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Free music lectures
Note Neighborhood – Quarter and Eighth Notes
Welcome to Note Neighborhood! Everybody has a story that they want to tell and along the way you’ll be reading, practicing, and having tons of fun! Introducing PPTIn this PowerPoint you’ll meet Ta and learn how he likes to hop along at a nice easy pace. Then you’ll meet his friend Dion (together they make the eighth note set “Ta-Di” if you us the TaKaDiMi system) or you’ll meet his neighbors Tia and Tina (together they make the name “Ti-Ti” if you use the tika-tika system). Practicing PPTTrampol
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K - 6th
Also included in: Note Neighborhood – Big Bundle
History of Music: Medieval Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Medieval music. This product consists of the following four sections: introduction (sacred & secular music), instruments, genres, and theory & notation. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
George Frederic Handel Powerpoint/Listening Activity
This powerpoint gives a brief biography of George Frederic Handel and pairs well with FaceTime with Composers: George Frederic Handel. This PowerPoint includes listening/discussion activity using the Hallelujah Chorus!
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K - 8th
History of Music: Prehistoric Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Prehistoric music. This product consists of the following six sections: introduction, origins, prehistoric musical instruments, flutes, archaeoacoustic methodology, and Cycladic culture. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Music Teaching Tool - FREE Note Reading Resource - Treble and Bass Clef
This is a Google Slide deck that introduces the treble and bass clefs and how to read them, based on their original names - the G and F clefs. It outlines the reasoning behind how and why the clefs are used, what they mean, and how they can be used as a tool for students to step or skip count from anchor points on the staff as they become independent music readers.
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1st - 6th
History of Music: Renaissance Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Renaissance music. This product consists of the following five sections: introduction, genres, theory & notation, instruments, and composers. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
History of Music: Baroque Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Baroque music. This product consists of the following four sections: introduction, instruments, styles & genres, and composers. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
History of Music: Classical Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Classical music. This product consists of the following four sections: introduction (main characteristics), first Viennese School, instruments, and composers. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Rock and Roll History - Part 1 - Fill in the Blank
I made this handout for my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade general music classes. It's perfect for introducing Rock Music history. This is part 1 of 2--The 1950s and 1960s. Feel free to edit however you like! The history and the facts themselves are pretty simplified, as this is just an introduction to rock history for middle schoolers. I tried hard to be true to the origins of rock in the U.S., particularly honoring black musicians from the 1940s and 1950s. I have updated it over time. If you have a ce
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6th - 8th
History of Music: Romantic Music
This is a great presentation that will help your students to explore more about Romantic music. This product consists of the following two sections: introduction and composers. At the end of the presentation, your students will enjoy listening to music examples from this historical period. Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Ragtime - American Music History - Powerpoint and Notes
note: I have had several comments that there are formatting issues. Currently I am listing this as a free product until I have the time to re-make the slideshow on a newer version of PowerPoint or Google slides. A great resource for you music history, US history, or African American history class! Discover the origins, influences, and characteristics of ragtime music! This is a one-time lesson that includes powerpoint and note parge with answer key, embedded audio and links to external videos a
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3rd - 10th
Analyzing AI-Generated Descriptions of Music History | AI Literacy Lesson Plan
Why?Our understanding and teaching of music history can sometimes be narrowly defined by dominant narratives. This lesson not only highlights potential biases in AI-generated content but also sparks a broader conversation on making music education more inclusive, ensuring students appreciate the rich tapestry of global musical traditions.Objectives● Students will be able to dissect and evaluate the AI-generated description forcontent accuracy, omissions, and biases.● Students will be able to rec
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Composer of the Month: Pérotin
Thank you SO MUCH for downloading - this is my first “composer of the month” project and I had SO MUCH FUN learning about Pérotin! This is a short 7-paged freebie (with ink-saver pages as well) on a very little known/talked about composer from the Medieval Period!ALL underlined words are links - if you end up with a broken link, please send me a message and I will fix it asap!There are INK SAVER PAGES in the second half of this file.I hope your students enjoy Pérotin!
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2nd - 12th
John Williams & Theme Music with Boomwackers
This lesson can be used for middle level students. It is a great lesson that can go along with a listening journal entry. This lesson is great for introducing instrumental music to apprehensive students. The last slide shows the solfege for the main theme. If you don't have boomwackers, you could sing it with hand signs instead.
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5th - 8th
English to Spanish Music Theory 1 (Note Identification, Note Values, Dynamics)
Hello! I am a fellow Middle School Choir Director in the State of Texas. It is my second year of teaching so I understand the need of resources. Especially when not everything that could happen in the classroom is taught in college. My biggest scare was having a lot of students who spoke no english. So I sat down and started doing a lot of research to make sure all of my student were successful in my classroom and were not lost. Thank you for Purchasing! This is great to use as a teacher who nee
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K - 12th
Music Arranging for Teachers: Free Preview
Why bother learning this? Why is arranging customized music for your students worth your while? What are your true capabilities with arranging and can it make you money legally? Let's examine these important questions with a free course preview. Join here!
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Passive vs Active Listening Lecture Notes
What is the difference between how we listen to something? How can you shift from passive to active listening? Lecture lesson notes on how to shift how you listen.
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Actively Listening Lesson
Elements of Music Slides Definitions
This resource includes a slides providing definitions for the following music elements: Rhythm & TempoMelodyHarmonyDynamicsTone
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6th - 12th
The elements of Music: Overview
This amazing resource will help your students to learn more about the elements of music such as beat, dynamics, form, genre, harmony, lyrics, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, and texture. This document can be used as an overview of these elements of music. If you want to learn more about a specific element, please refer to my website and explore more information there! The total number of pages: 13Follow the link below and download this free resource:https://www.freemusickey.com/post/the-elements-
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2nd - 12th, Staff
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Time Signatures Presentation
Help students learn all about time signatures and appeal to all learners! This presentation includes examples, activities, and visual aids to help students understand time signatures.
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5th - 8th
Order of the Sharps and Flats - Key Signatures in Music - Music Theory
This is a single page handout for explaining the Order of the Sharps and Flats. It should accompany the "How to determine Key Signatures in Music" packet. This is a visual guide to learning keys. The most common visualization is the Circle of 5ths, however the Order of the Sharps and Flats is another way to see it. Many students struggle with the concepts behind the Circle of 5ths, hopefully this method will help those students to understand!
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Not Grade Specific
More TED Talks for the Classroom
Here are 5 MORE student approved TED talks that I've used in my own classrooms with students from grade 4 - grade 8. Topics include a fun yo-yo demonstration, a fishy talk, flying and dancing robots, and a drumming demo from the best brush player in the world. Most of these are less than 6 minutes long. Whether you're a grade 4, grade 8, or grade 12 teacher, these 5 will work.
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4th - 12th
Rock History - Part 2 - Fill In The Blank
I made this handout for my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade general music classes. This is part 2 of 2: part 1 can be found here for Free! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rock-and-Roll-History-Part-1-Fill-in-the-Blank-3244479?st=4c4da34aa4d4e9d6ccd6055a3bbca33bFeel free to edit however you like! The history and the facts themselves are pretty simplified, as this is just an introduction to rock history for middle schoolers. I have updated it over time. If you have a certain Rock musician that
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6th - 8th
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Ludwig van Beethoven: General Information
This amazing resource will help your students to learn more about Ludwig van Beethoven by focusing on the composer's general information and the brief characteristics of the main periods in his life. Teachers can also use this document for lesson planning as it is very informative.Enjoy it!
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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