This resource demonstrates the 2020 Music Standards of Learning for elementary general music in a chart format that shows the progression of the standards from grades kindergarten through fifth.
This resource demonstrates the 2020 Music Standards of Learning for elementary and middle school instrumental music in a chart format that shows the progression of the standards levels: Elementary, MS Beginning, MS Intermediate and MS Advanced.
This resource demonstrates the 2020 Music Standards of Learning for high school instrumental music in a chart format that shows the progression of the standards levels: beginning, intermediate, advanced and artist.
This resource demonstrates the 2020 Music Standards of Learning for high school music theory in a chart format.
This resource demonstrates the 2020 Music Standards of Learning for middle and high school music in a chart format that shows the progression of the standards from grades six through twelve.
Students perform and create rhythmic patterns using their bodies.
Students form quartets to explore roles in an ensemble.
The attached infographic resource document describes ways to engage English Learners in music classrooms by making learning visible, supporting the language of music, connecting learning to students' backgrounds and skills, using cooperative learning structures and strategies, and reducing cognitive load and allowing processing time.
In June 2022, the Virginia Department of Education fine arts program hoste a music and culture Institute for Virginia music educators to collaborate with and learn from musicians from Southwest Virginia. This resource list was used by the educator team to build background knowledge, and educators and clinicians provided additional resources and suggested classroom activities. This resource page is a short collection of resources that can be used by music educators to respectfully include music and culture from Southwest Virginia in music classroom instruction.
Students explore a variety of rhythms from around the world.
Students identify phrases in a known song and create new patterns of music.
After viewing the video “Anatomy of an Appalachian Tune.” Virginia Roots: A Journey into Appalachian Music, from Blue Ridge PBS, students will learn to sing several verses of the melody of an Appalachian old-time song. Students will then “piggyback” on the melody and form of an old-time song to create their own verse. Then, students will combine their verses to create a class version of the chosen old-time song.
Description: Throughout the world and history musical instruments have been used to communicate, a source of entertainment and rituals. Your group will use your knowledge of sound to design your own musical instruments and create an original music composition to entertain your class.
Learn about the music of Brazil. Have you ever wondered how music transforms from notes on a page to something so beautiful it can touch our souls? Mike travels to Harrisonburg, VA to meet a pianist from Brazil, who teaches us about the music of Brazil and performs a lively piece on the piano. Mary guides us in moving our bodies to all of the different musical sounds and we learn to sing a children’s folk song in Portuguese.
Learn about Cuban music. Mary and Mike learn about Cuban culture and music. Gustavo Pellon, a University of Virginia professor originally from Cuba, teaches us about this unique country, tells a childhood story, and shares a poem. Dr. Mike Davison, a trumpet player and University of Richmond professor, plays his trumpet and demonstrates the clave rhythm, the foundation of Cuban music. Come learn with us!
Learn about the sounds of the night. Mary and Mike stay up late to explore the magic and music of nighttime. We sing songs about the beauty of the night and a young pianist plays Clair de Lune under the light of the moon. Our friend, Dr. Lerdau, teaches us about nighttime creatures who are making music of their own: owls, crickets, and even plants! Enjoy a lovely evening with us as we discover the simple beauty of our surroundings.
Students explore relative pitch through listening and movement.
Students explore absolute pitch through movement and games.
Identify and perform the melody and harmony of old-time and Bluegrass music then transfer this knowledge to perform on other old-time or classroom instruments.
Students use pitch to explore the characters in a story.