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Welcome to the Mustech Wiki!

This wiki was begun because of a conversation on the Teachers.net music teachers discussion board.  Some of us decided we'd like a place to share our Smartboard lessons, and perhaps some other resources we use in our classrooms.

The idea behind this wiki is simply to collaborate and share the things that make our classrooms better.  It is not about us, it is about the kids and how to teach them music as effectively as possible!

Social Networking

This is a place to add links to social networking sites that cater to music teachers or teachers interested in technology.

• Teachers.net Music Forum
• MENC General Music Forum (You must create an account in order to post)
• Music Techie Teachers
• MK8 List- This is an archive of the Music K-8 mailing list
  • click here to subscribe to post and to receive messages to your inbox
• launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Music-for-Children/ - A mailing list for teachers who use the Orff approach for teaching music
• SMART Board Revolution - A Ning created for SMART Board users to share ideas and lessons.  Look for the Music! group! Obe Hostetter does a great job periodically posting links for various grades and subject areas.

Getting Started With an Interactive Whiteboard

• White Board Challenge
  • A 14 week project to encourage educators to use and learn about interactive whiteboards.  There are 7 challenges and each one includes some instruction on how to use a given feature on the IWB.  An excellent way to challenge yourself to use the IWB regularly AND learn about all of the things it can do!
• SmartBoard in the Elementary Music Classroom
  • Here is the handout from a workshop I presented back in November (word document).  Enjoy! (Allison Friedman) 

