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Free other (performing arts) unit plans
First Steps In Music Unit Planner
Plan your First Steps units using this easily customizable tool! Based on music curriculum created by John Feierabend.
Files include PDF versions to print and write on, and Excel files to modify on your computer. There are samples for you to see how I use these in my own teaching, and blank templates for you to use.
I recommend these for use with Pre-K Music, Kindergarten Music, and First Grade Music, but they can be adapted according to your needs. My standard lesson time is 40 minutes, but
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PreK - 1st
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Music Lesson Plan Template (Orff, General, Elementary)
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This organizer for music lesson plans is based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music teaching. This flow chart allows music teachers to organize their their goals and objectives and then create short descriptions of the activities occurring in the three main phases of the Schulwerk process (imitate, explore, create) that lead to the creation of a final product showing student understanding and achievement. This template i
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PreK - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
K - 2 String Instrument Family Book and Bulletin Board Materials
This is a compilation of coloring pages and fill in the blank worksheets for K - 2 students. It's designed as a 5 - 6 week project. Students learn about the "Instrument of the Week".
Week 1: Introduce the instrument families and teach about the string family & violin.
Week 2: Review the violin and teach about the viola.
Week 3 - 4: Continue on with the cello, then string bass.
Weeks 5 - 6: Students create front/back cover, review all instruments, assemble book and take it home.
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K - 2nd
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FREE Middle School Chorus Year-Long Curriculum Outline & Bell Work Template
Snag this free resource to jump start your planning with a year-long curriculum outline for middle school chorus and a free PowerPoint template to use for your daily bell work. The PowerPoint comes with five question ideas to hit the ground running and structure your first week of school around establishing listening skills and expanding music vocabulary without overwhelming your kids. (These are just text questions to start your brainstorming - no audio examples included.)The word doc includes
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6th - 8th
Kindergarten Music Units Bundle
Unit overviews of suggested music lesson plans, with COMMON CORE integration as well as National Standards and Missouri Grade Level Expectations
Rhythm Unit
Instrument Unit
Performance Unit
Connections Unit
Styles Unit
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K
National Core Music Anchor Standards
These posters display the National Core Music Standards. Be on the lookout soon for standards that are grade level specific!
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PreK - 8th
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:Â The Quarter Note Companion Level One Complete Bundle
Yearly Planning FREEBIE - Music
This a set of FREE printable planning worksheets for a year of elementary music. As the school year begins, many of us get overwhelmed trying to teach all of these kiddos our big ideas and concepts in such a short amount of time. Use these worksheets to help yourself map our performances, bulletin boards, important dates/lessons/units and more! Formats are for K-5, but several blank documents are included for additional grades.What's included:*Year at a Glance (Aug-July)*Grades at a Glance (K-5)
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K - 5th, Staff
Carnival of the Animals Curriculum Guide
Carnival of the Animals Curriculum Guide with studies in music, math, science, history, art, geography and language arts. Learn about Saint Saens, France, poetry and more! Includes interactive links, resources for parents and teachers, and fun activities.
