Music class lesson plans

Pizza, music, and kids... what could be better? Students combine all three with the wacky and fun Pizza Man, Pizza Man rap.

My Best Movement Activities for 4 and 5 Grade Music - Becca's Music Room

Reading music is like reading a book in another language. It has its own characters and sounds. The following collection of music lesson plans for the elementary music classroom will help music tea…

It inevitably happens to every music teacher at some point in their teaching career: you have to call out absent. Whether it’s to attend a conference,

Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

A fun composition game for third grade and above.

How to keep your elementary kids in grades K-4 engaged in May and June. Lots of great ideas and activities to keep the learning happening without losing engagement as the end of the year approaches. From Sarah at A Different Musician, a music education blog where she helps new teachers create meaningful and joyful experiences in their music classrooms.

A list of quick and easy ideas for emergency music sub plans. If you are looking for music lesson plans for supply teachers, these tips will help you create a music sub tub that will be ready even when you have to be away at the last minute.

When I started to lead early childhood music groups, I had sort of a wake up call when I realized I needed more than the 10 existing songs I had in my repertoire to facilitate a preschool music class. That’s also when I realized that lesson planning for young groups is a MUST! If you are running out of themes and lesson plan ideas for your preschool & kindergarten classes you’re in luck because today I’m sharing with you my TOP 5 Music Lesson Plans Ideas that kids absolutely LOVE

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Coming up with engaging games for a middle school classroom can be daunting. They are at an age where they want to be independent, yet need some hand holding. They start the “I’m too cool for school” attitude and it can be intimidating at times when you introduce a new game or project - immediately the eye rolling takes over and you are stuck with questioning yourself. I’m here to tell you, I’VE BEEN THERE! MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY AWESOME MUSIC GAMES THAT REQUIRE NO MATERIALS AND THE KIDS…

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

Are you feeling a bit lost on where to start with your first-grade music lesson? Let's make things super simple with some fun and easy-to-follow guides, along with detailed lesson plans for music grade 1. The grade 1 music lesson plans curriculum explores core concepts like rhythm and beat lessons, pitch music lessons, and repetition. So get ready to make your music class fun, even if you don't have training and experience!

Want to make your elementary music lessons more engaging? These are ways to add more instruments to your general music lessons.

Organized Chaos: helping music teachers embrace the chaos of creativity through purposeful organization and simple ideas!

Outside activities for music class can be just as engaging as activities that you plan for inside the music room. Sing, dance, play and assess in the sunshine. Nine practical ideas for beautiful days in music class.

Music teachers and beginning band directors - Do you need a music substitute lesson plan? Here is a great solution for you, even for a non-music substitute teacher. This is a scripted lesson plan for 4th & 5th music grade over meter. In the article are links to a PDF, awesome, short teaching videos with links, and discussion questions. All you have to do is download a PDF of this entire music substitute lesson plan - ready to go for your substitute! #banddirectorstalkshop

Interactive music rhythm flash cards make learning to read rhythm patterns fun for teachers and students in the elementary music classroom.

Preparing for Your First Elementary Music Teaching Job. Organized Chaos. Top 5 suggestions to help you get ready over the summer for your first elementary music job.

Lesson planning doesn't have to be difficult-- with these tips, you can make lesson plannig easy, even as an elementary music teacher!