Smartboard Lessons

• Bernie Bee flash animation
• Bernie Bee Interactive Notebook
• Five Little Snowmen Flash Animation
  • Click a snowman to make him melt, click the house to make the music play again.
• Nursery Rhyme Smart Notebooks
• Musical Fractions Game
• Smartboard resources from the UK
• Transportation SMART Notebook
• SMART Notebook to go with Country Crossing by Jim Aylesworth
  • This SMART Notebook is designed to help students match instruments with sounds in the book. 
• Peter and the Wolf SMART Notebook
•  K-2 notation activities.notebook (Notebook 10)
•  Zoo Pals.notebook  (Notebook 10)
•  doggies.notebook  (Notebook 10)
• The following are SmartBoard Interactive visuals for the Jeff Kriske/Randy DeLelles curriculum, GamePlan. If you have any questions, please contact Tara Hutchison. As I have used these files, I've noticed some errors and have fixed them. Feel free to contact me if you notice any others. **Please note that you need to download three different types of fonts to view the rhythmic and melodic notation (more information is provided on the first page of each file).** Grade 5 has now been added! I have not had a chance to use it, so if you've had any trouble, run into any errors- please let me know!
  • 1st Grade GamePlan.notebook
  • 2nd grade GamePlan.notebook
  • 3rd Grade GamePlan.notebook
  • 4th grade gameplan.notebook
  • 5th Grade GamePlan.notebook
• Musical Spelling Bee --(Allison Friedman) First a review of note names, then a musical spelling bee game (words not included).
• Staff Activities - (Allison Friedman) Blank staff for notes to be drawn on and a staff where you can drag sol/mi
•  Listen - Gameplan4.notebook (Beth Jahn) visual for activity in Gameplan 4, p. 3
•  Solfege Ladder.notebook - (Beth Jahn) moveable solfege pieces - low sol to high do
•  TrebleClefNotes.notebook - (Beth Jahn) flashcards for the lines and spaces of the treble clef. Change the order of the pages if you want them in a more random order. Alter in any other way you see fit for your purposes.
•  Rhythm Cards Grade 4.notebook - Rhythm Cards for GamePlan Grade 4.
• "I Wish" Poem (from Share the Music-4) -- (Allison Friedman) Activity with a 4 line poem, students in 4 groups make their own melody to poem.  Then they put their melody on the board.  When you press the note (after they are placed) it plays the actual pitch as well.  Have the students press each note or duplet with a steady beat and it should play back exactly as it should.  I impressed myself making this one! (A. Friedman)
• Fill a Measure -- (Allison Friedman) good with a lesson on meter and/or note durations.  first page fill measures with different time signatures, 2nd page write a 4 measure rhythm piece.
• Treble Clef Notes - moveable notes so students can practice note names. I have them label spaces, then lines.
• Bass Clef Notes - same as treble but now in bass clef.
• Guitar Chord Builder - Two guitar necks. One for students to place dot where fingers go, second has dots numbered according to finger.
• Pumpkin Stew - from MacMillan Share the Music Grade 1 - The song is pieced up into the different beats of the song.  I used it to introduce the song and to talk about division of the beat.
• Instruments of the Orchestra -- (Allison Friedman) A lesson to go along with my K-5 unit of the 4 families of instruments.  Has lots of pictures, facts, and sound clips.  To hear a sample of each instrument, click on its picture.  The last page also contains samples of  woodwind, string, brass, and percussion ensembles.  It is a huge file and it took a loooong time to make!  ENJOY!
• In the Meadow -- (Allison Friedman) Pictures and lyrics to go with the song: "In the Meadow" from Share the Music - 1
• 2 4 6 8  -- Classic chant -- written with beat bars on the first page.  Second page allows you to drag quarter / eight notes.  
• Note Reading GAB (recorder) -- (Allison Friedman) G A B and rhythm practice for recorders.  First page:  Have students drag the 3 notes to the staff; Second Page:  Answer questions about note/rest values; Third Page: "Hot Cross Buns."
• Holst's: "The Planets" -- (Allison Friedman) a lesson on Holst's planets suite.  Example 1 is Mars and Example 2 is Jupiter.  Listen to the other planets on the last page.
• "Variations on America" -- A Listening map for the Charles Ives's piece.
• Octaves -- (Allison Friedman) A 4th grade lesson on octaves.  Song examples: "Sarasponda," "Hop Up and Jump Up," and "This is My Country."  Can have students use the highlighter tool to find octaves in the music.
• 6/8 Lesson --(Allison Friedman)  4th grade lesson on 6/8 time.  Listening example: "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Percy Grainger).  Music is played by clicking on the title. 
• Unit on Form -- (Allison Friedman) This is my 3 part unit on musical form for 5th grade.  Part I: Round, Canon, Fugue, Part II: AB, ABA, Rondo, and Part III:  Theme & Variation.  All sound and movie samples are included.  For the "Pachabel's Canon" example you will need Finale 2008 (or notepad) and it works best if played in scroll mode.  All sound samples can be played by clicking on the titles (and the diamonds on the guess that form page).  Mystery form is Theme & Variations and examples 2-9 are all variations of example 1.  Any questions, email me: ashap18@mac.com (A
• Major/Minor -- (Allison Friedman) 5th grade lesson on major and minor.  Includes scales, few listening examples, and a game (click on the example then have students drag to appropriate category in game....) Click on words or graphics to hear scale and song examples. (A. Friedman)
• Bow Wow Wow - (Beth Jahn) 1st grade notation lesson for Bow Wow Wow.
• Engine Engine Number 9 -- A very basic lesson for teaching sol/mi on the staff and the song "Engine Engine Number 9."
• Jazz Lesson - (Allison Friedman)  Here is a jazz lesson I have used, has sound samples and videos.  This will be my first year using it with the board, last year I just had it as a powerpoint.  Click on pictures of instruments to hear sound examples (A. Friedman).
• Sol-Mi (High/Low) 1st Grade Lesson -(Allison Friedman)  A lesson with a bunch of sol-mi, introduction to staff and putting solfege on the staff, etc songs.  Songs include:  Rain Rain Go Away, Blank staff with infinite cloner solfege notes, Hush Little Minnie, Introduction to the Staff (with infinite cloner note), Tinker Tailor. 
• MalletMadness.notebook - (Beth Jahn) This is the map I use to keep track where instruments and students should be for my Mallet Madness lessons. These lessons are based on the book Mallet Madness by Artie Almeida. The map may not be all that useful for you, but you may be able to use pieces of it to create your own or for some other purpose altogether.
• Koosh Rhythm Game 1 - (Beth Jahn) This game uses rhythms from Gameplan Grade 1. Get an air-filled Koosh Ball. Kids throw the koosh ball at the screen to hit the circles and then they play or clap the rhythm that pops up on the screen. This game (a variation) was shown to me at an official Smart Board training, so it is safe for your board. 
• Long & Short Sounds - (Allison Friedman) This is a simple introductory activity for K or 1 on Long & Short sounds.  You have the students sort the different sounds into 2 categories: Long Sounds and Short Sounds.   
• High & Low  - (Allison Friedman) This is an introductory activity for K or 1 for the concept of High and Low.  First page, students sort pictures of things that we might find up high and that we might find down low; then graphics for: Gingerbread Man song (Musicplay K); Autumn Leaves (Musicplay K); Star Light, Star Bright (Share the Music-K).
• I am a Pizza - (Allison Friedman) Graphics and lyrics for the song "I Am a Pizza" (Musicplay K)
• How Melodies Move 1 - (Allison Friedman) What is a melody? Beginning to draw melodies and Whoopee Cushion (MusicPlay - 3) **needs fonts **
• How Melodies Move 2 - (Allison Friedman) Drawing melodic lines with 10 listening examples (included), as well as Lil Liza Jane and Donkeys Are In Love With Carrots (MusicPlay-3).  For worksheet, see my other wiki's Worksheets page. *needs fonts **
• How Melodies Move 3--(Allison Friedman)  A lesson on how melodies move: repeated notes, stepwise, skips.  Also includes the song: "I Don't Care if The Rain" (Share the Music - 4) and "The Star Spangled Banner"
• Rockin' Recorder Method Book -(Allison Friedman) SMARTBoard version of my recorder book (http://recorder.mrsfriedmanmusic.com)
• Musical Spelling Words - (Allison Friedman)To Help With the Learning of Names of Notes
• Folk Songs -(Allison Friedman) Some folk songs that my 3rd graders will learn in the beginning of the year.  The songs will also be used to find different types of rests, sing with body/instrumental accompaniment, and find B A and G. *needs fonts **
• Body Percussion Pieces -(Allison Friedman)  Some body percussion pieces from Mark Burrow's "The Body Electric 2.0" book. *needs fonts **
• Engine Engine Number 9.notebook(Tari McKee) Uses the traditiional melody and then adds more practice with so me using picture icons and finally traditional notation.  The 2nd slide of each new melody will play when the train cars are touched.           

