Materials Based on Music from K-8 Magazine

From Martha Stanley: A planning sheet for students to fill out while they are in a time-out situation. (In PDF format). It requires reflection and fosters responsibility in the student.

From Ardith Roddy: A zip file containing grant requests that can be used for reading ideas in music class. One document is in html format and one in Word.

If you do not have the right software for some of these formats:
Adobe Reader for PDF files is available here. (It's free)
To unzip files: Winzip for Windows or MacZip for Apple.

From Alain Benbassat: Freeware for ear training! Functional Ear Trainer is a critically acclaimed ear training suite containing two programs:

• Functional Ear Trainer - Basic
• Functional Ear Trainer - Advanced

Both programs are different from the traditional ear training programs where you typically have to guess intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms.
Functional Ear Trainer presents an original and very effective way to learn to recognize notes in the context of a key.
This is a proven method that, with a little bit of effort, really works. For more information on this and other programs that Alain offers, click here.
To download, right click on the Functional Ear Trainer link above, and choose "Save Target As". This program comes in a Zip file.

Stuff to go with the great book: The Remarkable Farkle McBride:
A Powerpoint from Patricia Oeste: (This is a big file, so be patient:-)
A story poem from an Orff session by Elissa Reichstein (in Microsoft Word), plus a recorder arrangement (you will need Finale Notepad)

From RaeAnna Goss: An activity for the song "Peter Rabbit", in PDF format.

From Pamela Rezach: Sound and music: great for science AND music teachers! Teacher's answer book and student's workbook included in zip file.

From Sue Michiels:A history timeline in PDF. She enlarged it as a poster four times bigger than it is and then pasted composers names or titles of music at the appropriate time in history when introducing it to upper grades. The students really like the time reference. It seems to make it more relevant to them.

From Sue Michiels: An numbered guideline of African Polyrhythms (saved in PDF Format)

From Pam Rezach: A Nice Variety!
Listening Worksheet in pdf format.
Her directions for making a recycled keyboard. (PDF)
A non-traditional staff approach with several images and explanation sheet (in zip format)

From Gretchen: A great template to use to make recorder fingering charts! Click here for Word. Click here for PDF.

From Karen Stafford: Instrument cards that can be printed and used for Concentration or other games. You will need an unzip utility to open these. Best use: get printable index cards to print them out.
Zipped file with Word documents
Zipped file with PDF documents (you will need Adobe Reader for this)
Also from Karen: Composer cards for the same purpose!
Zipped Word
Zipped PDF

From GT: Notes and info on American Theater (two sets) Set 1 and Set 2. (PDF Format. Make sure you have Adobe Reader)

From Tracy : A Christmas Carol Bingo Card. Just click to download the PDF card. (You'll need Adobe Reader.)

Thanks to Pamela Rezach for a video listening sheet to go with the video "The Orchestra", narrated by Peter Ustinov. You may download this as:
A Word Document (just right click and save)
A pdf file

Wendy Schlenker is sharing a Powerpoint presentation on music advocacy she has used with her district.Included are slides on how to make music with your child, how music connects to the regular subject, and more. Click here to download.