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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

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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

Assessments in the general music setting can be tricky - so much can seem subjective, and with so many students and so little class time, the task can seem impossible! This kit is intended to make assessment in the general music classroom simpler. Included in this set:
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<li>Assessment templates and worksheets for composition and instrument identification, in PDF</li>
<li>User notes with instructions for use</li>
<li>Assessment rubrics, organized by skill or concept and sorted by grade level in fully editable Word and PDF formats</li>
<li>Beat and rhythm: demonstrating steady beat, reading and performing specific rhythmic elements, composing and improvising with specific rhythms</li>
<li>Melody and pitch: demonstrating melodic contour, performing specific solfege, performing specific pitches on recorder, composing with specific solfege, composing with treble clef letter names, composing with bass clef letter names, creating chord progressions</li>
<li>Harmony and timbre: identifying instruments of the orchestra visually and aurally, identifying instrument families, demonstrating four voices, composing in major and minor tonalities</li>
<li>Expression: choosing expressive elements for a given song, performing with expressive elements, notating expressive elements for composition, creating an arrangement of a given song</li>
<li>Form: demonstrating same and different sections through movement, identifying repeating and contrasting sections, creating variations for a given theme, composing in rondo form with sections communicating different moods</li>
</ul>
 Please see the preview for a closer look at how the rubrics are set up - they are written to align with standards-based grading but are fully editable so you can adapt them to your own grading scales and specific assessments.

Elementary Music Assessment Kit

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This is a complete curriculum resource for K-6 general music. It is designed to be adapted to a variety of teaching needs, so the material is organized by concept within each month rather than scripted lessons. You can design your own specific lesson plans based on the standards you need to address, the amount of class time you have, and the students and resources you have in your classes. Everything you need to teach the lessons is included. The materials in this set are teacher-tested and can easily be used in a variety of methodologies including Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Suzuki, and are careful to incorporate a wide range of learning styles and interests. This set can be used as a stand-alone curriculum - there is enough material to cover eight half-hour lessons per month - or you can pick and choose your favorites to incorporate into other curricula you may already be using. The material can easily be expanded to cover more grades, including middle school and preschool, or condensed for less class time, and the sequencing can be switched around to meet teacher preference or methodologies. While the resource is designed to meet the U.S. National Core Arts Standards, there are no formal references to specific standards - you can easily copy and paste into whatever lesson plan format you need for your school. Included in this set:
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<li>A description of the lesson activities for each grade, organized within each grade by skills and concepts taught (fully editable Word and PDF formats)</li>
<li>A sample lesson sequence (Word and PDF)</li>
<li>Assessments with sample rubrics</li>
<li>Slides and visuals to use with the lessons (PowerPoint and PDF)</li>
<li>Worksheets and other printables to use with the lessons (PDF)</li>
<li>A song reference, with each song used in the lessons notated for your reference (Word document- notated songs are JPG image files)</li>
<li>Fillable lesson plan template based on the U.S. National Core Arts Standards (fillable PDF form)</li>
<li>Yearly outline document showing all the skills and concepts taught by grade and month</li>
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 The purchase of this set entitles the buyer to use the materials in their own classroom. If you would like to use this in collaboration with your department or to share with other teachers, please contact the publisher: Caldwell.organized.chaos@gmail.com. Due to the variety of resources offered in this file, the download comes in a zipped file.

Organized Chaos General Music Curriculum K-6

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This lesson set is a wonderful resource to add to your world music collection. Use it to teach students about pentatonic and minor music with slides showing the solfege, create an Orff ensemble piece with barred percussion borduns, teach low C, E, and F on recorder, identify same and different musical phrases, and learn the Japanese language and culture. The song Sakura is the most famous Japanese song around the world. This lesson set includes everything you need to apply the song to a variety of concepts in your classroom, as well as information about Japan and the importance of sakura (cherry blossoms) in the culture. This set includes:
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<li>Visuals to teach the text, its pronunciation and translation</li>
<li>A recorder harmony part (low C, E, and F); fingerings for low C, E, and F (Baroque and German fingerings included for F)</li>
<li>Borduns for two Orff barred percussion parts - same and different phrases</li>
<li>Background information about the country and sakura</li>
<li>Pentatonic scale (shows solfege with icons)</li>
<li>Major vs minor</li>
<li>Audio recordings of a native speaker speaking each word of the text, as well as a sung recording.</li>
</ul>
 Includes PowerPoint and PDF versions of the visuals, with plain and colorful background versions to use as projections, handouts, or worksheets

Sakura: Japanese Folk Song Lesson Set

This is the perfect planning tool for teachers implementing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) general music standards in K-5 general music classes. Use it as a checklist to make sure you are covering each standard, or plan your teaching and assessment of each standard by marking the date for each directly on the form. Pages are organized by grade level with space to note teaching and assessment of each area within each standard. All of the standards for each grade fit onto a two-page spread for easy viewing and planning. Check out the preview to see an example of the layout.

TEKS General Music Standards for K-5: Planning and Assessment

Use these worksheets to get your students composing their own melodies, accompaniments, and rhythm patterns! These worksheets 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

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

This is the perfect planning tool for teachers implementing the National Core Arts Standards in PK-8 general music classes. Use it as a checklist to make sure you are covering each standard, or plan your teaching and assessment of each standard by marking the date for each directly on the form. The entire document comes in PowerPoint format so you can easily edit, add text, and print. Pages are organized by grade level and anchor standard, with space to note teaching and assessment of each area within each anchor standard. All of the standards for each grade fit onto a two-page spread for easy viewing and planning. Check out the preview to see an example of the layout.

