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Worksheet
Curated OER

Building Background Knowledge: Stagecraft

For Students 9th - 12th
Mise en scene? Flyrail? Ghost light? As the title suggests, the object of this group scavenger hunt, is to provide young stagehands with the background information they need to understand the specialized vocabulary of the theater.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Intonation in a SoundTree Lab with Auralia

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars respond to exercises using ear-training software as they decide whether notes are sharp or flat. They create their own examples using the tuning function on a synthesizer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music Theory - Intervals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore types of intervals containing major and minor sixths. While using Auralia computer software, they participate in a game to identify sharp and flat pitches. Afterwards, they identify the pitches by ear and listen to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tuning the Violin

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify whether their A string is flat or sharp in comparison to a given pitch. Then they use their fine tuners to adjust their A string to a given pitch. Students also use the computer software program Aurelia to practice...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Musical Elements

For Students 3rd - 5th
A great matching game to reinforce music vocabulary and an understanding of the elements of music.
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Website
Other

The Basics of Reading Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
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Lesson Plan
Indiana University

Indiana University: Nature of Science Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This list of nature of science lessons from the Indiana University includes three links to lessons under the heading "Realm and Limits."
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Graphic
Other

Flash Cards for Music

For Students 6th - 8th
Basic music flash cards. Examples of all notes and rests with names.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Symbols in Music

For Students 3rd - 8th
This introductory tutorial teaches students basic musical notation for compressed rests and sharps and flats. Further lessons are linked to this page.
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Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Shaping and Volume of Music

For Students 3rd - 8th
This introductory tutorial introduces students to basic symbols and notation in music.
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Handout
Other

Teoria: Key Signatures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Teoria's Books offers a short, easy to read article on Key Signatures. An interactive keyboard makes the learning more fun.