My mission is to provide time saving and engaging resources for busy, passionate music teachers. I believe students learn best in a music classroom when they are engaged in the material, but finding the time to create these materials for your kids is overwhelming. I am here to help! I have kid tested and teacher approved resources that give you time to be the amazing teacher you already are.
Teach music. Love life.
Musically,
Shelley Tomich
Pitch Publications
My mission is to provide time saving and engaging resources for busy, passionate music teachers. I believe students learn best in a music classroom when they are engaged in the material, but finding the time to create these materials for your kids is overwhelming. I am here to help! I have kid tested and teacher approved resources that give you time to be the amazing teacher you already are.
Teach music. Love life.
Musically,
Shelley Tomich
Pitch Publications
Ready to start a Composer/Musician of the Month unit but don’t have a plan ready? Look no further! This awesome set on John Williams (composer of Star Wars, games theme songs, Harry Potter, and other film/movie music) is so fun for students!
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This set includes:
Lesson Plans covering mini-lessons to presented at the beginning or end of your lesson as a “Musician of the Month” activity. These mini lessons (meant to be about 10 minutes in length) are curated video links of the featured person’s music meant to serve as the foundation of discussion. No worksheets or manipulatives are included.
Bulletin Board printables including information about the composer, definitions appropriate to the particular composer (i.e. Fanfare, Concerto, Composer, Conductor, Musician).
A small write up to include on your class website for students to investigate further.
YouTube links to engaging videos highlighting the composer’s works.
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This set will get you with a Lesson Plan that is ready to print and yet can still be modified to suite your needs. The composer units focus on a different composer or musician each month and the lesson takes about 5-10 minutes of the lesson time. I do the lesson at the very beginning of class and focus on listening, discussing music with appropriate terminology, and connecting music to the “real world.” Each lesson comes with 5 mini-lessons and links to the YouTube videos used in the lesson.
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In addition, you will also receive printouts for your bulletin boards with blank pages that can also be modified to suite your needs. I display the current composer’s information in my room and then move his or her information to the hallway as a running list for students. Pictures of this can be found
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Each lesson plan includes standards that are checked off for the GPS (Georgia Performance Standards). I have also included alternative National Music Standards Checklists and National Core Arts Standards Checklists.
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Most teachers would agree taking a sick or person day is harder than actually being at work. Writing music sub plans and preparing music sub tubs and music sub binders are so hard, especially in music and other specials!
This is a great print and go plan for 3-5. Students will read a book about the history of music notation and the story of the historical figure, Guido d’Arezzo. Students will review some historical terms, answer discussion questions about the book and then decode a short Gregorian chant music example. Finally, an early finisher Guido themed rhythm coloring sheet is available.
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Included in this File
EDITABLE lesson plans to put in your sub tub or sub binder.
Worksheets for you to copy and put in your sub tub or sub binder.
Posters for you to print and laminate to put in your sub tub or sub binder. This is so your sub has something to reference when reviewing Guido with students.
MP3 of Ut Quant Laxis, Guido’s first song as well as YouTube video links if you would prefer a video.
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Most teachers would agree taking a sick or person day is harder than actually being at work. Writing music sub plans and preparing music sub tubs and music sub binders are so hard, especially in music and other specials!
This is a great holiday activity for grades 3 and up! The younger kids could do it as a class activity! Students are presented a series of emoji patterns and have to guess what song it is! There are 60 songs to decipher!
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This file includes the following:
PowerPoint Presentation - This is editable and you can change the order of the songs (though you will need to update the key). A version for showing the answer immediately and later are both present.
Blank Answer Sheets - Give to students to answer as you go through the powerpoint.
Key - editable and non-editable. Print and go or customize for your needs!
Students questions sheets in color and black/white (Editable and non-editable).
Sample sub lesson plan, completely editable. Please install included fonts for formatting to remain the same.
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Note: The editable versions will need some formatting and/or installation of linked fonts. There are print-and-go versions included that do not need formatting.
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This is a checklist for the American National Core Arts Standards - Music -recently released to be used for planning purposes. Instructions on how to use it are included. These also include the 1994 National Music Standards as another checklists for you.
