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Beginner Music Theory: Notes on the Staff - US Version
Teach beginner students to write music notes correctly on the staff, including stem direction and ledger lines.
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Enhance your music lessons with presentations that delve into elements of music theory, history, and genres. These resources use audio clips and visuals to engage students. Use them to deepen understanding and enthusiasm for music among your students.
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Beginner Music Theory: Notes on the Stave - UK Version
Teach beginner students to write music notes correctly on the stave, including stem direction and ledger lines.
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Lego Land Virtual Field Trip | All About Brass Instruments
An interactive PowerPoint 'virtual field trip' to a Lego Land-themed map that teaches students about brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, tuba, french horn, baritone).
Note values & rhythm
Beginner Music Theory: Sixteenth Notes and Beaming - US Version
Teach beginner students the equivalent values of notes including sixteenth notes, and how to beam notes together.
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Ireland Virtual Field Trip | All About String Instruments
This resource is a virtual field trip to Ireland and its all about string instruments. On each of these interactive slides , students will listening to sounds, reading lessons or watching videos relating to the country and these…
Staff notation & pitch
The Musical Zoo | Virtual Field Trip
An interactive slideshow 'virtual field trip' to a zoo that teaches basic music concepts (staff note names, treble clef) alongside animal-themed videos and live zoo webcams.
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Instruments & composers
Peter & the Wolf | Storytelling through Sound & Silence
A music appreciation presentation teaching Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf,' focusing on how each character is represented by a specific instrument and musical theme, with listening and matching activities to reinforce instrument/family recognition.
Musical Genres Virtual Field Trip
This resource is a musical genres virtual field trip. Students will travel to learn about different genres from bluegrass to classical. They will read a lesson then listen to a song before writing facts.
Note values & rhythm
Lena's Rhythm And Beat Short Bite | Interactive Tutorial And Quiz
A short animated interactive tutorial and randomly-generated quiz teaching the difference between rhythm and beat in music.
Staff notation & pitch
Notation Tutorial and Quiz | Interactive Notation Exercises
Teach music notation reading skills (staff position, stem direction, pitch) via instructional videos and an interactive quiz.
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Rome Musical Virtual Field Trip | All About Brass Instruments
An interactive slide-based virtual field trip to Rome where students explore brass instruments by watching videos, reading short lessons, and recording facts about each instrument.
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Staff notation & pitch
Solfege Street Winter Interactive Music Game
Solfege Street Winter Interactive Music Game is an engaging resource that brings music concepts to life. Students join eight friends on the most musical street in Musicsburg as they unlock a secret musical code.
Staff notation & pitch
The Musical Farm | Virtual Field Trip
This resource is a musical virtual field trip to the farm for littles to enjoy. They will listen to and learn about different musical techniques while having fun watching farm animals.
Instruments & composers
The Nutcracker: A Virtual Field Trip to the Ballet
This resource is a virtual field trip to the ballet where students will enjoy the Nutcracker. On each slide, students will read lessons and watch videos as they help each performer travel to their number in the ballet.
Instruments & composers
Trolls World Virtual Field Trip | All About Musical Genres
An interactive, click-through 'Trolls'-themed virtual field trip (PowerPoint) that teaches students about five music genres (classical, country, pop, rock, dance) through short lessons, an instrument video at each stop, and a genre song.