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This is a great interactive and multimedia resource for teachers from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's website. The beta Digital Classroom begins with the 1950s. Different artists are highlighted from the 1950s, each with a bio, authentic performance video, "why it matters" section and lesson objectives that highlight important musical aspects of the artist.
Rock and Roll music plays a large role in the development of modern music. Once classes get to this genre/time period, students tend to become more interested in what is going on. Rock Hall provides lessons and interactive elements that help teach the story of rock and roll. They also offer classes you can register for about the history of the genre.
Rock and Roll music plays a large role in the development of modern music. Once classes get to this genre/time period, students tend to become more interested in what is going on. Rock Hall provides lessons and interactive elements that help teach the story of rock and roll. They also offer classes you can register for about the history of the genre.
Introduce your students to the lively genre of Rock and Roll trough this Hall of Fame site! Students can learn important histroy facts, famous Rock and Roll Legends, and references to some of the greatest rock and roll hits of the American culture!
Resources for grades K-5, involving age-appropriate lessons and ideas. Ideas center around pitch, form, dynamics, rhythms, meter, performing, singing, tempo, meter, etc.
These resources are categorized by grade level and include activities involved rhythm, song, patterns, expression, form, creativity and active listening. This is a well-developed hub of resources and ideas.
Carnegie Hall has a great resource for music educators who teach K-5th grade general music. They list the activities by grade, and even tell you what you can use each resource for (i.e. teaching rhythm, meter, singing, etc.).
The Carnegie Hall Education page for Educators provides teaching resources to teachers. They provide lesson plans, meeting certain standards, for grades K-5. These lesson plans cover everything from the basics to composition to improvisation with Brazilian Sama
This website is the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. it provides a subscription service to watch live concerts as well as a series of archived concerts by the Phil. The website also provides some free videos for streaming.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This website is a game designed to introduce instruments to students (K-5) in a fun and interactive way. Benjamin Britten's composition "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" is used as the basis for this adventure.
This site is a great way to introduce the instruments of the orchestra. It can be used individually to play the games or with the whole class to introduce instruments.
This is a great website to pair with the piece, "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten. This interactive game describes all of the instruments in detail, offering relative outside information about each instrument. Students can play along either in a group setting or at home.
This website is fantastic for students as individuals or as a full class activity! Step by step it takes them on a safari to learn about each instrument of the orchestra using Benjamin Britten's "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra". It is kid-friendly and would be great for students in 2nd and 3rd grade. It tests their listening skills using games deciphering things like notes in a sequence, or high and low.
Incredible multimedia, interactive version of Benjamin Britten's famous work. Produced by The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Students log in or free play a safari adventure to save an orchestra. Instrument families are explored in detail with listening examples in a leveled gaming experience. Interdisciplinary connections to safari excursion, story telling, sound properties, animals and travel. Teachers can create an account to track student progress and/or assessment. Works well with an IWB.
I found this site while discovering music technology for Module 5. This is a great interactive game for elementary age children who are or have studied instruments, instrument families, and the orchestra. It teaches the player new information, assesses their understanding of that information, and has opportunities for further study.
This is an interactive way to explore and discover instruments of the orchestra. Students will locate and learn about instruments on a "safari type" adventure. This is great for younger students.
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
I use this composition to discuss instruments and instrument families with 3rd grade. Unfortunately, I haven't found something to really engage the students. I think this website might actually intrigue students into learning about the instrument.s
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to learn all about the different instruments in the orchestra, as well as listening examples of classical pieces of music. The games provide a brief lesson, and then students can participate through interactive games. I find this site very informative and the kids love the story line that goes along with the game sequence. Great resource in preparation for our annual Young People's Concert at the Bob Carr in Orlando.
This is a fun, interactive website that helps students get to know the instruments, the set up of a professional ensemble, different genres, and musical roles.
This website is a game developed by Carnegie Hall that helps younger students learn the instruments of the orchestra. The game uses Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. This interactive game helps students understand the layout of an orchestra, the ranges of the individual instruments, and how they sound individually and together in an ensemble. This is an excellent tool for elementary music!
This set of free online resources for music teachers includes lesson plans and activities, summative and formative assessments, video examples, and documented best practices.
The Music Educators Toolbox on Carnegie Hall's website has lesson plans, activities, videos, and other valuable information. In addition to these resources, they also have sample assessment materials, including rubrics, for specific grade levels.
The Music Educators Toolbox on Carnegie Hall's website has lesson plans, activities, videos, and other valuable information. In addition to these resources, they also have sample assessment materials, including rubrics, for specific grade levels.
This website from Carnegie Hall provides many resources for music educators, including lesson plans, assessments, and other activities. Specific musical concepts include expressive qualities, form and design, and rhythm and meter.
This website provides free resources for music teachers including lesson plans, activities, assessments, and video examples designed to be effective and adaptable in a wide variety of music classrooms. The resources include fundamentals of rhythm and meter, form and design, expressive qualities, pitch, and performing.
This set of free online resources for music teachers includes lesson plans and activities, summative and formative assessments, video examples, and documented best practices.
From the Top is a PBS series that features young performers on the Carnegie Hall stage. Each clip includes background and an interview with Christopher O'Riley (host and sometimes piano accompanist). There are representations of almost every major instrument in band and orchestra as well as vocalists, choral ensembles, pianists, and guitarists. The young performers have selected pieces in a variety of styles and some have amazing background stories, including an Olympic skater and one about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The website also includes podcasts and a section for teachers that includes lesson plans to incorporate along with each episode. Clicking on From the Top at the bottom of the page gets you to more recent
streaming videos from the show at fromthetop.org
Offers free resources and information on the history of Rock & Roll. It looks like there are online lesson plans and more resources available if one signs up for an account with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There's also information on field trips and educational opportunities for those who are able to take students to the museum in Ohio.
