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by Martina Vasil
(19 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. From Fred Rogers to Carl Orff, the art of child’s play has been recognized as the “work” of children. This e-book contains handclapping games from school playgrounds in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. All have been adapted for classroom use. As you work through this e-book, consider the following questions as you try out the materials with your students:- How sensitive am I to children’s musical knowledge?
- Have I ever made an effort to discover what children are already doing musically?
- What do I know about how children play today?
- What do I know about the content of children’s play today?
- How can we take children’s play and adapt it for the classroom to reach musical, social, and emotional goals?
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Purchase this with "The Oz Ukulele Method" using the code "theozmethod" at checkout to receive $5 off! This is an eBook for digital download. This beginning method book teaches chords and strumming for accompanying popular music. The curriculum is based on research in motor skill learning and is accessible to anyone wanting to learn to strum popular songs. The book includes online video and audio companion. -
by Danielle Larrick
(32 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Whether you’re a veteran teacher or just entering your teaching career, Middle School General Music: A Guidebook to Navigating the Unkown, will act as a guide to get you through your days. With tips and resources, this book will hopefully open a conversation geared specifically toward middle school general music so that we may continue to grow as musician educators. -
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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by Patrick K. Cooper and Donna Ream
(78 pages) This is an electronic resource for digital download. This book is meant to provide a working knowledge of the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence (AI) in art and music education. The goal of this book is to equip art and music educators with foundational AI knowledge and resources that can be used today. Additional guidance is provided for using AI as a personal virtual assistant or to develop an intelligent tutor system for students. All resources include links to help you get started right away! The deluxe version comes with 5 high-res posters that can be printed and used in the classroom. -
by Nathan Holder
Join The Why Squad on an adventure to find all of the missing instruments! Perfect for children aged 2 - 6 to learn about many different instruments in the European Orchestra... Can you find all of the hidden instruments? See a sample! -
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. -
Interactive eBook This is an eBook for digital download. Each purchase comes with a PDF version of the book and an interactive flipbook with sound. Ms. Niki’s Music in the Air eBook takes children on a journey to discover sounds that are always around us. In the story, Ms. Niki asks children in her Music class to listen closely to the sounds and the rhythmic patterns in the air. First, Ms. Niki’s Music Class follows her to the playground to discover the sounds of music. Those sounds include the clapping of children cheering. Next, they begin to clap to the beat. Then Ms. Niki gets the children to hear the rhythms of the stomps from children dancing. Lastly, she points out the pattern of sounds from the insects in the trees. Note: To access the interactive flipbook, you must check out with an account, not anonymously. -
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. -
by Thomas Velsor
(36 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. The purpose of this method is to provide a beginner double bass text that does not require shifting positions. By avoiding the need to shift, the student can spend their first lessons focusing on musicianship skills, and correct hand positions. This text would also be a good fit for any student performing in a concert band, as well as students who are not beginners but are new to the half position. -
by Gareth Dylan Smith
This is an eBook for digital download. This book is aimed at intermediate to more advanced drummers. Written by a seasoned professional drummer and drum educator from London, England, Sound Advice for Drummers provides tips and provocations about practising, performing, rehearsing, recording and creating music from behind the drums. It is an essential read for aspiring professional drummers. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download The “Now It’s Music Time” Purpose, Teaching, and Student Reflection Guides by Alice Tsui are digital resources based on a popular hit by Lizzo. This disco, funk, and hip hop selection can empower healing and celebration of self in the music classroom! 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 verses and choruses. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download The “Superstar, Superstar” Purpose, Teaching, and Student Reflection Guides by Alice Tsui is a digital resource that accompanies the instrumental of an innovative Beyoncé song. This disco and house inspired resource is an unapologetic celebration of personal identity for our arts educators and the youth in our lives! 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 song. -
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 Zachary Himelhoch and Otto Gross
illustrations by Josie ClarkThe teaching guide for The Night the Music Room Came Alive aims to help parents and teachers connect with their young learners and to bring the music room beyond the page to create a holistic literary experience. This teaching guide is aimed at serving a wide range of students and can be easily adapted to be engaging for younger and older students simultaneously.
Bundle and Save! Buy this product with the book, The Night the Music Room Came Alive, and get both products for $25.00. Use the code "ALIVE" at checkout. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download Empower your musical community through “Lunar Vibes," an original, tender, lo-fi rap inspired by the Lunar New Year and filled with vibes to last all year long! This original song, instrumental, lyrics, and teaching guide invites students and teachers to create their own affirmations within the song to share in community with each other. Speak your affirmations with pride with the Lunar Vibes Song and Teaching Guide! Sample Track: -
This 16 page teaching guide accompanies the interactive flipbook, From Across the Street. Explore this story and the Palos music of the Dominican Republic with your students! This digital download includes a concept guide and lesson plan, sheet music for the song, From Across the Street, and coloring pages. Bundle and save! Use the code "street" and get $5 off when you purchase this WITH the book, From Across the Street. -
by Alice Tsui
This is a digital resource for immediate download The "Hello Good Morning" Purpose and Teaching Guide by Alice Tsui is a digital resource that accompanies the arrangement "Hello Good Morning" as a culturally responsive and sustaining selection that can help build community in the music classroom! 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 PDFs. -
by Zachary Himelhoch
illustrations by Daniel Formidoni The teaching guide for Priscilla Plays Percussion aims to help parents and teachers connect with their young learners and to bring Priscilla beyond the page to create a holistic literary experience. This teaching guide is aimed to serve a wide range of students and can be easily adapted to be engaging for younger and older students simultaneously. -
by Elise Hackl
(41 Pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Our Voices, Our Song is a story that demonstrates music is for everyone! There are so many ways to engage with music, and this story explores how people can participate in music-making in their own ways. This interactive PDF includes sheet music and recordings. -
by Synthia MacEachern
(Over 100 pages of digital resources for 6 songs) This is an eBook for digital download. Bundle this with "Just Orffin Around" and use the code "orffbundle" at checkout to receive $7 off! Have you ever wanted all of your teaching resources at your fingertips - including visuals, Orff arrangements, student music, collaborative jamboards, and backing tracks? Just Orffin Around - A Digital Experience has it all. Each song is housed within the present view of a google slides presentation. One click takes you to all that you need for singing, playing, moving, and creating with your K to 3 students. -
by Jessica Grant
(110 pages) This is an eBook for digital download. Use the code "tifortwo" at checkout and receive $5 off this journal when purchased with the accompanying Afternoon Ti Book. The Afternoon Ti Guide for Teaching Music Journal allows you to take your music education experience one step further as you apply what you learn in the book The Afternoon Ti Guide for Teaching Music. You'll spend time reflecting through journaling, writing personal insights, creating lessons, and looking at the things you love about teaching in a refreshing new light.
