Class Notes supports teachers through free music education resources. Discover new ways to bring the joy of music to your students. This collection includes Music & Mindfulness, Meet the Composer, Instrument Exploration, Music Fundamentals, Cross-Curricular Connections, Listening Lessons, Themed Lessons, Lecciones en español, Hands-on Activities, and Virtual Concerts.
Pitch discrimination is a fundamental music skill. Use household items to create and explore your own high and low sounds.
Create your own fairytale! Use the provided plot template to make up your story and find music to accompany each part of the story. For Grades 2-6.
Timbre (TAM-ber) is a word that describes the unique and special sound of any instrument or sound source. Use household objects to explore timbre and create your own instrument.
Use storytelling and writing skills to create your own adventure featuring heroes and villains. Select music to accompany your creation! For Grades 2-8.
Movement helps us internalize steady beat! You can't NOT bust a move in this Groovy Dance party featuring hits from the 1950s and 1960s. Great for all ages!
Music is a great tool to help control movement and help develop self-regulation skills. Get your wiggles out with music from different periods of time and all over the world. Great for all ages.
The bassoon is sometimes called the "comedian of the orchestra.” Learn about this unique woodwind instrument!
Explore the cello through a piece called ‘The Escape Artist,‘ by Zoe Keating.
Did you know the clarinet is nicknamed "the licorice stick"? Learn about this woodwind instrument and enjoy several listening examples.
Compare and contrast four musical pieces written for this instrument!
Crash! Bang! Learn about this percussion instrument, and try making (and playing) your own cymbals with household objects.
The double bass is the largest, and lowest-sounding, string instrument. Learn to identify it by sight and sound!
Even though it’s made of metal, the flute is a member of the woodwind family! Listen to and learn about the flute in this lesson.
Did you know the French Horn isn't really French? Learn about this brass instrument and watch some videos in unique or unusual settings.
In this lesson, learn about and listen to the harp most commonly used in orchestras: the "pedal harp."
Learn more about how the pipe organ works- part two of a three-part series!
Mallet instruments are a part of the percussion family. Explore four kinds of mallet instruments in this lesson.
The mandolin is a string instrument that can be used in many different genres of music! Learn about the instrument and listen to it in several different styles of music.
Meet four organists, or people who play the organ, in four different settings.
Did you know most oboe players make their own reeds? Learn about this woodwind instrument and hear what it sounds like in this instrument exploration lesson!