Music National Content Standard #5

Practice reading notes, melodies, and rhythms in your classroom. Browse the lessons, printables, and references below to find great teaching resources that support the fifth National Standard for Music Education. Your class will enjoy reading and notating different styles of music from around the world. Graphic organizers make it easy for students to study rhythm combinations and to write their own songs. Use these activities to enhance an intermediate or secondary music curriculum.

References Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #5 Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music. Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools Month (March). Graphic Organizers Organizing Permutations This handout goes with the lesson, Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations. Music Sheet Use this sheet to write music and lyrics. Use with the Numbers and Songs lesson. Music Lesson Plans Chinese Percussion Music Teach students about Chinese percussion instruments and ensemble performances. Use this music lesson to celebrate Asian History Month and the Chinese New Year. Harmony of Tearin' Up My Heart Learn about the harmony with *NSYNC's Tearin' Up My Heart. Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also investigate the historical events during the time the genre evolved. Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music. Melody of Tearin' Up My Heart The melody of the *NSYNC song Tearing up My Heart is examined in detail by listening to the recording, reading sheet music, and singing the song. Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of music and derive a mathematical formula. Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.

Musical Notation Printables Han Chinese Music Scales Use these Chinese seven-tone and pentatonic scales with the Chinese Music reference sheet. Music for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu (Flower Drum Song) Notation and words for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu, a famous Chinese folk song. Chinese Percussion Ensembles Use these percussion ensembles with the lesson on Chinese Percussion Music. "The Riddle Song" Traditional Appalachian Mountain riddle song. Use these lyrics and music with Appalachian Riddle Song. "The Cuckoo's Song" Austrian Yodel Song. Use these lyrics and notation with Austrian Yodeling. Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form. Scales for a Panpipe Use a printable that contains scales for the panpipe. Rhythms and TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming Use a printable that contains drum rhythms and an example of TUBS notation for Hispanic music. Additional Music Resources National Standards for Music Education Incorporate the nine National Standards for Music Education into your curriculum. Use these resources to teach students in grades K-12 about singing, instruments, music composition, and much more! Strategies for Music Education Discover great teaching strategies for music education. Help young children learn about singing, instruments, and music composition by incorporating these lessons and techniques in your classroom. Music Resources for Teachers Bring some music into your classroom with lessons and printables! Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month in March, or enjoy music on a regular basis with your students.

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