Mining for Melodies – 8003
Summary Inside the deepest darkest crevices of some of our most popular literary works, catchy phrases and simple words and names are musical themes, melodies …
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I’ve Got Rhythm! – 7241
Summary Students explicitly explore the verbs associated with higher-level thinking and 21st Century Skills in the area of patterns. Students will then extend their knowledge …
Soundcloud Symphony – 7647
Summary How can others help you improve how you play an instrument? Soundcloud is a social music tool that allows classmates, a teacher, and really …
Music in Our Schools
Summary This lesson was designed for students to understand why music is important in schools. While students think music class is fun, they need to …
Reader’s Theater Plus – 4535
Summary Sound design is the art of creating sounds to invoke emotion and mood in a production. In order to understand this concept, students listened …
Puppet Rhythm Ostinatos
Summary The objective of this lesson is for small groups of students to collaborate to create layered rhythm vocal ostinatos (repeating rhythm phrases) using puppets, …
Improving Musical Performance Via Student Feedback
Amy El-Khoury and Greg Metcalf (ITRT), Deep Run High School Summary The value of feedback in improving performance and achievement cannot be overstated. In light …
You Best Be Jazzin’ – 5303
Summary Students will explore the lives of a variety of jazz musicians and become familiar with the social and historical events that were current during …
How Do I Sound? – Collaborative Music Performance Evaluations -5376
Submitted by: Todd Tinsley Collaborators: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary This lesson is designed to students become better listeners and evaluators of …
Southeast Region Raps
Submitted by: Cody Lizotte, Jennifer Curfman Collaborators: David Clough (ITRT) School: Chamberlayne Elementary Summary Students research facts about the states in the southeast region of …