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This is an electronic resource for digital downloadThe Rock/Star Life Planner is a 365-day planner designed with you, the creative entrepreneur, in mind. Organize your appointments, manage your finances, and keep track of where to put your focus each day with The 2023 Rock/Star Life Planner. Access spreadsheets, checklists, & other downloadable tools to help you stay on top of it all while avoiding burnout, including membership to a private Instagram community! This Digital Version is available for purchase for those who prefer to print out the weekly layouts as they go, print in full and create their own bound planner, or upload to GoodNotes5 and plan digitally.Each purchase comes with a FREE 40 page Redefine the Hustle Starter Kit -
This is an eBook for digital download (95 pages) This new collection of pop-inspired Orff Arrangements are full of possibilities and fun to play! These five original grooves for Orff Ensemble serve as a starting place for you to be generative with students. Each piece can be performed as-is OR adapted for your specific purposes, allowing space for improvisation, original lyrics, re-arrangement, and more. This resources includes sheet music, MP3 tracks, and score videos. -
This is an eBook for digital download (93 pages) How can you create a student-centered classroom? By getting to know your students through culturally responsive teaching practices. In this practical and engaging release, Lauren and Maria share tried and true culturally responsive strategies and activities for building a student-centered, positive classroom culture drawn from years of experience. Drawing from games, lesson plans, and adaptive activities, this release is great for elementary and middle school music teachers. Dozens of activities are provided that can be repeated throughout the school year as class rosters change, students develop, and interests evolve. -
by Meghan Cabral
(66 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Are you looking for a new and more efficient way to approach beginning band? LOOK NO FURTHER. This teacher guide will give you all the tools you need to flip your classroom into a much more efficient beginning band experience for both you and your students. -
edited by Steve Holley, Kat Reinhert, and Zack Moir
(208 Pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Action-based Approaches in Popular Music Education delves into the practices and philosophies of 26 experienced music educators who understand both the how and the why of popular music education. This edited collection represents the variety, the diversity, and the multiplicity of ideas and approaches to the teaching and learning of popular music. -
by Chelsea Perrine
(65 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. In this book, you will find research to support a well-rounded and focused education for music students with special needs, templates for goal tracking and lesson planning, and suggestions for lessons and units for your students. This adaptive music curriculum is geared towards secondary-level students. This is the second publication in the Kent State Curriculum Series. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download The “All I Do Is Win” Purpose, Teaching and Student Reflection Guides by Alice Tsui are digital resources that accompany the instrumental of “All I Do Is Win” as a hip hop selection that can empower individual affirmation within a community of support for success! Adaptable for students Pre-K through 5th Grades with extension activities for 6th through 12th Grades, this resource includes both a teaching guide and student reflection guide as downloadable PDF, and a choreography video with movements to accompany the chorus. -
by Alecia Hanold
(189 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. An Introductory Music Theory Curriculum provides a way for teachers to make the study of introductory music theory more engaging, collaborative, meaningful, and approachable for high-school level musicians. This book includes an overview of constructivism and constructivist pedagogy as well as full, detailed lesson plans for ten units of study in beginning music theory. This is the first publication in the Kent State Curriculum Series. -
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Celebrate, investigate, and affirm cultures all year long in the music classroom through the F-flat Books Heritage Guide series. This digital download includes a five-page guide to Arab American Heritage Month and resource recommendations from F-flat community members. -
Sheet Music for immediate download This product contains a PDF and MP3s for digital download. Inspired by Amanda Gorman's poem, The Hill We Must Climb, this up-tempo song will inspire singers, young and old. Be the Light comes with a lead sheet, choral notation, and piano accompaniment as well as instrumental and vocal backing tracks. This song will inspire your young singers to embrace their brilliance and work together to Be the Light in their communities and world! Sample Track: -
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Celebrate, investigate, and affirm cultures all year long in the music classroom through the F-flat Books Heritage Guide series. This digital download includes a five-page guide to Black History Month, resource recommendations, and a discount code for F-flat Books to use on Black History resources! This digital download will be available until February 29th -
by Heather Fortune
(44 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. This book will empower you to create student-centered programs, utilize powerful tech tools, and build community through music. Drawing for decades of experience, Heather Fortune provides inspiration to question and re-imagine school instrumental programs. -
by Patrick K. Cooper and David C. Cooper
