Planning & Inspirational Resources for the Music Teacher

Trying to incorporate consistent social-emotional learning practices into your music classes and ensembles? This informative entry-point resource views SEL through a musical lens, helping to identify and

This contemporary collection teaches American music history through student-centered projects. Each of the 15 lessons is intended to prompt risk-taking and the expression of artistic intent, making students

This outstanding collection includes 14 lessons using Orff and other classroom instruments that vary from simple songs for PreK-1 accompanied with a storybook, to interesting instrumental arrangements for

Easy Bucket Drumming is a collection of fun and upbeat arrangements for students age six and above. As students work through this resource, they will learn to read quarter- and eighth-note rhythms,

This vibrant collection of folk songs and activities for K-8 students explores the cultures and rich musical traditions of four West African countries: Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. Each song

This is an extensive collection of developmentally sequenced lessons for learning about music by making music. Strategies from Dalcroze eurhythmics, Kodaly, and Orff-Schulwerk are incorporated throughout.

With more than 50 years of collective music education experience, Brian Hiller and Don Dupont are excited to bring you their tried-and-true curriculum. The elemental approach targets developmentally

This collection highlights the ingenuity of the people who were instrumental in helping guide folks from enslavement to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Using quilts and songs, they were able to

This collection offers activities that are perfect warm-ups, transitions, brain breaks, and energizers that will inspire your students to move in creative, musical ways. This reproducible book includes

This collection of curricular materials for learning music through active music making is based on the philosophies of Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze. It is a collection of developmentally sequenced learning

Here’s a lifeline for anyone who’s had a frustrating day, week, or month in the elementary music classroom. This insightful and affirming book makes managing your professional life easier,

This resource contains 15 prepared teaching models based on musical pieces from Orff-Schulwerk volumes 1-5. It demonstrates how children between the ages of four and ten can discover a fun-packed approach

Social-emotional learning runs throughout any music curriculum as we express emotions and work toward common goals through singing, dancing, and playing instruments. The SEL opportunities in this resource

Always a classroom favorite, bucket drums and other percussion instruments are ideal ways to teach rhythmic concepts. This valuable resource is a great way to feel the joy of group performance without

This book trains you as a STEAM teacher, while detailing well-structured lessons for your students to help them become the empathetic creators of tomorrow. General music teachers and STEAM and Makerspace

This is a collection of original pieces for Orff ensembles. With sounds that are magical and magnetic to young students, this includes mostly modal, and a couple pentatonic pieces and one hexatonic piece to

This resource includes lessons integrating many mediums you can use in class! You'll find recorder, drums, ukulele, movement, and barred instruments integrated into the lessons. These songs offer hands-on

This complete resource for the general music class substitute teacher is filled with activities that take little or no music background to teach! The games, worksheets and exercises are divided by classroom

This is a collection of 20 stories from the history of classical music, ranging from the Middle Ages to Modern Day. Each story is fun, educational, and highly interactive, inviting students to be attentive

Teach all of the elements of music with the Ten to Teach series collection! Written by some of the top names in classroom music, this must-have series comprehensively covers melody, rhythm, harmony, and

Harness the power of picture books and read your way to musical skills! This innovative collection of lessons will breathe new life into areas of the music curriculum that require lots of practice. Whether

This title features original songs and favorites with Orff arrangements, stories, games, and songs for elementary students, and children's lit connections are listed for many of the activities. All

This fantastic resource includes 14 pieces for body percussion, with a couple of songs added in! This is a delightful collection of creative ideas all about rhythm! Body Percussion activities, speech, a

In this book, the author shares her own experiences and what she wishes someone had told her before she stepped into her first classroom. This outlines everything to expect from being a music teacher, from