Lesson Plans
First Hoop and Drum Lesson
Rob Amchin shares an excellent lesson for this time of year! Get squirrely children up and moving in personal space. Is there testing going on? Is it just, plain beautiful outside? Take some hoops ad a drum to the grass and have a blast!
Read MoreTideo
“Tideo” and away you go! Utilize one folk song for learning a play party, for full-pentatonic solfege practice, for playing barred instruments and tubano drums, for a framework for call and response improvisation, and more!
Read MoreWinter Weather
Scott Roether uses a classic selection from the American Volumes to explore the crazy experience of winter driving!
Read MoreSorida
Ashley Cuthbertson shares Sorida a welcome song and hand clapping game from Zimbabwe. Ashley discusses the importance of using high quality, well-researched materials as well as several teaching ideas when teaching the song to ensure that music educators are thinking about the music “beyond the notes.”
Read MoreHappy Hooping in the Music Room
Hula hoops are a valuable movement prop to incorporate into your music lessons. Freedom Brass shares her tried and true hooping activities that are guaranteed to make your students smile!
Read MoreSkin and Bones Part 2
In Part Two of Skin and Bones, Drue shares how to use this favorite folk song with upper elementary students to continue the fun through 6th grade!
Read MoreSkin and Bones Part 1
Perfect for October fun, Drue’s lesson plan is inspired by the simple folk song Skin and Bones. This one is sure to delight your students year after year!
Read MoreSteps to Prep the Recorder
A student’s journey on the recorder must begin before they even touch an instrument. Kate Bright shares her strategy to ensure that all elements are in place. With proper preparation, your students will be making music on the first day they play!
Read MoreEverybody Has a Name
Each child’s name, either given or chosen is a gift and a core part of their identity. In this lesson, Charissa [kuh-rih-suh] combines a chant and a variety of children’s books that focus on the importance of our names.
Read MoreLesson: Korean Dragonfly Song
Minhee Kim shares her lesson, Jamjari Kkongkkong, which is based on a traditional Korean song about dragonflies. Children sing this song while chasing dragonflies in the hopes that the insects will freeze and be caught.
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