Music Online Resources

Carnegie Halls Music Educators Toolbox

o Includes lesson plans, activities, assessments
o Video examples demonstrate key ideas
o Lessons sorted by age or by musical category
o https://www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/
Arts Alive
o Includes categories of music, theatre, and dance
o Under music, they have different resource kits that provide teachers
with tools for activities, including certain music to listen to
o The categories are split into music resources, instrument lab, great
composers, activities and games and orchestra on tour
o http://artsalive.ca/en/mus/musicresources/teachers.asp
Songs for Teaching
o A collection of songs that can be used within a curriculum
o Categorized by age level as well as the subject
o Also includes articles for teachers that describe how to better use
music within the classroom
o http://songsforteaching.com/index.html
SFSKIDS
o Contains many games that introduce students to classical music,
composers, instruments, and even teaches how to conduct as well as
compose
o This resource might be for kids in upper elementary/middle school
considering it is text-heavy.
o http://www.sfskids.org/compose/

Local Music Resources

Playford Music and Sound
o Jackson Michigans Oldest Musical Instrument Retailer
o Students could learn about different kinds of instruments, what
accessories might be used with them, and what it might take to
preserve instruments
o 1718 W. Morrell St., Jackson
Potter Center
o Jackson Colleges theater with a variety of kinds of shows
o Features three theaters: Harold Sheffer Music Hall, Michael Baughman
Theatre and Ruth Day Theatre.
o Students could see a variety of musical shows including orchestras,
chorales, and more.
o 2111 Emmons Road Jackson, MI 49201

Music Activities
Make an Instrument
 o Students could create their own musical instruments to be played
during lessons.
o Used to make lessons more enjoyable and incorporate music
Song Creation
o Students would write songs to help them remember information
learned in lessons
1. Students would be put into groups of three
2. Each would be given a topic to write a song for
3. After creating the song, they would perform it for the class