Multisensory Music The best first step to performing music is to understand it and the way it feels. This multisensory activity is a fun way to help students gain additional vocabulary to describe music. Hearing Multi-Sensory Playlist Use this playlist throughout the other sensory activities, or keep it simple and just listen to it as […]
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Protest Music Start the lesson by having students discuss or think about some or all the following questions: What issues are important to you? What injustices do you see happening in your world/life? What do you do when you don’t agree with something? What are some other things people do when they don’t agree with
DIY Trumpet & Trombone Make Your Own Instruments Check out a few trumpet and trombone-inspired DIY instruments. Have students gather supplies and make their own instruments in class – or ask them to make them at home. TRUMPETS Soda Bottle Trumpet We love this DIY trumpet because it uses materials you probably already have laying
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Water Whistle Experiment Time to nail down the scientific process using this guided activity packet. You can download the packet and print the worksheet from it or access the printable worksheet directly here. Science-Inspired Playlist Wrap up your scientific exploration with this playlist full of science-inspired music.
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Musical Storytelling and Kathak Dance During the Kahe Chede Mohe performance below, our orchestra is joined by Deepali Lindblom, a dancer performing the Kathak style of dance. Kathak is one of the seven Indian classical dances. It originated as a form of storytelling and through centuries became more refined and complex in technique and storytelling.
Music and Moods Listen to the music in the playlist below. As students listen, have them draw a smiley face or write down an emotion that they think the music portrays. This works great if each student has a small white board to use. Have them hold up their white boards to share their words
What is Program Music? Program Music is music that is intended to describe a scene or tell a story. Program music is often inspired by a piece of art, a poem, or a story that a composer has heard but can also be inspired by people and places a composer encounters in real life. Listen
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Animal Tempos Vocabulary Let’s focus on just four main tempo dynamic markings: andante, moderato, allegro, and presto. Here is a helpful way to imagine four different tempos as animal speeds. Activity Step One: Try acting each animal move while you listen to these four pieces in this playlist: Feel how each animal has a different
Find the Beat Complete the following activities as you listen to each piece of music on the tempo playlist. Find the beat – clap along with the steady pulse of the music Once the class has found and clapped the beat for a little while, have your students identify which of the following four tempo
Percussion Activities – Elementary and Older Find the full activity guide here: Time to Drum! Make Your Own Shekere A shekere is a traditional African instrument, usually made out of a dried gourd. Watch this video to learn more about the shekere. Have your child(ren) follow this great tutorial to make your own shekere at
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Body Percussion Body percussion activities are a great way for students to explore percussion performance no matter where they are or what instruments you have access to at your school. Follow this body percussion lesson to bring fun, rhythmic learning into your classroom. Sound Exploration Before you start any of the activities below, discuss the
You’re an Arranger! We learned that an arranger is someone who takes music that already exists and creatively changes it to be different in some way. You students can become arrangers with this simple activity. Choose a simple song that your kids all know. For example, Happy Birthday, the ABC song, or Row, Row, Row,
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