Articulation Mini Lesson (Elementary)

by OMEA | Aug 12, 2019 | Lesson Plans, Primary / Junior

Articulation Mini-Lesson: Students learn about articulations through listening, visual art and movement. Educators who attended the April 6th, “Teaching Between the Lines” workshop, worked together to design 10 minute lessons or centres to use in their...

Stories That Must Be Told

by OMEA | Dec 28, 2018 | Lesson Plans, Workshop Notes, Workshops

Stories That Must Be Told Using age appropriate books such as “When We Were Alone” and “I Am Not a Number” along with music from indigenous artists, this session will explore ways you can use these resources in the creative process to help your students develop a...

Fun with Fugues (AMI, AMW, AMB, AMP – Grade 10)

by OMEA | Apr 5, 2018 | 2009 Curriculum Support, Lesson Plans, Secondary

Fun with Fugues! Explore, perform and analyze fugues through choral speaking and band repertoire. Students will then, using the creative and analytical processes, create their own fugue in small groups using a set of world drums or percussion instruments. Lesson 1:...

Musical Theatre (AMT): “This is a Safe Place” Unit (2009 Curriculum)

by OMEA | Apr 2, 2018 | 2009 Curriculum Support, Lesson Plans, Musical Theatre, Secondary

This detailed lesson is designed to help music teachers establish the creative environment for a successful show. AMT: Music Theatre Course Profile music_theatre_course_profile_final Unit One: This is a safe place to sing, act, play Unit Overview:...

Music and Numeracy Resources developed by Thames Valley DSB

by OMEA | Mar 28, 2018 | classroom music, Elementary, General, Lesson Plans, Primary / Junior, Primary/Junior, Primary/Junior

This is a collection of lessons integrating numeracy and music created in 2015 as part of a Thames Valley District School Board writing team (Julie Worrall,Lynn Gracey, Sara Sanford, and Carleen MacIntosh). It contains lessons for elementary music: The five line staff...

Grade One Activity – Bell Horses

by OMEA | Jul 23, 2017 | Lesson Plans

Copy the chart and the clock cards. Cut out the cards. Place cards on the staff to show the pattern of pitches in the song. Teacher Note: Enlarge the page; keep the cards and the staff in baggies so they can be used for any so-mi-la songs! BLM 1 Bell Horses Student...