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Music and Drama Lesson Plan, Grades Pre-K - 12
Tap Your Feet
Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in... | Percussion Performance and Culture
Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural... | |
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for... | Traditional Circle Game from Puerto Rico
Use a lesson that uses Spanish to introduce students to traditional Puerto Rican song and... | |
Movement and Circle Games
Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone... | Follow Me Freeze
Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class. | |
African-American Gospel Music
Introduce Gospel music while explaining lyrical meaning and cultural values. This is an... | Learning through The Duke
Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of... | |
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance
Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or... | Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence
Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence. | |
Rhythms and Body Percussion
Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies. | ||
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance. | ||
Chinese Percussion Music
Teach students about Chinese percussion instruments and ensemble performances. Use this music... | ||
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a... | Appalachian Riddle Song
Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the... | |
Interactive Timeline
Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to... | Graphing Pitch
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of... |

