7th grade music composition cultural activities

Cultural Activities, Lesson

Grades:

5th - 8th

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Also included in: American Music Genres Escape Room BUNDLE (Music Escape Rooms from Jazz to Rap!)

Middle School African Drumming - FULL Year of Plans with Instrumental Tracks

Created by

Little House Lessons LLC

Prepping for back to school? Engage every music student in the rich sounds of African drumming! From the djembe to the tubano and shakers, your students will explore the rhythms of the sub-Saharan continent. The bundle also provides students with a touch of African history and how the culture uses drumming and music to communicate emotion. This 37-chart African Drumming package offers a comprehensive collection of rhythm charts that will last you for an entire school year. These are appropriate

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Songs, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Music Around the World Bundle - Activities | Drumming | Sub Plans

Composer Research Poster Project & Presentation

Created by

Dawn Naill

This is designed to help students work together to discover and share information about the life, career, and music of a famous composer or musician! This includes an example/sample layout of what the final project should look like, as well as headings students can cut and glue into their project. There is a group project grading rubric to hold the teammates accountable for their effort and quality of work. Designed for teams of three, but could be flexible. Directions for the project are i

Subjects:

Projects, Cultural Activities

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Opera History Presentation (BRIEF!) with an Oral Review, and a Written Quiz

Created by

TalkingLikeTheRain

This PowerPoint and the Assessments herein attempt to make learning about Opera History fun and interesting by engaging students with fun animation, colorful slides and read-along pages that can be printed or simply projected so you can read it aloud to the students, or they can read it aloud from a screen to each other. It gives a very brief history of the beginning of opera, explains what Overture, Recitative and Arias are, talks a bit about basics of opera plots and voice parts. There is al

Subjects:

Drama, Music Composition, Vocal Music

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Cultural Activities

Ukulele Unit for General Music

Created by

STRINGSPIRATION

Ukulele has become incredibly popular In the past few years and for good reason; they're inexpensive, relatively easy to learn, and don't take up a ton of space. This unit was designed to help you and your students get started with the ukulele in a general music setting. This is the only material you will need! Students can use it at their own pace, or you can present each step to your class as you see fit. This product includes: History of the UkuleleAnatomy of the UkuleleInstrument CareHolding

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and $ benefit Puerto Rico! Bomba Y Plena!

Created by

Liberation Drum Circles and Circle Keepers

This powerpoint is an instructional material to teach the cultural context, instruments and rhythms of Puerto RIcan Bomba Y Plena! Learn about the dances, the musical styles, the names of the instruments and the 3 different percussion parts! The parts in an of itself are not too complex, yet they are exciting and fun! They encourage collaboration, dancing and an overall great sense of community! 100% of the profits will go towards Hurricane Maria relief efforts. Help rebuild the beautiful Am

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Cultural Activities

Composer Time Capsule: George Gershwin

Created by

Music Educator Resources

Discover the life and music of George Gershwin with his Composer Time Capsule! A fun and educational way for students to learn and review facts about the great composer, George Gershwin!This set includes 16 fact cards and 16 clue cards to help students remember what they learn. Each set also includes 4 ways to assess students knowledge, including a bonus Kahoot game. Plus, the set includes suggestions for physical objects to help you create your own time capsule to store your cards in. With his

Subjects:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Composer Time Capsule Bundle Set 3

History of the DJ Unit - 7 Lessons with Games, Follow Along Worksheets, and More

Created by

STRINGSPIRATION

Your students will love this "History of DJing" unit, which includes 40 slides of history, quick-writes, blookets, videos, and much more! This seven-lesson unit pairs extremely well with the YouDJ video lessons offered for free by Little Kids Rock. Begin the class with a history lesson, set your kids up with a new DJ skill using the LKR resource mentioned above, then finish the class with a blooket included in this unit. Don't forget to follow me for updates and freebies, and leave feedback so t

Subjects:

Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Other (Music)

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

Music Genre Listening Assessment

Created by

Audrey Ayers

This is designed to assess the students ability to listen to a piece of music and differentiate between different genres of music. The genres covered in this assessment are: jazz, country/western, opera, band, and classical. These titles combined with icons, make it possible to use this assessment with many different levels of reading comprehension.

Subjects:

Assessment, Cultural Activities

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Native American Navigation Unit | Communication through Rhythm & Drumming

Created by

Surdynski Sounds

This cross-curricular project Native American Navigation is a multi-week unit designed to be collaborative by connecting music to culture & history, and to require critical thinking skills. While many tribes and nations had signed, spoken, & drawn languages, music was an integral component for communication & celebration. To honor that, students will use music as their communication tool during this project.Students will:Compose 4 short rhythms for the cardinal directions (N, S, E,

Subjects:

Music, Music Composition, Native Americans

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off

Hanerot Halalu A song for Hanukkah

Created by

Band Orchestra and Choral Music Shop

This music is an arrangement of a traditional Hanukkah song. It is a grade 2 concert band arrangement.

