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7th grade music composition unit plan pdfs
Music Technology Curriculum: 12 Project Ideas | Year-long Bundle | Saves HOURS!
** Perfect for Distance Learning!** These projects were designed for the busy music teacher who needs help with starting or organizing a Music Technology course, or who simply wants to add some music tech or songwriting into the classes they already teach. The best part is, you do NOT have to be a professional sound engineer to teach these lessons! Enough project ideas/ material to use for a year-long course. JUST ADDED! Example videos of completed projects in the teacher resources section! In t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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GarageBand Song Writing Unit
In this unit, students will gain a basic understanding of chordal song structure, and use that knowledge to create music using the GarageBand app. Students will need access to iPads for this unit, but can easily work in groups of 4-5 students per one iPad.
As this is also an "Introduction" to GarageBand, students will primarily work with Smart Instruments during this unit. It could work with students who have limited musical knowledge. I personally teach this with my 8th grade general musi
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6th - 12th
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The Cup Song: Teaching Rhythm, Composition & Performance using Bloom's Taxonomy
This is a unit that is guaranteed to catch your music student's attention! Students (especially middle school) LOVE the Cup Game! So why not use it to teach them so much more?
This is a 19 page PDF download that includes:
1. Table of contents.
2. Five day (or more) suggested lesson guide with direct progression through Bloom's Taxonomy.
3. Reproducible handouts at 2 music reading levels so your students can analyze and dictate the rhythms they are using (Music reading Level 1 avoids the use
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3rd - 9th
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Piano Method Book | Piano Lessons For Beginner Pianists
WHAT IS INCLUDED:PDF File - 90 Page Beginner Piano Method BookThis Piano Method Book is everything you need for individual or group piano lessons for your students! This Method Book has a heavy focus on musical literacy, and all traditional approaches to reading standard music notation. This curriculum does NOT focus heavily on studies of any genre or style of music in particular, but rather the fundamental skills needed to peruse any style/genre of their choice in the future!A complete list of
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Piano Curriculum | PRO | Career-Long Piano Curriculum For Piano Teachers
Music Rhythm Composition Student Worksheets- Unit 1 Bundle
This is Unit 1 in a series. To view Unit 2, CLICK HERE. This collection of 11 different worksheets are PERFECT for walking beginners sequentially through the process of composing rhythm by having them complete partially completed measures. Instead of free-hand composing which inevitably leads to a complete page of whole and half notes (the too-easy road), partially completed measures encourage higher-level thinking by forcing students to use all of the different rhythm types every day. Every new
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4th - 12th
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GarageBand Music Tech Project 2: Get in the Loop
PROJECT #2 FROM MY BUNDLE**Download my freebie to see EXACTLY how I format my projects.**This is a music technology project using GarageBand. Your students will learn about musical form and instrumentation of songs. They will compose their own song using the prerecorded loops that come with the GarageBand program. If you like this, check out my 12 Project Bundle which includes a comprehensive section listing all the resources (links, videos, articles, etc.) I use to teach the projects. I also ha
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Music Technology Curriculum Map
Thanks for taking a look at my product! I have spent countless hours developing the curriculum for my Music Technology courses and I found that creating the curriculum map was one of the most time-intensive parts. I sincerely hope that this resource will be a huge time-saver for you. As you browse through it you will notice that it is aligned with the NAFME National Music Standards for Music Technology and is divided into four quarters (for a full year- or can be separated into two semesters). T
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6th - 12th
Jingle Music Unit Plans | Lesson Plans, Printables & Distance Learning Friendly
Jingle Music Unit Plans | Lesson Plans, Printables & Distance Learning FriendlyI N F OThis product comes with:5 Lesson plans and unit overviewPrintables and samples that correspond with lessons2 Digital Products included Create A Jingle Project with rubricI created this unit guide as a way to help teachers deliver a fun and engaging unit on jingles. Students can make some great connections between your own curriculum music expectations in this fun unit! This unit is a hit with my students an
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4th - 8th
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I Can Read Music! Foundational Music Theory Book for Band, Orchestra & Choir
This 35 page music theory book is perfect for beginning band, orchestra or choir in middle school. Students will learn treble, bass, and viola clef lines and spaces as well as note reading skills, and an understanding of basic rhythms and time signatures, 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4. Unit assessment and teacher key is included.This book can be used for anyone who is learning the basics of music reading. However, I wrote this for the specific purpose of getting all of my beginning 6th grade students on the
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4th - 8th
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STOMP Composition Project
General music teachers, have you ever had your students watch "STOMP" and thought about incorporating it into your curriculum?
Here is a composition project that teaches form (call & response), the creative process (composition & revision), and has students perform their own creative work. You can use standard notation or just write out the words to represent what you are doing, and students will learn rhythm without even realizing it.
In this project, students watch STOMP's "Just Cl
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4th - 7th
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OPERA MUSIC UNIT BOOKLET
OPERA MUSICDesigned for middle school - high school students, this product contains a student workbook complete with listening examples.The student workbook explores the types of opera music, types of opera singers, components and characteristics of opera and includes orchestral instrument/vocalist reviews, stories of famous composers listening games, listening analysis, listening comparison analysis charts, theme arrangement task, listening glyphs, short story task, scaffolded music composition
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Middle School General Music Curriculum Guide
Middle School General Music is a class I have such a passion for. The possibilities of lesson plans are ENDLESS! This resource provides you with multiple unit ideas to include in your class. Each unit has vocabulary suggestions, project ideas, recording suggestions, topics for discussion and more! Before each unit, a preface is provided giving you tips on implementing each unit. Units include:Composers - includes composers to use, suggested listening, commercials that use classical music, vocab
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5th - 8th
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Sheet Music For Bucket Drums
As a percussion teacher, professional drummer, and elementary music teacher; I was astounded to find a lack of actual sheet music for bucket drums. I created this resource to support my grade 2-6 students through the challenges of learning beat and rhythm. My goal was to guide them through ACTUAL MUSIC in preparation for Concert Band in grade 7/8/9.There are 18 unique pieces from extreme beginner, all the way up to 'mildly difficult'. There are three 2 part songs included, as well as composition
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2nd - 9th
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Stand Up Comedy Unit
This unit gives you a step by step guide on how to create a stand up comedy routine. The students write original jokes and are assigned to groups who help revise the jokes for the performance. Every worksheet, guideline and even suggestions for comedian examples is included in this unit.