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The standards are offered as
Ready to print PDF and
Copyable and Editable word format.
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The following is included in this resource:
National Core Arts Standards, K-5 Comprehensive list.
National Core Arts Standards - Kindergarten
National Core Arts Standards - First Grade
National Core Arts Standards - Second Grade
National Core Arts Standards - Third Grade
National Core Arts Standards - Fourth Grade
National Core Arts Standards - Fifth Grade
BONUS: National Music Standards (MENC, 1994).
BONUS: All of the above in a “Print and Go” graphically pleasing format.
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Vocal explorations are perfect for those who need a great warm-up or high and low pitch practice? Look no further! This adorable set of Vocal Explorations is for you! Help the choir collect all the parts of The Twelve Days of Christmas!
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This set contains:
PowerPoint presentation with 10 slides pre-drawn for you.
10 blank slides for you to draw your own pathway!
PDF of the pre-drawn and blank slides.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 1 per page.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 4 per page.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 6 per page.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 12 per page.
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Vocal explorations are perfect for those who need a great warm-up or high and low pitch practice? Look no further! This adorable set of Vocal Explorations is for you! Help the vampires make it to the coffin before the sun rises! These make great Halloween music activities!
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This set contains:
PowerPoint presentation with 10 slides pre-drawn for you.
10 blank slides for you to draw your own pathway!
PDF of the pre-drawn and blank slides.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 1 per page.
PDF of black and white student composition worksheets, 4 per page.
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This set is all the materials you will need to create a Pitch Hill Bulletin Board! In addition, there are many printables to post for general solfege practice.
In Pitch Hill, each solfège note is a character with his or her own story. For example, Do is a Boxer! He LOVES to box! He wears special head gear and boxing gloves to protect him and when we sing the note that is Do, we show our hands like boxing gloves. Do is very strong and will catch Re if she falls off the roof! (You will have to purchase to hear her story!)
Pitch Hill is an engaging method to teach Solfege to elementary music students. You can learn more about Pitch Hill.
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Printables include:
Characters with no labels - picture of each Pitch Hill character, one per page.
Characters with solfege labels - picture of each Pitch Hill character with solfege name
Characters with solfege labels and Pitch Hill names (i.e. Boxer Do).
Pitch Hill People Strip - line up of all the characters with names and without.
Pitch Hill People in small and medium sizes (easy to create buttons or magnets).
Pitch Hill Characters with names and hand signs.
Pitch Hill Characters with hand signs.
Colored Curwen hand signs with labels (create a pitch ladder!)
Colored Curwen hand signs (create a pitch ladder!)
Pitch Hill progression of notes on the staff.
Each version above in a visually appealing framed version.
Solfege Note Heads in small, medium, and large sizes (easy to create buttons or magnets)
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Use these items to make an awesome bulletin board or to print out for student use! Over 150 Pages available for you to print!
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Maypole Mania! How to build & dance (+animations), lessons plans, & more!
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Are you struggling with teaching solfége or looking for a fun, new method for teaching solfége to elementary students? Then look no further! Pitch Hill is for you!
In Pitch Hill, each solfège note is a character with his or her own story. For example, Do is a Boxer! He LOVES to box! He wears special head gear and boxing gloves to protect him and when we sing the note that is Do, we show our hands like boxing gloves. Do is very strong and will catch Re if she falls off the roof! (You will have to purchase to hear her story!)
The stories provide a way to remember the corresponding hand sign as well as help explain the relationship between individual pitches. Though the system is enhanced by technologies available in many schools (iPads, IWB, etc.) it can also be taught using a simple chalkboard. Pitch Hill was created to overcome the challenge of teaching solfege notes by engaging visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning modalities as well as captivating students with wonderful story telling.
Pitch Hill is appropriate for teaching things such as scales, pentatic scales, melody, pitch, singing, and harmony. It is appropriate for people following kodaly, orff, or any other method of music education! (It makes a great alternative to those who are familiar with the music street stories for teaching solfege (solfeggio, solfa, etc).
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In this listing you will receive:
An overview of how to teach Pitch Hill
A catchy song for each character!
