Worksheets and Study Guides

Music Man Worksheet -a study guide to go along with the popular movie musical. I use in 5th grade.

musical-report- a generic report worksheet for researching a musical

Science and Sound Web Activity – This document uses the website http://www.exploratorium.org to explore the ways that sound is created through different activities. A great site for working in a lab situation, and integrated with science.

Student Interview Worksheet- This is a worksheet designed for students to interview each other and introduce their partner to the class.

Research Papers- This Word .doc has 2 research worksheets! One for researching composers and the other for researching Broadway Musicals. I use these when doing podcasts and imovie projects with my older kids.

Assessments

5th Grade- Rhythm Post-Assessment -an assessment of notating and performing intermediate rhythm patterns.

symphony-evaluation – a quick evaluation of a Symphony performance.

musicgradingtemplate – sample spreadsheet for grading based on our district standards and performance indicators. Could be modified to include up to 4 separate standards with 3 “bodies of evidence” each.

guitarrubric – a simple rubric for a guitar performance assessment

concert_evaluation – a generic concert evaluation form for assessment after a performance

16thnotesrubric – a rubric for assessing the identification and performance of 16th notes and patterns

5itemspreadsheet – a spreadsheet for recording 5 separate assessment items

10itemspreadsheet - a spreadsheet for recording 10 separate assessment items

14itemspreadsheet – a spreadsheet for recording 14 separate assessment items

guitarassessment – a written pre- and post-assessment of guitar skills such as I-IV-V chords and strumming patterns

elements-assessment – a written pre- and post- assessment of the elements of music

4assessment – a 4th grade pre- and post-assessment of singing posture and technique

2assessmentofrhythm – a 2nd grade pre- and post- assessment of basic rhythms

gradelevelthemes- thematic units I have considered organized by grade level

scope-and-sequence – a sample scope and sequence I have used in past years

Powerpoints I created

beatandrhythm – a PPT to teach the basics of beat and rhythm aimed at primary students. October themed, but could be adapted to any season.

gospel-presentation – a PPT presentation of gospel music history

holidaysingalong – The Harrington annual holiday sing-a-long program PPT

Miscellaneous  Teaching Tools

The Music Room Pledge- a cute compact that I have my kids recite every year to review our rules.

recorder-letter – letter to parent regarding options for purchasing recorders for 3rd grade

webbibliography- a bilbliography of web resources for the music educator

behaviorchart – an individual behavior modification chart with areas to chart 3 behaviors for 4 consecutive days. Initial or hole punch the “stars” to show progress.

poetryandmusicproject2 – This is an enhanced podcast of a lecture I did on the 5th grade Poetry and Music Project. I imported my Keynote presentation into GarageBand and then recorded the audio and exported into iTunes for the finished product. I used this for students who were absent and plan to use it to replace my lecture next year and have more rehearsal time.