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Composing Your Own Melody
Get the songwriters in your class started early with an engaging music composition activity. After experimenting with an existing melody, class members improvise in a given range of notes and create their own melodies.
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J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sarabande and Gigue form Partita no.4 in D major, BWV 828
Challenge your music students with this instructional activity, which includes twenty-one questions about J.S. Bach's Sarabande and Gigue form Partita no.4 in D major, BWV 828. Students compare the two sections (bars 1-12, bars 13-38) by...
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Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Speed Test II - Music Theory Worksheet
In this music notes worksheet, students name 10 notes in a timed activity. Students then repeat the activity and try to better their times.
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I Thought That I Was Crazy | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Treble Clef Note Names)
In this music poem instructional activity, learners spell out the music words using the music notes instead of alphabet letters. They also determine the 10 note names and write them in the blanks to solve the puzzle.
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Name That Tune | Free Music Theory Worksheet - Treble Clef Note Names
For this naming the notes worksheet, students name the notes displayed in the song and try to play the song at the end. Students name 63 notes.
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Intervals! (Seconds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)
In this music intervals instructional activity, students learn the exact size of an interval by counting the number of notes from the first to the last. They write seconds up and down from the printed note in the treble and bass clef....
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Intervals! (Thirds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)
For this music activity, learners work with thirds as intervals in sheet music. They write thirds up and down before labeling the notes with their correct alphabet letter. They complete two examples.
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Intervals! (Fourth) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)
In this music intervals worksheet, students write fourths and name the two notes in their correct alphabetical order. Students name fourteen notes.
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Intervals! (Fifth) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)
For this music intervals instructional activity, learners study the music notes in fifths. Students write the fifth notes up and down in the treble and bass clef. Learners label the two notes with the correct alphabet letter.
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It All Adds Up | Free Music Rhythm Worksheet III
In this music addition learning exercise, students add the musical notes in each equation to find the correct rhythm beats.
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A Melody Activity
Students explore melody. In this music lesson, students define "melody" and identify the melody line present in increasingly complex musical pieces. Students sing or hum the melody line after listening to an excerpt of music.
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Elements of Music
In this music worksheet, students learn 6 elements of music and match the names with the definitions. The elements are silence, pitch, texture, duration, dynamics, tempo and attack and decay.
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The Space Between
Students explore major, minor and perfect intervals and watch the PowerPoint presentation "The Space Between." They identify the various intervals by sight and differentiate major, minor and perfect intervals. Students perform the...
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Nosferatu Expression and Diminished Chords
Students explore how to construct and play diminished triads and half and whole diminished chords on the keyboard. They create appropriate sounds to accompany sections of the movie "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors." Students discuss the...
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Ccrma: Common Music Notation
This resource features information on notes, rests and many, many other basic music theory examples.
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Comparison of Free Jazz to 20th Century Classical Music
A very indepth examination of free jazz. Site contains music theory and specific illustrated examples.
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Tb on Web: Alternate Temperaments Theory and Philosophy
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."
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Federal Focus Jazz Band: Traditional Jazz Style Guide
A stylistic breakdown and analysis of traditional jazz. Distinguishes between the different types of this unique genre.
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The Stoa Consortium:johannes Tinctoris Theoretical Works
This site is an overview of the life and work of Johannes Tinctoris. It explains several important details on his work in notation and musical composition. Also makes reference to his musical dictionary (the first musical dictionary in...
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Music Fundamentals
This is like a music theory textbook online. It includes great explanations and assignments, although there is not a way to check your completed assignments. It begins with the basics and goes through triads. Midi files are included.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Chord Ear Trainer
This online quiz gives students a chance to recognize triads and seventh chords, by listening to audio clips. Teachers can customize this quiz and print out progress reports.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Note Duration
A fabulous resource for beginners in music theory! Gives examples and explanations of the sixteenth note, eighth note, quarter note, half note, and whole note. The last page on this site provides a chart showing the relationship of each...
Music Theory
Music theory.net: The Major Scale
A terrific reference for music students and teachers! Explains the fundamentals of the major scale, provides diagrams, and audio clips to help children recognize this piece of music theory.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: The Minor Scales
Listen and learn with this explanation of minor scales. Each description of harmonic, melodic, and minor scales provides an illustrated example, and audio clips.