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Designing A Study
In this designing a study worksheet, students conduct a study on all types of fish that live in the Hudson River. They complete 8 various types of questions that include mostly short answer in response to their findings. Students also...
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Caribbean Music - Reggae
In this Caribbean music worksheet, 9th graders examine a graphic organizer that describes the characteristics of reggae music. They answer 6 short answer questions using the details from the graphic organizer.
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Jazz: Boombox Classroom
In this music worksheet, learners read about improvisation. Students choose their favorite instrument, a saxophone or a bass, and draw a picture of it. Learners can then do a small maze.
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Christmas Songs Puzzle
In this Christmas crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by answering questions or filling in the blanks of items related to Christmas songs. There are 41 word blanks on the puzzle to solve.
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Meet the Instrument Families
Fourth graders listen to a recording of a string quartet and ask questions about what kinds of instrument they think they are listening to and describe what they think the instruments look like. Then they discuss musical ideas such as...
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The Choir
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt about the choir, the oldest of all musical groups. They identify that human voices vary in pitch, some high and some low, making it possible to sing harmonies in different layers.
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Music Mania
In this music activity, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to basic music. There are 23 words located in the puzzle.
The Orchestra
The Orchestra: A User's Manual Double Bass
An excellent resource covering many aspects of the double bass. Most explanations are made with video and audio clips of members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Be sure to check out the players tips and tricks section.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Music Appreciation: Vocal Types and Ranges
This resource explains the six vocal ranges and the qualities which make individual voices within the ranges different. There is a video lecture and some associated videos of professional singers with the different voice ranges.
Other
Drumatix: Vintage & Collectable Drum Center
This site offers vintage and collectable drum products for sale. Lots of images! (Takes a while to load)
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Fish Food
Susan Lumpkin's article, "Fish Food" deals not with food that fish eat but fish as food. The article touches on a range of fish as food such as caviar, salmon, swordfish, shrimp, bass, scallops, and more.
Other
Mackie Mixers: Home Page
Mackie is one of the highest quality studio mixer manufacturers in the world. Here they provide information and pictures of their mixers and the features offered.
BBC
Bbc: Music Theory
This resource presents a fun and interactive way to learn all about the elements of music. It offers links to information, definitions, assessments, and examples of melody, harmony and tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm,...
Other
Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Large Mouth Bass
This description of the large mouth bass focuses on identifying the fish, its habitat and feeding patterns to help those who might be fishing for them.
Other
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Largemouth Bass
This "snapshot" of large mouth bass emphasizes its desirability as a sport fish, and its habitats and feeding patterns.
Other
Gibson Home Page
The is Gibson's official web site. They are a major manufacturer of guitars, basses and amps as well as other instruments.
Other
Dave's Guitar and Bass Resource Page
This resource contains information on intervals, scales, and chords for the string bass guitar. Also includes reference charts for chords and intervals.
Other
Music Lessons : Basic Music Theory 1
Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students
Music Education
Learn About Instruments: Strings
Learn general information about various string instruments, including the viola and cello, and hear audio clips to hear what these instruments sound like when played.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Musical Instruments
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Musical Instruments.
Other
Note Worthy Software: Clef Change and Key Change
For music teachers resource details clef and key change procedures.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Musical Notation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to the music staff and notation. It describes the notes on both the treble and bass clefs. Sound files for each pitch of a C scale and some Activote questions are...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Double Bass
The double bass is the largest string instrument, and is the bass member of the family. Read about how to play this instruments and how it works. Use Windows Media Player or RealAudio to listen to samples of the double bass on it's own...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Bass Drum
Read about the percussion family of the orchestra. Find out how the bass drum helps the sound of the orchestra. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the bass drum.