National Core Arts Standards for PK-8 General Music: Planning and Assessment

This is the perfect planning tool for teachers implementing the new National Core Arts Standards in music ensemble classes - choir, band, and strings, from beginners through the end of high school. Use it as a checklist to make sure you are covering each standard, or plan your teaching and assessment of each standard by marking the date for each directly on the form. The entire document comes in PowerPoint for easy editing and printing. Pages are organized by ensemble level and anchor standard, with space to note teaching and assessment of each area within each anchor standard. All of the standards for each level fit onto a two-page spread for easy viewing and planning. Check out the preview to see an example of the layout. The ensemble standards are labeled by level rather than grade, since different school districts start ensemble classes at different grades. A PowerPoint version of the file is included so you can label each level with your corresponding class title.

National Core Arts Standards for Music Ensembles: Planning and Assessment

These resources introduce students to musical instruments from six different countries and make great tie-ins to other world music studies, instruments of the orchestra, and  the science of sound. Given pictures of instruments from a particular country, students use their knowledge of instruments to describe the instrument and predict what it will sound like. After listening to the instrument, they describe the actual sound and compare it to other instruments, seeing if their predictions were accurate. This same unit can also be used to supplement a deeper study of a particular country or region, or as an introduction to world music in general. Teaching suggestions are included for using the resources in several different ways. This unit includes resources to study instruments from Japan, Ireland, Brazil, India, Mozambique, and aboriginal Canada.
 
This download includes:
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<li>PowerPoint slides with visuals of the country's flag, map, basic country information, and several musical instruments, with embedded links to videos of authentic performances of each instrument</li>
<li>Printable worksheets for students to write their observations of each instrument</li>
<li>More general information about each country and its music</li>
<li>Teaching notes with additional video links and background information on each instrument</li>
<li>Suggestions for using the materials in several different ways</li>
</ul>

World Instruments Listening Unit 1

Decorate your music classroom with useful and appealing visuals! The fun patterns in rainbow colors are designed to appeal to a wide range of ages and fit in with any other posters, themes, and other visual elements you may already be using in your classroom. All files come in PDF format. Editing options for some posters are included in PowerPoint format (link to download matching font included). High-quality (300 dpi) image files for rules and procedures, grade level expectations, and anchor charts are included to print in larger sizes.
 
This set includes:
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<li>Elements of Music Anchor Charts: clear and concise descriptions of pitch, rhythm, beat, dynamics, tempo, articulation, timbre, form, texture, melody, and harmony</li>
<li>Solfege Hand Signs: posters with and without the solfege note name including both "sol" and "so" options</li>
<li>Recorder Fingering Charts show the fingering, note letter names, and where notes are on the treble clef staff</li>
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<li>Color-coded backgrounds match typical pitched classroom instruments</li>
<li>Includes German and Baroque fingerings, alternate fingerings, and all chromatic notes in full soprano recorder range</li>
</ul>
<li>Ukulele Chord Charts: fingering dots color-coded to match typical pitched classroom instruments</li>
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<li>Includes all diatonic major and minor chords</li>
<li>Blank editable charts to add other chords</li>
</ul>
<li>Grade Level Expectations display learning objectives for each grade. Includes completed versions for K-6 and blank customizable versions to adapt to any curriculum</li>
<li>Rules and Procedures:</li>
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<li>RESPECT rules</li>
<li>MUSIC rules (blank and editable so you can add your own text to fit your classroom)</li>
<li>"Keep Calm" sign for rest area</li>
<li>Instrument rules</li>
<li>Objectives title ("What are we learning?")</li>
<li>Classroom jobs and whole class incentive trackers</li>
<li>Emergency route poster</li>
</ul>
<li>Welcome Banner spells out "Welcome to Music" - easy assembly with full-size pages for each letter</li>
<li>Teacher Tips: tips for printing and hanging</li>
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<li>Download and tutorials available for using the matching font for customizable versions, etc.</li>
</ul>
</ul>

Music Classroom Poster Set: Rainbow Patterns

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These resources introduce students to musical instruments from six different countries and make great tie-ins to other world music studies, instruments of the orchestra, and the science of sound. Given pictures of instruments from a particular country, students use their knowledge of instruments to describe the instrument and predict what it will sound like. After listening to the instrument, they describe the actual sound and compare it to other instruments, seeing if their predictions were accurate. This same unit can also be used to supplement a deeper study of a particular country or region, or as an introduction to world music in general. Teaching suggestions are included for using the resources in several different ways. This unit includes resources to study instruments from Iran, Australia, Mexico, Sweden, Jamaica, and Indonesia.
 
This download includes:
<ul>
<li>PowerPoint slides with visuals of the country's flag, map, basic country information, and several musical instruments, with embedded links to videos of authentic performances of each instrument</li>
<li>Printable worksheets for students to write their observations of each instrument</li>
<li>More general information about each country and its music</li>
<li>Teaching notes with additional video links and background information on each instrument</li>
<li>Suggestions for using the materials in several different ways</li>
</ul>

World Instruments Listening Unit 2

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