Online Activities Search All Activities51 AlphabeticalNewly Created All CategoriesFor TeachersGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Kindergarten All Instructorsrmckay Free 6 Lessons All About Composers Free 4 Lessons All About Percussion Free 3 Lessons Around the Room Mystery (form) Free 3 Lessons Call and Response Songs How can we sing songs together through call and response? Students explore call and response songs through singing. Free 3 Lessons Classroom Thunderstorm (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Comparing Different Versions of a Known Song (dynamics, tempo, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Composing a Melody (rhythm and meter, pitch) Free 3 Lessons Composing in Common Time (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Composing in Simple and Compound Meters (form) Free 3 Lessons Dynamics Hide and Seek (dynamics, performing) Free 3 Lessons Exploring Expressive Qualities (dynamics, tempo, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Exploring Historical and Cultural Connections to the Guitar (articulation, dynamics, tempo) Free 5 Lessons Exploring Long and Short Rhythmic Patterns How can we represent long and short musical sounds and patterns? Students create movements to represent long and short rhythmic patterns and compose patterns using non-traditional notation. Free 3 Lessons Exploring Steady Beat with Percussion Instruments (meter) How can we make music with percussion instruments? Students explore steady beat and instruments of the percussion family. Free 3 Lessons Exploring String Techniques (articulation, performing) Free 3 Lessons Exploring the Sounds Around Us (form, dynamics, articulation) Free 4 Lessons Families of Instruments Free 3 Lessons Feeling the Tempo (tempo) Free 3 Lessons Goldilocks Sings (performing) Free 3 Lessons Identifying Accents in Music (articulation) Free 3 Lessons Improvising with Brazilian Samba (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Improvising with Our Voice (performing) Free 3 Lessons Listening for Contrasts in Genre (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Melodic Contour (pitch, performing) Free 3 Lessons Melodic Phrases (form) Free 3 Lessons Moving Melodies What is the shape of a melody? How does a melody move between high and low? Students sing and identify melodic contours. Free 3 Lessons Musical Expression Through Movement How can we identify the expressive qualities of music through movement? Students demonstrate expressive qualities of music through movement. Free 3 Lessons Musical Mapping (form) Free 3 Lessons Musical Patterns How can we identify musical patterns as being the same and different? Students identify musical form through movement. Free 3 Lessons Musical Tension and Release (tempo) Free 3 Lessons Performing and Arranging Using Our Voices (performing) Free 3 Lessons Performing and Composing Four Beat Patterns (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Quartet Chief (performing, form) Free 3 Lessons Rhythms from Around the World (rhythm and meter, performing) Free 3 Lessons Seat on the Beat (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Staff Hopscotch (pitch) Free 3 Lessons Style and Genre (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 1 Lesson Teaching “The Orchestra Moves” Free 1 Lesson Teaching “The Orchestra Rocks” Free 3 Lessons Teaching “The Orchestra Swings” Free 1 Lesson Teaching “Then Orchestra Sings” Free 3 Lessons Telling a Story with Music How can we use pitch and other musical elements to tell a story? Students use pitch to explore the characters in a story. Free 3 Lessons The Language of Rhythm (rhythm of meter) Free 9 Lessons The Orchestra Moves Free 8 Lessons The Orchestra Rocks Free 1 Lesson The Orchestra Sings Free 0 Lessons The Orchestra Swings Free 3 Lessons Theme and Variation (form) Free 3 Lessons Using Our Voices to Improvise (performing, pitch) Free 6 Lessons Visiting the Orchestra Not Enrolled 3 Lessons We’ve Got the Blues (pitch) Free 6 Lessons All About Composers Free 4 Lessons All About Percussion Free 3 Lessons Around the Room Mystery (form) Free 3 Lessons Call and Response Songs How can we sing songs together through call and response? Students explore call and response songs through singing. Free 3 Lessons Classroom Thunderstorm (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Comparing Different Versions of a Known Song (dynamics, tempo, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Composing a Melody (rhythm and meter, pitch) Free 3 Lessons Composing in Common Time (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Composing in Simple and Compound Meters (form) Free 3 Lessons Dynamics Hide and Seek (dynamics, performing) Free 3 Lessons Exploring Expressive Qualities (dynamics, tempo, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Exploring Historical and Cultural Connections to the Guitar (articulation, dynamics, tempo) Free 5 Lessons Exploring Long and Short Rhythmic Patterns How can we represent long and short musical sounds and patterns? Students create movements to represent long and short rhythmic patterns and compose patterns using non-traditional notation. Free 3 Lessons Exploring Steady Beat with Percussion Instruments (meter) How can we make music with percussion instruments? Students explore steady beat and instruments of the percussion family. Free 3 Lessons Exploring String Techniques (articulation, performing) Free 3 Lessons Exploring the Sounds Around Us (form, dynamics, articulation) Free 4 Lessons Families of Instruments Free 3 Lessons Feeling the Tempo (tempo) Free 3 Lessons Goldilocks Sings (performing) Free 3 Lessons Identifying Accents in Music (articulation) Free 3 Lessons Improvising with Brazilian Samba (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Improvising with Our Voice (performing) Free 3 Lessons Listening for Contrasts in Genre (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 3 Lessons Melodic Contour (pitch, performing) Free 3 Lessons Melodic Phrases (form) Free 3 Lessons Moving Melodies What is the shape of a melody? How does a melody move between high and low? Students sing and identify melodic contours. Free 3 Lessons Musical Expression Through Movement How can we identify the expressive qualities of music through movement? Students demonstrate expressive qualities of music through movement. Free 3 Lessons Musical Mapping (form) Free 3 Lessons Musical Patterns How can we identify musical patterns as being the same and different? Students identify musical form through movement. Free 3 Lessons Musical Tension and Release (tempo) Free 3 Lessons Performing and Arranging Using Our Voices (performing) Free 3 Lessons Performing and Composing Four Beat Patterns (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Quartet Chief (performing, form) Free 3 Lessons Rhythms from Around the World (rhythm and meter, performing) Free 3 Lessons Seat on the Beat (rhythm and meter) Free 3 Lessons Staff Hopscotch (pitch) Free 3 Lessons Style and Genre (tempo, dynamics, articulation) Free 1 Lesson Teaching “The Orchestra Moves” Free 1 Lesson Teaching “The Orchestra Rocks” Free 3 Lessons Teaching “The Orchestra Swings” Free 1 Lesson Teaching “Then Orchestra Sings” Free 3 Lessons Telling a Story with Music How can we use pitch and other musical elements to tell a story? Students use pitch to explore the characters in a story. Free 3 Lessons The Language of Rhythm (rhythm of meter) Free 9 Lessons The Orchestra Moves Free 8 Lessons The Orchestra Rocks Free 1 Lesson The Orchestra Sings Free 0 Lessons The Orchestra Swings Free 3 Lessons Theme and Variation (form) Free 3 Lessons Using Our Voices to Improvise (performing, pitch) Free 6 Lessons Visiting the Orchestra Not Enrolled 3 Lessons We’ve Got the Blues (pitch)