          Measure_Up.notebook (Tari McKee)  In this game teams spin the spinner to determine which note value to drag to a 4-beat measure.  The team that completes exactly one measure wins. 

Activboard Lessons

• The Magic Tunnel - drag a note name through the tunnel to see what the note actually looks like.  Makes kids go "aaah!" By Martha Stanley
• Heart Chart - translated into Activstudio by Martha Stanley, based on Laurie Zentz's Heart Chart. Well, I added a little with the grids and the notes.....  Do dictation, rhythm notation, etc.  Drag and drop notes and/or hearts.
• Jello in the Bowl - a two-part lesson based on a familiar chant,  for beginning drumming or rhythm activity for K-2.  Includes a composition option and working directly with AABA and ABA forms. You could also change the words to "jelly in the bowl" since some do say the chant that way. (M. Stanley)

Powerpoint Lessons/Presentations:

• Vocal Exploration Pictures -- (Allison Friedman) Some cheesy vocal exploration pictures that I had made using random clipart
• D.R.U.Mlessons --(Allison Friedman)  Some songs from Jim Solomon's "D.R.U.M" book and "Hands On" (in the order of my 8 week World Music Drumming 5th grade unit).  Uses MusiSync font & Rhythms font
• King Treble Clef -- A cute story that I have used to teach about the notes on the staff (usually 3rd grade -- found it on another musiced website) 
•  TheCoffeeSong.ppt  - (Beth Jahn) Based on a lesson by JoElla Hug. Includes an alto recorder ostinato. For the melody of the song go to http://musicanet.org/robokopp/usa/coffee.htm.
•  Lachen, Lachen.ppt - (Beth Jahn) Based on a lesson by DuPont and Hiller.
•  Must Be Santa.ppt (Beth Jahn)
• Sorcerer's Apprentice Listening Map -- A listening map for "Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas.  It automatically advances.  File is a zip file containing the powerpoint, audio, and all the graphic files.  

Interactive Websites

• Lomax, the Hound of Music - Companion website to the PBS Kids program (John Feierabrend was involved in the creation!) Watch videos from the series and play interactive games for beginning singers.
• NY Philharmonic KidZone - Website from NY Philharmonic for kids to explore and play
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• Music Through The Curriculum - Phil Tulga's pretty amazing site that you and your kids can use with your IWB
• Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net - A collection of music theory lessons and tools that work well with an IWB, LCD Projector or as individual work in a computer lab.
• E-Music Theory.com - This site offers free music theory drills that work with an IWB, LCD Projector or as individual work in a computer lab.  Subscribers have access to more features, such as tracking student scores over time, but the free elements are quite worthwhile.

Other Music Education Links/Lessons:

• Collection of Powerpoint Templates of Popular Game Shows (http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T's/March%20Mini%20T-Games/Games.htm) Great website that contains a collection of powerpoint templates of popular game shows such as: Jeopardy, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, etc

• Music Teach Teacher - Quizzes and Games
  • This is a huge collection of quizzes and games that cover a wide variety of music concepts.  Many of the activities are interactive Flash animations appropriate for use with an interactive white board.
• Elementary Music Resources --(Allison Friedman)  A collection of worksheets, choral accompaniments, and all of my SmartBoard files
• Rockin' Recorder --(Allison Friedman)  The interactive website for the recorder method book I made. 

  (password is: "salem" -- lowercase).  Flash site may take a few minutes to load -- there is also an html version.  You can buy a copy of the book/cd at: http://www.cafepress.com/rockinrecorder and if you have any questions you can e-mail me.

Music Technology Links

• Music Education Technology Magazine
• Music SMART Lessons
• Activboard home site Promethean Planet
• Activboard Training Site Promethean Learning