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,

Clear the way for learning by instantly bringing about conversation and making personal connections. These specific IceBreaker activities introduce simple as well as high-tech games with a purpose - and

Long-time educator Valerie Lippoldt Mack has compiled 60 tried-and-true activities that come directly from her classroom. These 60 "Ice Breaker" activities teach life lessons of respect, tolerance and

Move the desks out of the way and invite your young musicians to circle up for some fun-filled active-learning music time! This practical book is a kinesthetic learner's playground, including plenty of

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.

This reproducible collection promotes unity through ensemble playing and teaches beginning music literacy with lively instrumental play-along activities. A wide variety of instrumentation is suggested,

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

Nine names you need to know! Each composer is introduced with a quick-read Bio, brief Composer Connections facts, and a Listening Lab identifying important works and key elements to discover in each musical

Ice Breakers 2 will help build respect, tolerance, and patience in your classroom, as well as generate energy by getting the kids moving while giving you 64 more tricks up your sleeve to maintain

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

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 resource is an extensive collection of curricular materials for learning music by making music in the elementary and middle school classroom. Based on the philosophies of Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, and

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

Beat Blocks provide students with a tactile manipulative to aid in the introduction of musical concepts while including elements of discovery, exploration, and play. Musical elements such as beat,

Musicplay is a sequential curriculum with lessons that follow the calendar year. The weekly lessons outline the new concepts that will be taught, those that will be reviewed, and include seasonal