Helen Coker, Lynn Gracey, & Jason Jamieson – CAMP (Colleagues Assisting in Musical Pursuits): Supporting New Teachers in Beginning Band

by OMEA | Mar 21, 2016 | Band, classroom music, Grade 7/8, Professional Development, Workshop Notes

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Orff Elementary Unit – Grade 6 Siyahamba

by OMEA | Mar 20, 2016 | 2009 Curriculum Support, classroom music, Primary/Junior

Students discover a I-IV-V bass line, and the chord notes. Students choose one note from each chord, to write and perform a harmony part for Siyahamba. (5 lessons) Brief Overview Lessons Teacher Resources Black Line Masters Grade 6 Orff Siyahamba Overview Grade 6 Orff...

Orff Elementary Unit – Grade 2 Ostinato Creation

by OMEA | Mar 20, 2016 | 2009 Curriculum Support, classroom music, Elementary, Orff, Primary / Junior

The Ostinato Creation unit for grade 2 explores ways of understanding the half note and its duration. Students have the experience of playing pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments as part of this unit. The Orff process is embedded within each lesson as...

Orff Elementary Unit- Grade 1 Bell Horses

by OMEA | Mar 20, 2016 | 2009 Curriculum Support, classroom music, Elementary, Primary/Junior

The Bell Horses unit for grade 1 explores the form call and response and the discovery of the different pitches sol, la, and mi and their placement on the two lined staff. Students have the experience of playing pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments as part...

Elementary Units – Grade 7 Art Comes Alive Through Music

by OMEA | Mar 20, 2016 | 2009 Curriculum Support, classroom music, Elementary Unit Plans (2009 Curriculum Support), Grade 7/8

This unit provides students with the opportunity to make connections between the elements of music and elements of design. Students apply their knowledge of elements of music and elements of design to create a musical composition using non-standard or graphic...

Grade 4 – GPS (Grade Performance Steps) – Vocal

by OMEA | Mar 19, 2016 | 2009 Curriculum Support, Choral, classroom music, Elementary, Primary/Junior

The GPS (Grade Performance Steps) – The Road to Musical Success! are a series of performance tasks that will provide your students tasks that will teach the Fundamental Concepts from the Revised Ontario Music Curriculum Grades 1-8 required at each grade to achieve...