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Mrs. Stouffer's Music Room

Letting your students be creative is one of the best parts of being a music educator. This is a great way to get them started with melodic composing! When students begin to compose, starting out can be a little difficult. Giving students parameters, as this resource does, makes things so much easier for them and allows them to create their own masterpiece! Includes several different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style. 
<ul>
<li>Compose with solfege syllables</li>
<li>Compose with notes on the staff (includes first ledger line below the staff to top of staff chromatic as well as a blank page of staff cards)</li>
<li>Composition broken down into rhythm and solfege melodic elements for younger students</li>
<li>Pattern writing</li>
<li>Three- and five-line staff options for the youngest students</li>
<li>Let students compose by placing notes in a grid or by writing rhythmic patterns and adding solfege to the patterns before writing on the staff</li>
</ul>

Melodic Composing

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Organized Chaos

This movie music unit is a great way to engage upper-elementary and middle school students and get them composing, listening, analyzing, and thinking about music. Students explore the importance of music and sound in film, learn about different music jobs within the film industry focusing on Foley artists and score composers, and add their own sound effects and soundtrack to a short film. This project can be done in a variety of ways to suit your classroom needs, including individual assignment, small group work, or full class activity. There are several components that can be taught separately or together so you can pick and choose what you want to include.

Movie Music Composition Project

Hal Leonard Corporation

This innovative kit extends the learning into melody patterns and likewise provides motivation, stimulation, and practice for your students in a whole-class or cooperative-learning situation. The melodic patterns are divided into three levels of difficulty (S-M and S-M-L, the pentatonic scale and the diatonic scale) and each of the 48 cards (8 1/2 x 11) features a common 2, 3 or 4 note pattern. Both sides of each card are laminated for durability and for use with wipe-away dry erase markers. Side 2 of each card features a blank staff, so that you can create your own melodic patterns for students to read, or for the students to use in learning to write notes and intervals, melodic dictation, and even their own songs. This classroom-tested kit includes an easy-to-use instruction booklet.

Hal Leonard Melody Flash Card Kit

Flash Cards

Instrument

Oxford University Press

Modern band is a term used to describe music education based on popular music and is increasingly incorporated in K–12 and preservice music teacher education programs. This handbook shines a light on the practices and perspectives of modern band teachers and gives practical advice on how to incorporate modern band into music classrooms. The chapters are grouped into five main themes: Arranging and Creating Covers; Songwriting; Teaching Modern Band Instruments; Social Justice and Cultural Responsiveness; and Music Technology. Each chapter offers a lesson plan consisting of pedagogical methods, activities, assignments, and lesson objectives. Lesson plans include accommodations, adaptations, and extensions to provide ideas for teachers who would like to make modifications for different ages and experience levels. The companion website features downloadable resources, additional assignments, and audio and video examples. An invaluable resource for all popular music educators!

The Modern Band Handbook

Paperback Book

This video game music unit is a great way to engage upper-elementary and middle school students and get them composing, listening, analyzing, and thinking about music! Students will learn about video game soundtrack composers by watching videos of interviews, analyze music from video games, discuss various aspects of music and sound in video games, and then create their own video game and the music to go with it! Included in this unit:
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<li>PowerPoint slides which can be projected on a screen, used on a smart board, or printed out - slides include links to interviews with famous video game soundtrack composers</li>
<li>On-task reminders for students with each step of the project to remind them of what they should be doing, discussion questions, and prompts</li>
<li>Directions for the project, plus a blank slide to add your own in PPT and PDF</li>
<li>PDF teacher notes, with suggestions and tips for teaching the project in a whole-class, small-group, or individualized format</li>
<li>Fully editable Word document worksheets for students to use in creating their video game and the music to accompany it (also in PDF version)</li>
<li>Fully editable Word document letter home with links to free online software for students to code real video games (also in PDF version)</li>
<li>Fully editable Word document rubric to use for projects (also in PDF version)</li>
</ul>

Video Game Music Composition Project

Alfred Music Publishing

Expand your elementary improvisation and composition curriculum with these beautifully illustrated interactive lessons for your computer or interactive whiteboard. Each lesson plan begins with a song, poem, or story; invites students to improvise as a group and individually using their voices, recorders, xylophones, or percussion instruments; and progresses to a rubric-based composition project. Along the way, students will organically generate, refine, and share their original musical ideas as they expand their artistic decision-making skills.

