Teaching Resources

Music-Go-Rounds: Using Manipulatives to Explore the Elements of Music by Mark Burrows. With expertise and humor, shows how to use MGRs to full advantage to teach all aspects of music. Plus 27 sets of MGRs to put to use in your current curriculum.

Manipulatives make learning stick as kids learn and make choices about the elements of music through active listening, games, orchestrating songs/poems, more.

Our tactile silicone manipulatives that stick to smooth surfaces focus attention, increase concentration, engage multiple senses, enhance memory, and accelerate comprehension.  These are the most flexible tools in your classroom--and will become both your and your student's favorites.

This clever counting rhyme by Lloyd Moss introduces orchestral instruments and musical ensemble terms—solo, duet, trio, quartet, etc. Our manipulatives make it fun to interact with the story.

Create rhythm grooves, choose patterns of rhythms and instruments to create a sound story or chant, set up a groove, select instruments and ensembles groupings, listen to music and guess the ensemble.

Learn about ensembles: terminology and how many in each. Cross over to math, too.  Both are more fun with manipulatives.

Your complete K-6 General Music program!  The excellent K-6 MusicPlay Curriculum by Denise Gagne with our full Activity Kit of visual aids, charts, and manipulatives to complement it. 

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Created by Mary Ann Stewart.  Engage the whole child kinesthetically in learning music!

Morton Subotnick. Learn how to make music expressive.

From Various Musical Styles by Melody Easter-Clutter. Dynamic lessons invite students to experience, analyze, and reflect on an array of musical genres using online playlists

Elaine Landau. 

Explore the phenomena of sound. Why are some sounds musical and others only noise?

Music Literacy for Upper Elementary, Middle School and High School by Daniel Anker, Carol Ponder & Donna Santman.
 

Matthew C. Cremisio & Jennifer Lee-Alden. Composing is fun for all when presented in listen-sing/play-read-write sequence

for the Music Classroom Gr. 3-6  by Valeaira Luppens & Greg Foreman.  Units set up by the National Standards.

Rhythm, Speech Activities and Improvisation for the Classroom by Doug Goodkin.

Active Listening Strategies for the Elementary Classroom by Wesley Ball.

Using children's literature to expand your musical horizons by Katie Grace Miller.