chords, bass, and drums, and a variety of export features.
Note: most of these apps, except for ScoreCloud Studio/Express are only available for Apple devices.
More details at my website: mshawblog.wordpress.com
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Instrument Selection Sheet
An easy sheet for students to pick their top 3 choices for beginner band.
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4th - 8th
Flute Performance Rubric
This flute performance rubric is designed to give students a visual representation of all they should be working towards. It is a simple feedback source to know what to focus more on and what their current strengths are.
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6th - 12th
Polychords ...harmonic concepts for improving your rhythm section
The Polychord book (sample pages) has proven to be a valuable resource guide for many Jazz Band directors across Canada as a vehicle for simplifying Jazz Chords and solving harmonic problems between piano and guitar. The conversion tables will enable teachers and students to convert complex jazz chords into perfectly voiced and playable chords in a matter of minutes. Ideal for Guitar, Piano students,Composers and Arrangers and Jazz Band Rhythm Sections. Also an ideal companion book for any 'Fake
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Piano stickers | Pegatinas para el piano
Nombre de las notas del piano en español e inglés para principiantes.Ideal para niños o adultos que recién inician a tocar piano.Los colores están en orden en que deben pegarse:DO ROJO - DO CENTRALGrises más claros en los agudosGrises más oscuros en los gravesSígueme en @kacaoproject en Instagram y Youtube-----------------------------Name of piano notes in Spanish and English for beginners. Ideal for children or adults just starting to play the piano. The colors are in order in which they should
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1st - 9th, Adult Education
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