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National Standards for Music Education

Musical notes and markers  Improve your students' arts education by introducing the National Standards for Music Education into your classroom. These lesson planning resources, articles, activities, and references will help you improve students' singing skills, teach children about instruments, examine music composition, and much more! You will find plenty of strategies to address each content standard during music class and across your curriculum. These materials are appropriate for all ages.

The first National Standard for Music Education focuses on singing. Browse these lessons, activities, and references for ideas to improve students' singing skills.

Support the Music National Content Standard #2 with references, lessons, and activities for teaching instrument performance. Use these resources to improve students' solo and ensemble skills.

Find great lessons, activities, and references that support the Music National Content Standard #3. Use these resources to help students improvise and create variations of melodies and accompaniments.

These lessons, activities, and references support the Music National Content Standard #4. Use these resources to help students of all ages compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

The fifth National Standard for Music Education focuses on the study of reading and notating music. Help students read rhythms, melodies, and musical compositions with these lessons and printables.

Help students listen to, analyze, and describe a variety of musical styles, including pop, opera, and jazz. Use these lessons, activities, and references to support Music National Content Standard #6.

Browse these lessons, activities, and references for ideas to help students evaluate music and music performances. These resources support the Music National Content Standard #7.

Music National Content Standard #8 focuses on understanding relationships between music and other disciplines. Use these resources to connect music with reading, math, social studies, and other arts.

Help students understand music's relation to history and culture. Use resources that support Music National Content Standard #9 to explore the origins of musical styles around the world.

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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.

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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