Listen to music by composers who have captured the mischievous characters of practical jokers, clowns, and comedians in their compositions.
Autumn is a season of change. Discover and enjoy music inspired by autumn.
Imaginative play helps develop social, physical, language, and cognitive skills in children. And it's fun! Use music as a tool in this pretend camping adventure.
Travel back thousands of years in this listening lesson about dinosaurs! For Grades K-6.
Use literacy skills to compare and contrast four pieces of music about dreams.
Engage emerging literacy skills such as character identification and use of descriptive words to compare and contrast music featuring Sleeping Beauty, the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trolls, a witch, and Prince Charming. For all ages, with support for emerging readers.
How might a composer turn the sound of fireworks into music? Listen to six pieces inspired by fireworks. Great for all ages!
Enjoy four pieces of music, each inspired by a different flower. Use active listening skills to play a matching game.
Cute ghosts, friendly ghosts, scary ghosts! Listen to four pieces inspired by ghosts!
What makes someone a hero? What makes music heroic? Listen and respond to heroic-sounding music.
Think about the meaning of "home" and hear music inspired by that idea in this listening lesson.
Composers often depict images of nature or a landscape through music and sound. Listen to some music inspired by different landscapes.
Many composers have used music to sound like animals or to conjure up the image of an animal. Use your imagination to consider what a lion, tiger, or bear sound like!
Use music to think about how to remember those who have served their country and those who are no longer with us. For all ages.
Nature makes its own music. Listen to sounds in nature and to pieces of music inspired by nature.
Students will think about why people protest and how they use music when protesting.
Many composers have captured the sound and feeling of rain in music. In this lesson, explore four different pieces about rain.
Composers have tried to capture the sound of snow in their music. Listen, respond, and move to four pieces of music about snow.
Have you ever gone outside to look at the stars at night? Stargazing has inspired poets, musicians, and artists. Listen to and reflect upon music inspired by stargazing. For all ages.
Whether it’s the middle of winter and you’re looking for a taste of summer or it’s the end of June and students are itching for freedom, our curated summer playlist allows students to pretend to go on a picnic, hike, or gaze at the stars.