Everyday Composition

Book & Enhanced CD-ROM Book & Interactive Software

A bright and colorful way to introduce composing to students! Use color-coded pitch instruments and classroom instruments alone or in combination to help students create their first musical works. Use student knowledge of visual patterns to help them write patterns in music! Extensions for older elementary students include rhythm elements, dice, and the options to use color-coded instruments. Perfect for kindergarteners to start composing or practice high and low. Includes:
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<li>Nine composition sheets</li>
<li>Six dice sheets</li>
<li>Paint can cards</li>
<li>20 classroom instrument options with paintbrushes</li>
</ul>

Color Composing

GIA Publications

In thirteen easily digestible chapters, this helpful resource highlights the most useful and practical music theory topics that educators, conductors, composers, and performers actually encounter in their everyday musical careers. Using music examples from a variety of styles and time periods - everything from Bach and Mozart to Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift - this book brings a fresh perspective to the traditional music theory curriculum and expands into related topics relevant to today's musicians, including lead sheets and chord symbols, basic jazz harmony, chord progressions, reharmonization, and advice for composers and arrangers. With its conversational tone and clear explanations, this book is the perfect supplement to an undergraduate music theory course and is a must-have reference for middle and high school music teachers, church music directors, composers and arrangers, conductors, and even gig musicians.

The Modern Musician's Guide to Music Theory and Composition

This is a perfect project for upper-elementary and middle school students to demonstrate their understanding of chords, help them practice composing and notating, and work towards the final performance. This project takes students through the process of writing a composition by creating a chord progression, notating it, composing a melody to fit the chords, assigning parts, practicing it, determining and rehearsing a message to communicate through the composition, and performing the piece. The project can be adapted to incorporate ukuleles, keyboard instruments, Boomwhackers, xylophones, or even free online software to fit your classroom needs.
 
The worksheets and rubric are in Word document form so that you can edit everything to fit the needs of your specific students, setting, and curricular goals. The slides are in PowerPoint so you can edit them to fit your needs as well.
 
Included in this download:
• Two-page editable composition worksheet • Editable worksheet for practicing chords on keyboard instrument • Editable worksheet for practicing chords on ukulele • Rubric for assessing the composition and performance process • PowerPoint slides to use as visuals for teaching chord structure and function • Teaching tips, including skill preparation, extension and modification suggestions, links, and aspects and options to consider before teaching

Chord Progression Composition Lessons

A fun, engaging way to review musical instruments and create at the same time! When students begin to compose, starting out can be a little difficult. Giving students parameters, as this resource does, makes things so much easier for them and allows them to create their own masterpiece! Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
<ul>
<li>Draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with pictures for each set</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Musical Instrument Composing

A fun, engaging way for your kids to get excited about summer and to let them create at the same time! When students begin to compose, starting out can be a little difficult. Giving students parameters, as this resource does, makes things so much easier for them and allows them to create their own masterpiece! Includes ten different options, directions, and methods for composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
<ul>
<li>Draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with pictures for each set</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Summer Composing

Use these worksheets to get your students composing their own melodies, accompaniments, and rhythm patterns! They are designed to help guide students from lower elementary through middle and even high school through the process of composing. Rhythm and pitch banks, clear, big staves and notation, simple directions, and clearly defined parameters make composition more accessible to students of all ages. The set includes blank templates in PDF and PowerPoint formats to customize for your own individual needs. Directions are included for digitally adding your own music notation elements before printing, or print out a blank one and customize by hand.
 