( 154 pages) This is an electronic resource for digital download. This book gives readers the knowledge they need to understand, appreciate, and create the art of radio production from broadcast to podcast. Throughout this book will be step-by-step instructions (lesson plans) for how to format and organize your show based on the type of listening experience you are trying to create. Teachers, students, hobbyists, and amateurs will learn how to craft their skills to make professional-quality broadcasts and podcasts to share with the world. -
This is an electronic product for digital download. The Rainbow Superhero Carmine series is centered on embracing the beauty in our differences. This positive, energetic song, and accompanying classroom resources will help your students connect with their brilliance and share it with those around them. This resource includes recordings, sheet music, and more! Scroll down to learn more. Sample Track: -
By Marci Major and Hannah Knauss
(146 pages PLUS over 100 pages of editable materials) This is an eBook for digital download.Do you wonder how best to blend in-person and online learning? Are you looking for ways to keep your ensemble members connected and engaged for this upcoming year? Packed with projects to connect and engage you and your students more to each other, music, and the world, this book will empower students to be in a growth mindset in and beyond the rehearsal setting. Even though we focus on the choral setting, directors of all ensemble types will find valuable information in this 140 page book. By purchasing this book, you'll also receive over 100 pages in supplemental material including editable worksheets, assessments, and student examples! -
by Christopher Singleton
(57 pages, including an interactive flipbook, coloring pages, and printable bookmarks) This is an e-book for digital download. In this engaging story, Chris & Frankie teach young learners ALL about the piano. Through colors and fun memory tricks, learners will be able to identify the notes on the piano keys and learn a song! The interactive flipbook includes a fun narration with musical accompaniment. You can find Chris & Frankie's supplemental resource here! Chris & Frankie: Sight Word Stories 1 & 2 -
by Christopher Singleton
(16 pages) This is an e-book for digital download. Chris & Frankie have two short stories that will help their friends feel confident about reading. More than half of the words in each story are words that friends can sound out. These Sight Word Stories are a supplemental resource to Chris & Frankie: Intro to our Ebony and Ivory Keys. -
by Steve Holley
(150 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Coaching a Popular Music Ensemble is a comprehensive guide for the music teacher striving to meet the changing needs of their students, the university music educator examining our current music education paradigm, and the band director trying to expand their school’s music program. Using his broad experiences as an educator and Memphis musician, Holley details the philosophy and approaches he developed to create a culturally responsive, learner-driven popular music program. -
by Donna Rhodenizer
(93 pages) This is an e-book for digital download. Purchase includes PDF and audio files. Computer Cat is a delightful collection of 12 original songs that can be used by young singers at recitals, festivals and other presentations. Teachers love the fresh and original lyrics and the musicality of the songs and they are a favorite with both soloists and choirs. The right to make copies is included with the purchase of the Computer Cat song collection. This song collection is a fantastic resource for private and classroom music teachers (more info below)... -
A Resource for You & Your Musicians
This is a digital resource.Are you looking for a way to incorporate more project-based-learning into your choral classroom? Do you want to connect your community with individuals in your ensemble? This resource includes a step-by-step guide to creating a visual gallery for your in-person or virtual concert. Student worksheets are available via editable google docs. -
by Matthew Clauhs
This is an eBook for digital download. This e-book presents a variety of exploration, improvisation, and composition activities that foster creativity in young band students, and serves as a supplement to a traditional band method book. This interactive resource includes video examples, play-along accompaniments, lesson plans, and customizable worksheets, all designed to work with any instrumentation in small group and large group band settings -
by Sarah Gulish and Victoria Boler
(12 Pages + over 25 pages of editable resources)
This is an eBook for digital download. The purpose of this book is to provide resources for music teachers looking to collect data to better advocate for their programs and reach students. This interactive PDF describes the various types of data, how they can be collected, and how they can be used to create a music program story to share with community members and administrators. Each purchase includes access to a google drive folder with dozens of resources and templates that can be copied and edited, including email templates, google questionnaire forms for students, parents, and colleagues, conversation starters with administrators, sample qualitative stories, sample quantitative stories, and more. -
by Yeshima
(55 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. The purpose of this book is to present a well-rounded approach to music that engages the learner from multiple perspectives using accessible instruments found around the home, as well as the voice and body percussion. The pedagogy originated from a collection of philosophies found in Orff Schulwerk, Social and Emotional Learning, Community Drum Circles, and Mindfulness. These lessons can be modified for homeschool populations, Non-Traditional Instruction, General Music Classes, and/or community-building events. This PDF includes links to YouTube videos, plans, and materials for sixteen engaging lesson plans. This book is geared towards upper elementary students. -