Carnegie Hall provides music educators with resources to use with students in K-5. There are various activities, exercises, class games, and assessments that incorporate songs, instruments, and various styles of music. Some concepts taught include rhythm, meter, form, pitch, expressive qualities, and overall performance. Activities and resources are categorized by appropriate grade levels. This website also links to other educational resources, programs, and opportunities that music educators can utilize to benefit themselves and their music students.
Carnegie Hall is one of the premier concert venues in the United States. Their website is full of resources for both music teachers and their students to explore the world of music.
Music Teacher Tools & Resources is a resource for teachers in grades K-5 and includes lesson plans, assessments, listening examples, activities, and videos. The resources also integrate the elements of music with engaging activities. A wonderful resource to use and/or complement any lesson.
The purpose of this website is to provide music educators with tools that address music fundamentals. The site also had digital music learning options that provide professional development for educators as well as connect students to diverse musical communities. The resource provides unique learning opportunities for elementary students.
The Carnegie Hall Corporation provides free resources to music educators. This website has lesson plans, student guides and worksheets, assessments, teaching videos and audio recordings, games and sheet music for the general music classroom. This website is a great resource for music teachers and provides various ways to search and find specific resources to various concepts.
Carnegie Hall made an animated and interactive listening map for all four movements of Dvorak's "New World Symphony" and it's wonderful! I use this with my sixth graders during our music history unit!
The Music Educators Toolbox was created by music teachers and musicians through Carnegie Hall. It has lesson plans, videos, activities, and other resources that are categorized by grade level and also by concept. You can view the lesson plans and also watch videos of the lessons being taught. This is a great resource for lesson plans that meet the national standards.
While primarily geared towards elementary level students, some of the activities found on this website would also be helpful for beginning band classes. These can be used during those first couple of weeks when students are still trying to decide what to play and how they are going to acquire an instrument. Any of the activities can be adjusted to the experience level of your students.
This website provides resources for music educators. There are educational resources to address the topics of rhythm, meter, form, design, expression, pitch, and performance. The offerings on this website would work best in a general music classroom for younger students.
This site offers streaming of programs about young musicians and their lives. The focus is on the music and the impact it can have in a young person's life. The pieces themselves are also discussed and lesson plans are available to go with them.
From the Top at Carnegie Hall is a production where your musicians share their talents at one of the most prestigious theaters in the United States. Teachers can download the videos and programs to share with students in class. Each episode includes a lesson plan with the objectives, activities and music standards.
This site provides lesson plans to accompany full video clips from the PBS series "From the Top." The videos are essentially master classes that introduce or focus on a specific musical element.
Creating Music Block Game–create a 3-note pattern and then listen to a variety of patterns to choose the one you created
Creating Music Comparing Game–listen to two melodies and determine if they are the same or different
Creating Music Block Game with Rhythm–list the block game above only with an 8-note melodic and rhythmic pattern
Creating Music About Pitch–listen to classical music excerpts demonstrating rising and lowering pitch
12 Steps–Select the sound heard to help Alice (in Wonderland) up the stairs
Orchestra Game–listen and identify the instrument played
BBC Seaside Activity—match sounds with descriptions
BBC Mood Music—listen to music selections and match with a mood
BBC Instrument Matchup—match sounds with instrument
BBC Quiz—review of aural rhythm, style, and instrument recognition
Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” –Interactive Listening Map
PBS Toopy and Binoo Bubbles—musical memory game
DJ Games Music Matching–imitate melodies played on a solfege ladder
Sousa Palooza–an interactive music map of a famous Sousa march turned into an asteroid-like game
Note Pair–aural concentration game
Theta Music Trainer–many aural training games for everything from scales, intervals, chord progressions, rhythms, and more
Music Memory–aural solfege training
Music Teacher Games–many games for staff, piano key, rhythm, and aural recognition
Melody Mayhem 1–recognize a melody
Storm Chasers–recognize melodic direction
Catch the Coconut–aural interval recognition
Good Ear–ear training exercises for intervals, chords, scales, cadences and more
Echo Time with Annie–aural concentration game
"What is Jazz?" is a four-part lecture about jazz by Dr. Billy Taylor presented at the John F. Kennedy Center. Dr. Bill Taylor is a noted jazz pianist, historian, and educator. His four-part lecture dives into the history of jazz and the most important moments of jazz history. The first lecture centers around the origins of jazz in the African-American experience of slavery to the civil rights movement. This lecture explores the development of repertoire and techniques used in jazz performance. The second lecture discusses the techniques and traditions of jazz improvisation. The third lecture discusses the evolution of swing and rhythm/harmony with the inclusion of examples by a piano. The fourth lecture discusses the role of jazz in American culture and history, as well as the impact it has had on the world.
Music education resource for grade k-5. Free lessons, assessments, worksheets. Site includes interactive audio, video and sheet music. One can search by skills and concepts, genres, instruments, and national standards.
Good resource for anything in music education. Marching band, general music, guitar, music theory, and composition links can be found on this website. Students can interact with games, videos, worksheets, and lessons. Teachers are able to get ideas, lesson plans, and units.
This is a great resource for the History of American Rock/Popular music that I'm teaching. It lists all of the inductees as well as information about the artists who have been inducted. There are also lesson plans available.
This is a great resource for the History of American Rock/Popular music that I'm teaching. It lists all of the inductees as well as information about the artists who have been inducted. There are also lesson plans available.