A brief history of solfege and how to introduce this history to students.
19 lesson plans using Pitch Hill, including standards covered, process, and interdisciplinary connections.
A list of folk and multi-cultural songs that use each progression of pitch patterns.
8 lessons from Pitch Hill incorporate children’s literature with music into the lesson.
18 funsheets (worksheets) that can be used to assess students progress in identifying solfege characters.
Rubrics to assess students on their singing and instrument performances that go along with Pitch Hill
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Note: Pitch Hill does NOT teach sharps, flats, or naturals. It is intended to be a resource to introduce students to singing solfege and using the Curwen hand signs. The characters are not animated; I show the actual levels of the hand signs through teacher-led instruction.
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Color by Note activities for Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, and Beamed Eighth Notes! (ta, titi, ta-a, ta-a-a-a, rest). These are fantastic sub plans for your music or non music sub tub. Students love to color by note - they work as end of class activities or even as music center!
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This is included in the Rhythm Coloring 3 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-by-note-activities-for-whole-note-half-note-quarter-note-quarter-rest-and-beamed-eighth-no-11879145
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(Includes separate British version sized for A4 paper - crotchet, crotchet rest, beamed quavers, minim, and semibreve)
Rhythm Coloring 3B: Color by Music Term - students will have practice identifying the names of notes!
10 Sheets in this download, each with reproducible pages for students as well as a full color “answer” sheet. There is a variety of difficulty levels in the patterns created and all sheets use Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, and Quarter Rests.
These are wonderful to reinforce note recognition, as an end of the class activity, and as a music-based substitute lesson!
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Need a way to practice classifying instruments of the orchestra? Look no further! Beat the Bunny is a super fun game your students will beg to play! This instrument family game is a great way to practice the woodwind family, brass family, string family, and percussion family of instruments!
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Game: Lay out or hide the instrument eggs and facts around your room. Start the included Beat the Bunny PowerPoint timer. Students will race in teams to collect and sort instruments and facts about instrument families into the correct instrument family basket before the bunny collects all his eggs! The winner is the group that collects the most eggs in the correct basket!
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This would be GREAT for your instrument unit or even as a super fun sub plan!
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This resource includes:
Instrument Eggs for 49 instruments.
Instrument Eggs with names labeled for 49 instruments.
Instrument family fact eggs (6 facts for each family).
All of the above in an ink saver black and white version.
Beat the Bunny Directions
Beat the Bunny PowerPoint timer.
Directions to create your own time intervals for Beat the Bunny.
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Color by Note activities for Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, and Beamed Eighth Notes! (ta, titi, ta-a, ta-a-a-a, rest). These are fantastic sub plans for your music or non music sub tub. Students love to color by note - they work as end of class activities or even as music center!
(Includes separate British version sized for A4 paper - crotchet, crotchet rest, beamed quavers, minim, and semibreve)
Rhythm Coloring 3A: Color by Music Symbol
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This is included in the Rhythm Coloring 3 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-by-note-activities-for-whole-note-half-note-quarter-note-quarter-rest-and-beamed-eighth-no-11879145
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10 Sheets in this download, each with reproducible pages for students as well as a full color “answer” sheet. There is a variety of difficulty levels in the patterns created and all sheets use Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, and Quarter Rests.
These are wonderful to reinforce note recognition, as an end of the class activity, and as a music-based substitute lesson!
Enjoy and Thank You!
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Post kid friendly music standards on your wall! These standards are based off GPS standards but can be modified for any district or standard set.
(I have condensed the 50+ Georgia standards into the 14 overall main ideas of the standard.)
I have them with colored background that you can print with a color printer and post in a smaller space. In addition, I have included a black and white version that you can blow up with a poster machine and color in yourself.
If you do not teach in Georgia, feel free to request them in a different order or presented differently! I have also made this an editable file for you to edit to suit your needs (change the standard number, order, etc).
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Included in this file:
PDF ready to print as shown in the previews.
PowerPoint ready to print or show students as shown in the previews.
EDITABLE PowerPoint that you can customize to fit your needs.
