Mystery Bag Improv Activity
A great activity in a group setting! Students each choose a mystery bag with a secret food item inside. They must use their senses to discover the characteristics of the food, then improvise a piece on the piano to make their classmates or teacher guess which bag they drew! See blog for more details on this activity. Downloads below include a worksheet to help students identify characteristics, and card labels for each mystery bag.
A worksheet to help students identify characteristics of the food/object in their mystery bag, and think through how they would express those musically.
Label cards for Mystery Bag Improv Activity (see blog for details)
Composition Starters
Handouts with lots of ideas and sample first lyrics for elementary compositions. Thanks to Bethany Ostler for contributing the Winter worksheet!!
A handout with lots of ideas and sample lyrics for elementary Halloween compositions.
This worksheet from Bethany Oster provides students with starter ideas and lyrics for elementary Christmas compositions. Thanks, Bethany!!
Composer’s Challenge Sheets
Given familiar songs, students must find and notate rhythms. Next, they compose a new melody to go with the words. Space is also provided for students who are ready to add their own accompaniment.
Students must notate the rhythm of this familiar song, then composer their own melody. This song does NOT use eighth notes.
Students must notate the rhythm of this familiar song, then composer their own melody. This song includes paired eighth notes.
Students must notate the rhythm of this familiar song, then composer their own melody. This song includes paired eighth notes.
Students must notate the rhythm of this familiar song, then composer their own melody. This song does NOT use eighth notes.
The Winter Blues Improv
Does winter give you and your students the blues? This worksheet lets students create their own lyrics about what gives them the blues, then shows them how to improvise a melody using the notes of the E-flat blues scale.
Worksheet to guide students through improvising a Winter-themed blues melody and lyrics using the notes of the E-flat blues scale
