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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music Conducting: Classroom Activities

For Teachers K - 8th
Turn the class into a percussive orchestra and let the kids take over as conductor. You'll explain a few ins and outs of what a conductor does. Then you hand over the baton and let your budding Beethovens conduct each other as they play...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

DYNAMICS IN CONCEPT AND IN ACTION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers perform grade appropriate literature utilizing the specified dynamic indications and respond accurately to the cues of the director.
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

Eugene Ormandy a Centennial Celebration

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful exhibit of this incredible man who was a talented musician as well as the music director for the Philadelphia Orchestra for 42 years.
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Article
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Music Conducting: Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent lesson plan that helps students learn the role of a music conductor. Students will engage in various activities that allow them to have a hands on approach to conducting their classmates.
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Website
Other

Creating Music

For Students 3rd - 5th
This online, interactive environment for music creation and exploration includes games and puzzles and interesting activities that teach about music in a visual way.
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Handout
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Conducting

For Students 9th - 10th
The basics of conducting are presented here in this well written tutorial. Included are simple pictures and animations of simple conducting patterns.