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NOTE: For the EDITABLE file, you will need to install the font that I link to in the resource. If you don’t, the formatting will look differently. It is editable so you can choose whichever font you would like, but it will not look like the previews unless you install the font. I have included a non-editable version that is ready to print for your convenience.
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Need a way to introduce “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” “Jack and Jill,” and “Humpty Dumpty” to your students? Look no further! This is the perfect resource to engage your students in singing these amazing songs!
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This is a money saving bundle of the following products:
Storybook Series: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Storybook Series: Jack and Jill
Storybook Series: Humpty Dumpty
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Like many of you, I am doing tons of activities with folk songs in my room, but need to reach my visual learners! I created these story books to increase engagement in my classroom. My kids LOVE them and I know yours will too!
This is a storybook (story book) PowerPoint presentation that can be read/sung to students like a book. Have students read or sing aloud, or present the story to them! This activity also makes great visuals for a favorite folk song or folk song of month activity. Nursery rhymes are so important to bring in your music classroom - this is a great way to do so!
Teach Preschool? Teach ELL/ESL learners? This is a GREAT way for kids to visualize the words to the nursery rhyme!
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Each resource includes:
PDF and PowerPoint version of the presentation.
Interesting facts about the song.
History of the song.
Map of where the song comes from.
Song presented in story format.
Sheet music.
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Shelley Tomich
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This is a super fun (yet truly educational!) music centers game based on the popular game, “Don’t Spill the Beans!” In this game, students must identify note names and hope they can get rid of all their Bass Clef Pitches before the pot tumbles over!
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This is included in the Don’t Spill the Music Bundle with similar games for other concepts. Save $$$ when you buy them all together!!
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This purchase does not include the actual game “Don’t Spill the Beans” and requires that this game is purchased separately.
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Your students will LOVE playing this game in Music Centers or as a stand-alone activity! You will verbally hear them calling out the names of the notes as they place each bean. It also works great for sub plans!
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In this resource:
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which notes by picking your cards!).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
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Looking for a way to spruce up your room this year? Look no further! The AQUA and GRAY collection is for you! When you add a music teacher decoration set your room will shine! They come in a variety of patterns (see preview) and have been pre-typed for your convenience in over 180 binder options! In addition each style comes in a blank version for you to add your own words as desired!
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This is included in the Aqua and Gray Music Decor Bundle!
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Included in this File:
Binder Covers.
Spines pre-typed in 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1.5", 2", 2.5", 3", 4", and 5" with the spine edge matching the color of the binder.
Blank versions of each for you to edit to your needs.
Blank versions without labels for you to use as a back cover if desired.
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This is a set of 9 super fun (yet truly educational!) music centers or music workstation game based on the popular game, “Don’t Spill the Beans!” In this game, students must various musical concepts and hope they can get rid of all their beans before the pot tumbles over!
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Note: This purchase does not include the actual game “Don’t Spill the Beans” and requires that this game is purchased separately.
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Your students will LOVE playing these games in Music Centers or as a stand-alone activity! It also works great for sub plans!
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PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:
Don’t Spill the Rhythms
Don’t Spill the Ukulele
Don’t Spill the Alto Clef
Don’t Spill the Recorder
Don’t Spill the Dynamics
Don’t Spill the Bass Clef
Don’t Spill the Instruments
Don’t Spill the Solfege
Don’t Spill the Treble Clef
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In this resource:
UKULELE
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper) with and without cut guidelines.
— Ukulele chords on staff
— Ukulele names of notes in chord
— Ukulele fingering chart for chord
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
ALTO CLEF
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which notes by picking your cards!).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
RECORDER
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which fingerings by picking your cards!) (with and without cutting lines).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
DYNAMICS
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which symbols by picking your cards!).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
RHYTHM
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
SOLFEGE
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which notes by picking your cards!).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
TREBLE CLEF
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
INSTRUMENTS
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper). Includes both color and BW as well as with and without cut guidelines.
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
BASS CLEF
Cards to print out (8 cards to one sheet of paper - customize which notes by picking your cards!).
Directions for Teacher.
Directions for Students - print out and put in the packet for students!
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