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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review and define music terms. In this musical vocabulary lesson, students are given a list of terms, asked to unscramble them, then write the meaning of each term.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Musical Elements Chart

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students study 6 terms and their meanings as they pertain to music instruction to be used for further classroom activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Music Terms

For Students All
In this music worksheet, students find the words that are used for general vocabulary. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Music Terms

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music instructional activity, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with music education and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Music

For Students 7th - 8th
In this music worksheet, students locate 54 words having to do with music. Terms include names of instruments as well as music vocabulary.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Orchestra Band

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music worksheet, students locate names of instruments found in a traditional orchestra as well as some general music terms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unscramble the Letters - Music Terms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars receive a worksheet on music terms. As a class, they unscramble a couple before attempt them on their own. They then write the meaning of each to research the meaning of the musical terms.
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Handout
Naxos Digital Services

Naxos Digital Services: Education Glossary of Music Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Classical music label Naxos provides brief definitions of musical terms.
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Website
PBS

Classics for Kids: Musical Dictionary

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This online music dictionary offers more than just definitions. Most terms have vocalized pronunciations and audio examples, as well.
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Website
Other

Tonalsoft: Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.
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Handout
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Music Word Bank [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A word bank of thirteen musical terms.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 3

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about musical terms. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 10

For Students 5th - 8th
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to music, theater and dance. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Website
Other

Note Worthy: Music Terms Used in Note Worthy Composer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a glossary of music terms that are used with Note Worthy Composer and can be inserted into the menu.