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Here are some excellent ideas for introducing various tempo and rhythmic patters to students of grade levels K through 5. The examples go over steady beats, eighth not patterns, and dynamic changes of loud and soft. The first few examples do not specify grade levels but the later examples do. The grade levels are highlighted in yellow.

This website is a great resource for K-5 music.  There are jokes, games, and information regarding famous composers, including recordings of famous pieces of music.  This can be used by a classroom of kids in a computer lab, or by a teacher for lesson planning.

Classics for Kids is a resources for teachers, parents, and children. It provides lesson plans, music games and interactive links, a podcast, tips for parents, and information about composers, instruments, and music history. The lesson plans (written by my former music education professor, Dr. Kay Edwards) are standards-based and incorporate elements of Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze.

This website is for elementary/general music education. It is a resources for lesson plans on composers, music theory, and music listening.

Resources for grades K-5, involving age-appropriate lessons and ideas. Ideas center around pitch, form, dynamics, rhythms, meter, performing, singing, tempo, meter, etc.

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

Arts Edge provides a list of 5 traditional Folk Dances appropriate for grades K-3. The directions are simple and easy to follow. No dance experience needed!

Arts Edge provides a list of 5 traditional Folk Dances appropriate for grades K-3. The directions are simple and easy to follow. No dance experience needed!

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 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 is a list of SmartBoard programs applicable to music, organized by a teacher in Plattsburgh, NY. These activities are mostly aimed at K-5th students, but they are all very good resources. Note that clicking a resource takes you to that resources page, not the schools.

The purpose of this blog is to provide examples of teaching ideas and lesson plans for k-5 general music classes with worksheets and/or sheet music. The content focuses on rhythmic and melodic structure as well as accompanying lyrics. Historical content associated with the music is included as well as some video and audio recordings.

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This is a music wiki, that focuses on technology at the K-5 level.

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.

This website offers resources for teaching about jazz music in the general music classroom. The lesson plans and activities are based on the PBS documentary "Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns" and specifically designed for grades K-5 or 6-12.

TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

TPT- Kodaly Inspired Classroom Materials. TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

Amy Abbott TPT store, teacher created materials. Kodaly specialist that produces materials that may be used on a Smart Board. Primarily General Music from K-5.

Music a la Abbott is a blog containing free Kodaly based lesson plans for K-5 general music as well as elementary drum, bell and vocal ensembles. She also has a link to her store on www.teacherspayteachers.com. Her website has a page dedicated to the design of her classroom, as well as her upcoming workshops around the United States. She also has an easy to use label feature so you can find blog posts relating to a specific topic such a 1st grade or assessments.

Music a la Abbott is a blog created by Ms. Amy Abbott. She provides teaching strategies based on the Kodály music curriculum, workshops, and students activities that can be accessed through www.teacherspayteachers.com

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.

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.

This is Jen Bailey's website. She blogs about relevant topics for the elementary general music teacher. She posts about content and resources that are very useful for K-5 music. She is a talented musician and teacher who identifies strongly with Music Learning Theory.

For teachers with a SmartBoard, this website gives free music games for use in the classroom.  Most of these games are appropriate for K-5 and cover a variety of music topics.  Intervals, pitch discrimination, listening, and basic music theory are the topics covered in these games.

I'll definitely have to explore these games on my own before taking them into the classroom. So far, some of them seem pretty advanced for my students. I also am not sure about how to play many of the games because of lack of directions. 

A collection of SmartBoard apps for use in a general music classroom setting. Focus is on beginner music theory with such topics as pitch discrimination, basic scales and song structure. Files are Flash-based and can be used on a SmartBoard seamlessly.

This website from PBS gives students (K-5) an opportunity to play games associated with different types of music.  Art and music are combined in some instances to appeal to this age group.  Non-traditional composition is also covered in these games in particular genres of music.

This is a fun and interactive way for pre-school or lower elementary aged kids to learn about music. They can explore many timbres of sound with familiar characters. I use this with my own children and it's a hit!

This website has a wide selection of music games for the young musician. Games are flash-based and are in a variety of musical genres. Many games require the user to compose in a specific style. Would work well on Chromebooks or computer lab.

This website allows music educators to post and collaborate with other educators on their ideas and methods. The content focuses on teaching strategies, music technology programs, reading material for the integration of technology into the music classroom, and articles on continuing education.

This website was developed by music education and technology experts Dr. Joseph M. Pisano and Amy M. Burns. It includes blog posts from both educators, and discusses ideas for incorporating technology into elementary and secondary classrooms. Available music technology, software, and freeware resources are listed. Also included are examples of how this technology is used by children in their classrooms.

This website is a blog focus on the integration of technology in the music classroom. It appears to be a great resource to compliment the topics we have discussed in this course.

Great for ages K-5. Equipped with worksheets, lesson plans, assessments. etc. The website is easily navigated and up-to-date.

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.

This music teacher has great ideas. Her blog is a great choice to add fresh ideas to your classroom.

This is a music teacher blog with great teaching strategies, lesson ideas, bulletin board suggestions and general music support. This is a k-5 general music classroom blog with some choral and band mixed in.

This is an excellent music education blog to follow and is updated frequently by a music teacher! I love following Mrs. King's blog because she provides new ways to teach elementary music via games, manipulatives and much more.