This curriculum guide was created to accompany the "Carnival of the Animals" CD and MP3 featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Grammy-nominated conductor Stephen Simon, and storyteller Yadu.The MP3 (only $8.98 through the Maestro Classi
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3rd - 5th
Elementary Band Scope and Sequence | Year One
Are you a new teacher 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 elementary school band! (aka 4th grade band or whenever your school starts band).This scope and sequence outlines a full year of beginning band in an elementary school pull-out setting. The year is broken down into two fifteen-week semesters with weekly goals to be
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â The Quarter Note Companion Level One Complete Bundle
Violin & Viola: Let's Get Started (free SCORM 1.2 course with 10 modules)
Do your students want a digital resource to help them get started on the violin or viola? This free course, based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music education, has all the information and practice exercises you need.  In this course students will learn:What supplies are needed to get startedHow to choose a violin or viola that fits Differences and similarities between the violin and violaHow to tune the instrumentHow to hold the instrument correctlyHow to care for the bow and hold it proper
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Periods of Music SHORT QUIZ & UNIT
A short quiz that assesses student knowledge of the Periods of Music.What is included?This quiz comes with: the short quizteacher anwers (marking guide)a mini unit plan to match the Periods of Music bundleHow is the quiz structured?Designed to be quick-to-mark, the music quiz is in 3 parts:Part A: multiple choice (15 marks)Part B: ordering (5 marks)Part C: analysis table (5 marks)Are the answers included?Teacher answers are included. They show- correct answers- how many marks to give (marking g
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Periods of Music BUNDLE of 7 Word Searches + 1 Assessment
PIANO Storybook LESSON and CAMP Guides
Make your Piano Classes and Piano Camps AMAZING!!!These free lesson plans will make your life SOOOOooooo much easier! This set offers you more than 40 ideas for music classes and/or camps, just follow the template and fill in your activities for each week - reuse these over and over again, cause we all know how much KIDS LOVE REPETITION!These worksheets can be used side by side with all of the books in the Tiny Tinkles Little Musician Series! Written and created by Debra Krol (ME) and illustrati
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PreK - 2nd
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Black History Month: Musician Presentation Project
Let your musicians lead the conversation as they discover and share the stories of our history's most influential black artists. This ready to go music class project will take five or more class periods to complete, though it can be adapted in any way to fit your class. Students will select a black artist or band that made music history. Once they have selected an artist, they will conduct research on them, learning about their life, career and how they made history. Finally this project gives d
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5th - 8th
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Music Theory Basic Scope and Sequence
This is a basic scope and sequence I designed while writing my curriculum for a high school music theory course. It lists the macro concepts which I taught, in order. Because music literacy builds from one concept to the next (much like learning to read, or any language for that matter), I tweaked this design throughout my years of teaching the course in order to make it as efficient and logical as possible.
The concepts at the end of the page which are struck out were optional materials I woul
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8th - 12th
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Composer of the Month Links
**Currently Free--would love some feedback on how I can make this product better, and what you need for this!**These are the links I use when doing various composers of the month to give kids a taste of the composer's music. I will be updating it monthly as I add more composers to my rotation. Videos include movie clips, live orchestra performances, studio recordings, audio, etc. There's also a few playlist videos for center, quiet work days, etc. Composers included so far:Lin Manuel MirandaAnto
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Not Grade Specific
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Theater Arts Lesson | Sound Design High School
This lesson on sound design is suitable for high school students and perhaps gifted middle graders. This is a sample of my complete lesson. Students learn about the process of sound design. If you are interested in the entire 8 day unit, go to: Sound Design and in a Bundle Units in Costume, Set, Sound and Stage Properties. It is available as a PDF and Google Slides. This sample includes:The History of Sound DesignThe Rationale for Teaching Sound Design How to Use Metaphor in Design This is a
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9th - 10th
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Lesson Plan Templates - FREE! (purple)
Download this freebie! It's a simple lesson plan format you can use in a general music classroom.
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PreK - 6th
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Lesson Plan Templates - FREE! (Blue)
Download this freebie! It's a simple lesson plan format you can use in a general music classroom.
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PreK - 6th
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Lesson Plan Templates - FREE! (green)
Download this freebie! It's a simple lesson plan format you can use in a general music classroom.
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PreK - 6th
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Lesson Plan Templates - FREE! (grey)
Download this freebie! It's a simple lesson plan format you can use in a general music classroom.
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PreK - 6th
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Lesson Plan Templates - FREE! (yellow)
Download this freebie! It's a simple lesson plan format you can use in a general music classroom.
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PreK - 6th
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Grade Book for Lessons using First Steps in Music
This product is a grade book to track your lessons in First Steps in Music lessons**The aptitude assessment data on this sheet uses PMMA Primary Measures of Music Audiation Data only** If you have more than 30 students, you can copy and paste additional rows into the sheet and the calculations will continue to work.This product is similar in function, but much simpler, than my Conversational Solfege Grade Book.
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PreK - 1st
Vocal Techniques (for choir!) Intro Unit
Vocal Techniques (for choir!) is a ten unit course designed to help students in middle or high school level choir better understand their voice, and how to use it to it's best (and healthiest!) ability.
Included in the Intro Unit
1. Course Outline for full ten unit course
2. Introduction powerpoint presentation
3. Vocal Importance: student survey
4. Unit Guide
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7th - 12th
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