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6th - 12th
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Composing Unit with Chrome Music Lab Digital Resource
Do your students love Chrome Music Lab?? Mine do, too.That's why I put together this unit of lessons that get kids composing using this great tool.This unit includes:how to's on changing settings, saving, and sharing finished compositionstemplates you can use with your students, and info on how to create your own!Rhythm and Melody Challenges complete with printable worksheets! (linked in document)3 lessons and 1 project you can use with your students today!Use Chrome Music Lab to your advantage
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2nd - 12th
Composing Melody - Unit 1 - BUNDLE (Melodic Composition)
Welcome to "Composing Melody - Unit 1"!This is the IDEAL beginning melodic composition guide for starting any basic composition course with your students. It also can be used before or after Basic Rhythm Composition Unit 1 or Writing Music Notation Unit 1.About 'Composing Melody - Unit 1':This 2 week long, 13-worksheet unit guides your students through the basics of learning notes on the piano keyboard to understanding how to form basic melodic musical phrases that are playable and singable.Walk
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6th - 12th
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Absolute Essential Guitar Resource | Chord Diagrams | Unit Plan | Activities
At over 200 pages, the Absolute Essential Guitar Resource has got you covered. Use the unit plan to introduce learners to guitar using the informal learning approach. The unit includes learning Em, C, D, G, F, Am, and simplified Bm chords. Aside from the 60+ page unit portion of this resources, this ultimate resource has everything you need to teach beginner guitarists with lesson activities, diagrams, posters, chord charts, scale degree charts, Nashville Numbers, tablature, and much much more.T
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6th - 12th
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Melody and Harmony Composition Task
Over 7 lessons, students will learn how to write a melody and apply this to Primary Triads. Students will complete a series of tasks which are accompanied by a Powerpoint Presentation. There are some QR codes and links to YouTube instructional/flipped videos for further support should the students need some. Accompanying worksheets include 'Melody Deconstruct', 'Develop Your Melody' and 'Primary Triads'. As an educator, you can create the final assessment sheet. The students would be capable of
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7th - 10th
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PRODUCE A MUSICAL-Drama/Theatre/Fine Arts Semester Project
PRODUCE A MUSICAL--Teach your drama/fine arts students what all goes into producing a musical with this semester project! My high school students have loved doing this activity this Spring. Use the pages as I have created them or take them as inspiration to make your own. Students will create their characters, write a synopsis, write a song, create scenes, build a stage diorama, and even outline a budget and fundraising ideas. I had my students reach out to the venues they chose to get informati
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6th - 12th
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LET'S BEATBOX! 7 lesson plans, task cards & worksheets for elementary music
Here are 7 lesson plans to explore the world of beatboxing with your students!All the materials are ready to be projected or printed and are easy to use!It can be left for a substitute teacher as detailed instructions are included, along with interactive resources.The documents are provided in colour and black and white, with different levels of difficulty, allowing for flexibility and differentiation.They can be used collectively on the board or in collaborative centers.Your students will have
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4th - 8th
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Complete Collection of Music Class Lesson Plans
The Complete Collection of Music Workshops: Your Go-To Guide for Awesome Lessons!Hey there, teachers! If you're on the hunt for the perfect resource to jazz up your teaching game, I got you. The "Complete Collection of Music Workshops" is here to turn your classroom into a stage for learning excitement!Inside this super organized book, you'll score 13 different topics, each loaded with tons of useful stuff to make learning music a blast and easy on you. It's like having your own backstage pass t
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4th - 7th
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Ukulele Unit for General Music
Ukulele has become incredibly popular In the past few years and for good reason; they're inexpensive, relatively easy to learn, and don't take up a ton of space. This unit was designed to help you and your students get started with the ukulele in a general music setting. This is the only material you will need! Students can use it at their own pace, or you can present each step to your class as you see fit. This product includes: History of the UkuleleAnatomy of the UkuleleInstrument CareHolding
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K - 12th
Film Score Composition Unit
Film Score Composition Unit is a series of music lessons focused on music composition techniques in film, how character themes are inspired (adding literacy vocabulary into the mix), and how music can affect so much in film as a whole. The students will be given activities to do throughout the unit and a big project at the end, where they become the composers and make their OWN film score for scenes in a movie. This Film Score Composition Unit contains:ALL 7 lesson instructional Google Slides7 h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Year Long Music Appreciation Class Lesson Plans and Units
Chromatic Parts
Chromatic Parts, written for all instruments, and is designed with flexibility in mind to meet the needs of your students. Students will gain mastery of the chromatic scale as they build on prior knowledge, beginning with just (4) notes! A teacher guide is included for helpful tips and strategies. Range and Arrangement The range is 2 Octaves beginning with Concert F. Oboe and Tenor Saxophone begin with Concert C. F Horn and Eb Contra Alto Clarinet begin with Concert Bb.Keyboard Percussion is wri
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5th - 12th
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