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities

Percussion Conga lesson 5 for the music classroom How to play Salsa

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Secrets of the drum is an education series that teaches how to create sounds on the conga and how to play more than 7 Caribbean and Latin American Music on the conga.Each lesson has music notation of each rhythm and its exercises, along with a YouTube video with a demonstration of the exercises. additionally each lesson has to playing tracks to practice the rhythms you are learning.Lastly, each lesson has a historical context, which should be incorporated into the lesson. All material is create

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Percussion Conga lesson 4 for the music classroom How to play Bomba.

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Secrets of the drum is an education series that teaches how to create sounds on the conga and how to play more than 7 Caribbean and Latin American Music on the conga.Each lesson has music notation of each rhythm and its exercises, along with a YouTube video with a demonstration of the exercises. additionally each lesson has to playing tracks to practice the rhythms you are learning.Lastly, each lesson has a historical context, which should be incorporated into the lesson. All material is create

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Percussion Conga lesson 3 for the music classroom How to play Merengue

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Each lesson has music notation of each rhythm and its exercises, along with a YouTube video with a demonstration of the exercises. additionally each lesson has to playing tracks to practice the rhythms you are learning.Lastly, each lesson has a historical context, which should be incorporated into the lesson. All material is created by Spark Music Program LLC.

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Percussion Conga lesson 2 for the music classroom How to play Cumbia

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Secrets of the drum is an education series that teaches how to create sounds on the conga and how to play more than 7 Caribbean and Latin American Music on the conga.Each lesson has music notation of each rhythm and its exercises, along with a YouTube video with a demonstration of the exercises. additionally each lesson has to playing tracks to practice the rhythms you are learning.Lastly, each lesson has a historical context, which should be incorporated into the lesson. All material is create

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Music Exploration Choice Board Tool-Kit

Created by

CC Music Education

Introducing the Music Exploration Choice Board Toolkit for iPad—an innovative eResource designed for relief and substitute teachers. This download requires only an iPad, and can be seamlessly substituted for a laptop. Explore diverse music genres, including Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, Pop, Australian Music, and World Music.**Key Features:**1. iPad Compatibility: Tailored for iPads, providing a familiar and accessible platform for music education.2. GarageBand Integration: Leverage the power of Garag

Subjects:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

TAYLOR SWIFT - Colouring / Coloring in pages, 34 pages!

Created by

Shary Bobbins

TAYLOR SWIFT - Colouring / Coloring in pages34 pagesPDF FormatPlease write a REVIEW, thanks so much :)

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Cultural Activities

PDF/Google Slide Bundle:Black Classical Music Composers That Will Blow Your Mind

Created by

Newman Music Academy

This is a bundle of the interactive pdf and google slides activity. This virtual exploration room and listening center celebrated some of the most influential and groundbreaking Black classical music composers of all time. This music resource is good for print or to share with your students virtually. It features:10 composer exploration centers with clickable links and qr codesCodes and links take you to performance recordings, composer websites, archived interview footage, and even a full lengt

Subjects:

Black History Month, Music, Music Composition

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities

Composer Time Capsule: Clara Schumann

Created by

Music Educator Resources

Discover the life and music of Clara Schumann with her Composer Time Capsule! A fun and educational way for students to learn and review facts about the great composer, Clara Schumann!This set includes 16 fact cards and 16 clue cards to help students remember what they learn. Each set also includes 4 ways to assess students knowledge, including a bonus Kahoot game. Plus, the set includes suggestions for physical objects to help you create your own time capsule to store your cards in. With his Co

Subjects:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Composer Time Capsule Bundle Set 4

Music For Social Justice-Music Analysis & Playlist Creation Unit Project Outline

Created by

Resources for the Modern Music Classroom

This project outline guides your student's exploration, listening, analysis and response to the music that embodies social justice issues and movements of social change. While many projects provide suggested listening lists, this project gives students the opportunity to explore these songs firsthand and curate their own playlists based on a chosen topic! Additionally, this project outline facilitates class discussion of how music can be used to influence awareness and change. Perfect for Musi

Subjects:

Research, Outlines, Cultural Activities

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Composer Time Capsule Bundle Set 4

Created by

Music Educator Resources

With this woman composer time capsule bundle, discover the life and music of Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann and Florence Price! Each set includes 16 fact cards and 16 clue cards to help students remember what they learn. Each set also includes 4 ways to assess students knowledge, including a bonus Kahoot game. Plus, the set includes suggestions for physical objects to help you create your own time capsule to store your cards in. With their Composer Time Capsule, you and your

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Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Music From the Center of the US

Composer Ross Edwards

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Looking to study a composer from Australia? Check out Ross Edwards! Teach your students about this composer and listen to some of his music. Included is a video interview with Edwards. Also included are a crossword puzzle and word search (all with answer keys) and color by code sheets.

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Cultural Activities

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Composer Henry Mancini

Created by

Music From the Center of the US

Looking to study a composer from America? Check out Henry Mancini! Teach your students about this composer and listen to some of his music. Included is a video interview with Mancini. Also included are a crossword puzzle, word search and word scramble (all with answer keys) and color by code sheets.

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Cultural Activities

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Blues Music | Intro Printable Worksheet Activity

Created by

Jah Music Resources

Starting a Blues Music unit? Want a basic overview thats engaging to get kids started? Included is a paragraph of useful info, a fill in the gaps activity and a word find.Easy printable, handouts, no thinking, sub plans.A 3 part worksheet and basic answers provided just for you.

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