Classroom Instructional Activities

Classroom Instructional Activity Artifacts

PERFORM/PRESENT/PRODUCE

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
keep the beat as I sing
move in many different ways

Apple Tree - singing game

She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain - song

Just Dance

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

echo patterns
read icons
listen to different types of music

Body Percussion - rhythm reading and playing

Intro to Band and Orchestra Instruments - video

Composer of the Month: John Phillip Sousa - listen to "The Thunderer"

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes, Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Xylophones - Apple Tree melody, Follow the Leader

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose., Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).

Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

keep a steady beat
match my teacher's voice
move in many different ways

March music - steady beat with bouncing ball

Engine Engine Number Nine - singing game

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends

Using Your Voice - head voice, chest voice, whisper, shout, sing, speak

Doggy Doggy Where's Your Bone - singing game

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Pass the Witch's Broomstick - singing game
Just Dance

Interpret and apply personal, peer and teacher feedback to revise personal music.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Fall songs on YouTube

Pass the Witch's Broomstick

Old Mother Witch - scatter version

Bean Bag Freeze

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Old Mother Witch - scatter version

Pass The Witch's Broomstick

Fall songs on YouTube

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

read and play patterns on instruments
create patterns using icons
move in many different ways

Halloween Percussion Play-Along on YouTube

Halloween Soundscape composing activity

Just Dance

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose., Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent., Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas., Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

move in many different ways
listen to many kinds of music

Turkey Tag

Native American History video

Composer of the Month: Tchaikovsky - listening

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

move in many different ways
create patterns with instruments

Turkey Tag

Pow Wow Dance with instruments

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose., Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple)., Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes, Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

read patterns
move in many different ways
create patterns with instruments

Turkey 1/8 1/4 note game

Navajo basket dance with drums and bells

Turkey Tag

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes, Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Christmas Boomwhacker songs

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Christmas Boomwhacker songs

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Christmas Boomwhacker songs

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Cut The Cake - singing circle game

Musical Chairs(Hula Hoops)

Just Dance

Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Grizzly Bear - singing circle game

Cut the Cake - singing circle game

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
sing with a steady beat
move in many different ways

Charlie Over The Ocean singing game

Bean Bag Freeze

Just Dance

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Cupid Game

Cut the Cake singing game

Just Dance

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

play patterns on instruments

Percussion play-along videos

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose., Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

play patterns on instruments
move in many different ways

Percussion play-along videos

Cupid Game

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
play patterns on instruments

Bounce 1, Bounce 2 steady beat song: bounce ball on beat while singing

Percussion play-along videos

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections., Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

play patterns on instruments
move in many different ways
learn about world music

Riverdance video

March percussion play along

Pot O Gold Game

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes, Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

move in many different ways
keep a steady beat
listen to music from other places

March around the room with bouncing ball

Wearing of the Green game

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes, Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent., Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

play different rhythms
move in many different ways

Body Percussion - eighth notes

Limbo

Just Dance

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

create and play different rhythms

Pizza Pan card game - icon rhythm composition: quarter note/rest, eighth note pairs

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose., Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple)., Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent., Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas., Interpret and apply personal, peer and teacher feedback to revise personal music., Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

play instruments using a steady beat
move in many different ways

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

play instruments using a steady beat
match my teacher's voice
match the voices of my friends
move in many different ways

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance., When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation., Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent., Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances., Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy., Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music., Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.