by Yeshima
This is a PDF for digital download. The purpose of this lesson plan is to present a well-rounded approach to music that engages the learner from multiple perspectives using accessible instruments found around the home, as well as the voice and body percussion. The pedagogy originated from a collection of philosophies found in Orff Schulwerk, Social and Emotional Learning, Community Drum Circles, and Mindfulness. These lessons can be modified for homeschool populations, Non-Traditional Instruction, General Music Classes, and/or community-building events. This PDF includes links to YouTube videos, plans, and materials for a lesson plan centered on Peace! -
Interactive eBook This is an eBook for digital download. Music is Everywhere! Edward’s Rhythm Sticks is a story that shows how much music is a part of our lives. This story illustrates just how fun music can be and how even the simplest things can be made into instruments. This story is a great way for parents and teachers alike to teach rhythm, pattern and sequence. Most of all, parents and teachers can use this engaging interactive eBook to bridge learning, music, literacy and having fun together. Note: To access the interactive flip book, you must check out with an account, not anonymously. -
This is an eBook for digital download. Click along to Edward's Rhythm Sticks with this engaging teaching guide! In this guide, Franklin Willis provides ideas for educators and parents to engage with the story in Edward's Rhythm Sticks through activities including a word search, secret phrase worksheets, questions about the story, and coloring pages. Franklin offers ideas for how you can make this story come to life at home and in the classroom while connecting your kids with their own cultures of music-making. This PDF can be used digitally for remote learning or printed. -
How do you incorporate Arabic popular music into the classroom? This comprehensive guide provides research, strategies, and practical steps for singing, dancing, and playing popular Arabic music with your students. Created by Mia Ibrahim with contributions from Ashley Shabankareh and F-flat community members, this resource is being released to honor the life and work of Mia. Proceeds from this resource will go towards the Mia Ibrahim Scholarship Fund, providing tangible opportunities for music educators to experience and learn how to incorporate popular music in their classroom through professional development opportunities. -
by Daniel Rivera
Empathy is a heartwarming storybook that takes young readers on a musical journey of understanding and compassion. Children learn that empathy is a precious gift we offer to others by stepping into their shoes and experiencing their emotions. The accompanying social emotional learning unit written through an Orff approach encourages children to show they care through smiles, hugs, and attentive listening, teaching them that simple acts of kindness can make a world of difference in someone's life. Purchase the book and resources separately or bundle and save! Sample Track: Save during launch week! You can get the bundle for $20 until Monday, January 15th. -
by Theresa Hoover
(65 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. This book is a one-stop-shop for music teachers looking to get started, or expand their experiences, with technology in the classroom. Help your students see themselves as musicians both inside and outside the music room by empowering them in the ensemble setting. *New in 2023: The updated 2nd edition includes updates to tech tools with new additions for tools in the classroom. -
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This project is intended for secondary general music classes and provides tools for engaging in active listening. This resource comes with a GoogleSlideshow (with video/audio links) and student handouts. -
If music is the ultimate gift (and, duh, it IS), then this might very well be the ultimate meta-gift. The F-flat Gift Card is good for anything on our site. -
Over 20 presentations from the 2020 F-flat Annual Back-to-School Symposium as Downloadable MP4 videos. Scroll down for a complete list of included presentations. -
by Steve Giddings
This is an eBook for digital download. Figurative Language Through Song is for music teachers trying to incorporate songwriting into their classes, or for Language Arts teachers exploring figurative language or song lyrics. This resource is designed to take teacher/facilitators through a tried and tested unit plan on exploring figurative language through its role in song lyrics that is easy to emulate and execute all the while giving learners opportunities to create their own song lyrics and poetry. The eBook’s many components can be edited and altered to fit any facilitator’s particular style or needs. -
by Edward Varner
(40 Pages) This is an eBook for digital download. How can we effectively advocate for the value of ensemble programs? Many educators and parents remain unaware of the value of the school band beyond obvious, natural entertainment contexts and find it easy to devalue school band along with other arts programming. This text highlights evidence that supports music and school band as methods to achieve improved student success in school. This eBook will better inform decisions that school administrators make about existing scheduling challenges and financial dilemmas facing American schools. -
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by Kat Reinhert and Sarah Gulish
(11 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Do you want to write songs but don't know where to start? Are you an educator looking to incorporate more songwriting in the classroom but don't know how? This resource includes five tips and strategies for getting started with songwriting in the classroom from the authors of Songwriting for Music Educators.
