The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:21:12+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:21:38+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Nightly Met Opera Streams
Hayden Kramer2020-04-11T18:22:01+00:00The Metropolitan Opera is streaming a different opera every day. Teachers can use this resource for guided listening, enrichment, voice/theater classes, and more. Streams begin at 7:30PM ET, and the video remains available until 6:30PM ET the following day. The streams are available through the website as well as a number of apps. This service would be good for any age of student that is able to understand the thematic elements of a show; the appropriateness of each show varies by plot line.
Price: Free during COVID-19
Link: Met Opera Streams
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:55:41+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:56:16+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:56:41+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:57:10+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:57:40+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Hayden Kramer2020-04-12T01:58:11+00:00RIAM Teaching and Learning Network has a collection of instrumental and choral lesson videos compiled by professors at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There are piano lessons for beginners and intermediate players as well as more advanced. There are flute lessons and some choral lessons as well. Younger students may need some guidance navigating the videos, but secondary players could easily follow along on their own.
Price: Always Free
Link: RIAM on YouTube
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:41:43+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:06+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:34+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:42:58+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:43:27+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts Play!
Hayden Kramer2020-04-13T22:43:51+00:00The New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts are perfect for elementary music students, but there is value for secondary students as well. This site offers free NY Phil concerts with activities for students. Each concert listed has videos allowing students to interact with the music; a simple, iconic notation; composition tool; and a curriculum guide for teachers. The lesson plans supplied vary from concert to concert; some are written with grades 3-5 in mind while others are for 3-12.
Price: Always Free
Link: NY Phil Young People’s Concerts Play!
“Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
Andrew Gallagher2020-04-13T22:47:25+00:00This resource is great for both general music & music tech classrooms of all ages. This is a self-contained lesson and only requires speaking in rhythm. Teachers might use it early in the year as an “icebreaker” activity. The project allows for the use of applications/softwares to create a rhythmic accompaniment. The rapping portion allows some creativity, but also provides structure in creating rhythms.
Price: Free always
Link: “Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
Beginning Recorder YouTube Playlist
Hayden Kramer2020-04-14T21:19:33+00:00This playlist is ideal for young elementary students starting to learn the recorder. The playlist begins with a book, “Lazlo Learns Recorder,” that demonstrates how to play the recorder. Following this, the playlist includes videos with backing tracks that show the note name and fingering in time with the song. This playlist adheres to the Recorder Karate curriculum.
Price: Always Free
Link: Beginning Recorder on YouTube
“Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
Marci Major2020-04-14T14:05:21+00:00This resource is great for both general music & music tech classrooms of all ages. This is a self-contained lesson and only requires speaking in rhythm. Teachers might use it early in the year as an “icebreaker” activity. The project allows for the use of applications/softwares to create a rhythmic accompaniment. The rapping portion allows some creativity, but also provides structure in creating rhythms.
Price: Free always
Link: “Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:10:57+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:09:33+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:10:12+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:07:09+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:06:05+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:05:18+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:04:07+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
SmartMusic
Marci Major2020-04-13T21:03:28+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.
Price: Free during COVID-19. Normal cost is $40-$80/teacher/year depending on package
Link: SmartMusic
Free Elementary General Music Lesson Plans and Resources
Marci Major2020-04-13T17:45:29+00:00These lesson plan units and resources are ideal for educators planning lessons for third through sixth grade music. Created by Carole Corman, these lessons cover topics such as physics of music, music appreciation, music technology, music theory, and performance. The units also include assessments, worksheets, and additional resources. These lesson plan units are ideal for in-class activities, but are also adaptable to be done at a distance.
Price: Free Always
Link: Elementary General Music Lesson Plans
“Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
Andrew Gallagher2020-04-11T21:47:12+00:00This resource is great for both general music & music tech classrooms of all ages. This is a self-contained lesson and only requires speaking in rhythm. Teachers might use it early in the year as an “icebreaker” activity. The project allows for the use of applications/softwares to create a rhythmic accompaniment. The rapping portion allows some creativity, but also provides structure in creating rhythms.
Price: Free always
Link: “Rap My Name” Lesson Plan
SmartMusic
Andrew Gallagher2020-04-11T21:06:20+00:00SmartMusic is a software that allows students to record and submit themselves making music, which can be used for assessments. Teachers can upload parts and full scores that students can use to submit a recording of themselves performing their part. This user-friendly program can be downloaded onto a computer or utilized as an online website, but requires that students have the appropriate materials for recording from a remote location.