Also included in this set (all PDF):
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<li>Bass clef composition worksheets, including 3/4 and 4/4 time, C and F pentatonic scales, sixteenth-note and long note practice, syncopation, and more</li>
<li>Treble clef composition worksheets, including 3/4 and 4/4 time, C and F pentatonic scales, sixteenth-note and long note practice, syncopation, and more</li>
<li>Rhythmic composition worksheets, including traditional unpitched percussion notation on a single line and beat strips or beat boxes for young students to notate rhythms, with each box showing a beat</li>
<li>Blank templates of each to customize for other assignments</li>
</ul>

Music Composition Worksheet Set

Matthew Gawronski

This is a three-part, six-page reproducible PDF file that guides students through a group project activity that should fill up three or four 40-minute class periods. Students start by learning from an existing melody, finding patterns and creating their own percussion accompaniment. In Part 2, students add their own ostinato bass part, leading to Part 3 where students combine these skills to create their own 16-measure melody, ostinato part, and percussion accompaniment. Groups are encouraged to perform their creations at the end of every part. A great middle or year-end activity for any choir class!

Melody Creation Project

A fun way to incorporate a Thanksgiving theme into the music room while letting your kids be creative by composing a real song! This awesome composing pack allows kids of all ages to create their own compositions using Thanksgiving-themed items to create different patterns. Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
 
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<li>Draw pictures of Thanksgiving-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures of Thanksgiving-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Thanksgiving words and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Thanksgiving words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Thanksgiving words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with Thanksgiving items</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Thanksgiving Composing

A fun, engaging way for your kids to get excited about spring and to let them create at the same time! When students begin to compose, starting out can be a little difficult. Giving students parameters, as this resource does, makes things so much easier for them and allows them to create their own masterpiece! Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
<ul>
<li>Draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with pictures for each set</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Spring Composing

"Arrr" you ready to get kids excited about composing? This awesome composing pack allows kids of all ages to create their own compositions using pirate-themed items to create different patterns. Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
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<li>Draw pictures of pirate-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures of pirate-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write pirate words and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write pirate words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write pirate words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with pirate items</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Pirate Composing

A fun way to expand on a Peter and the Wolf unit while letting your kids be creative! This awesome composing pack allows kids of all ages to create their own compositions using Peter and the Wolf-themed items to create different patterns. Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style.
 
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<li>Draw pictures of Peter and the Wolf-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures of Peter and the Wolf-themed items to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Peter and the Wolf words and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Peter and the Wolf words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write Peter and the Wolf words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with Peter and the Wolf items</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Includes: Peter, grandfather, bird, cat, duck, wolf, hunter, lasso, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, strings, horn, timpani, Prokofiev</li>
</ul>

Peter and the Wolf Composing

A fun extension activity for The Nutcracker while letting your kids be creative! This awesome composing pack allows kids of all ages to create their own compositions using Nutcracker-themed items to create different patterns. Includes ten different options, directions, and methods of composing to allow students to be successful and to fit the teacher's style. 
<ul>
<li>Draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Paste pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write and draw pictures to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition</li>
<li>Write words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Blank composition pages for your directions</li>
<li>Pictures without rhythm</li>
<li>Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
<li>Dice with pictures for each set</li>
<li>Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)</li>
</ul>

Nutcracker Composing

A fun, inclusive set for your diverse classroom! This awesome composing pack allows kids of all ages to create their own compositions using Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter items. This composing pack allows any teacher to use it regardless of where they teach, unleashing student creativity as they construct their own masterpieces! This set has pictures for:
 
  • Secular Christmas items   • Religious Christmas items   • Hanukkah items (worksheets provided with the "Chanukah" spelling as well)   • Winter items without any holiday references   • Draw pictures to create patterns for composition   • Paste pictures to create patterns for composition   • Write and draw pictures to create patterns for composition   • Write words and write rhythms to create patterns for composition   • Write words to match the rhythm (stick and regular notation)   • Blank composition pages for your directions   • Pictures without rhythm   • Pictures with rhythms (stick and regular notation)   • Dice with pictures for each set   • Dice with rhythms (stick and regular notation)

Christmas, Hanukkah & Winter Composing

A great way for your youngest students to practice composition! Using specific instruments, students use simple shapes to compose their own musical compositions. Compose to the beat or Ta/TiTi rhythm. Great for kindergarten or first-grade students. Includes:
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<li>Four composition sheets</li>
<li>One sheet with blank squares for beat compositions</li>
<li>Two sheets with rhythms provided</li>
<li>One sheet with space to write rhythms</li>
<li>Cards for five common classroom instruments: drum, triangle, tambourine, rhythm sticks, and egg shaker</li>
</ul>

Shape Composing

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