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The Power of Sound: Exploring the Classical Orchestral Works of Gustav Mahler
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Gustav Mahler!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
The Voice of Argentine Tango: Unveiling the Music of Carlos Gardel
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Carlos Gardel!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
A Classical Celebration: Exploring the Classical Music of Joseph Haydn
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"A wonderful addition to our music curriculum for our church preschool program. Thanks!!!" - Meredith C.
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Joseph Haydn!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
A Celebration of Czech Culture: Exploring the Iconic Classical Music of Dvořák
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Antonín Dvořák!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Sounds of America: Exploring the Patriotic Musical Marches of John Philip Sousa
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"These were perfect activities to use during my Veteran's Day lesson on Sousa and Patriotic music! Thank you!" - Teaching on a String
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of John Philip Sousa!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Bringing Classical Music to Life: Exploring the Orchestral Works of Saint-Saëns
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Camille Saint-Saëns!
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Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Celebrating America Through Music: Exploring the Compositions of Aaron Copland
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Aaron Copland!
★ Easel Activity ★ Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.
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Stories Without Words: Exploring the Poetic Classical Music of Robert Schumann
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Robert Schumann!
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Beyond Tradition: Exploring the Innovative Tango of Argentina's Astor Piazzolla
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Astor Piazzolla!
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Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Jazz on the Keys: Exploring the American Musical Heritage of George Gershwin
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"Thank you for such a wonderful resource!!!! :-)" - Angela D.
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of George Gershwin!
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Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Laughter & Melody: Exploring the Classical Comic Operas of Gioachino Rossini
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"My students love learning about Rossini and his great music! Thank you for this great resource!" - Susan Clark
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Gioachino Rossini!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Beyond the Big Screen: Exploring the Impact of John Williams' Iconic Music
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"My students loved using this resource and getting to do art while in music class!" - Miranda B.
Low Prep! Do you need engaging music activities about John Williams? This activity packet explores John Williams' movie scores, biographical information, word building, and more!
The featured music is available on YouTube and other streaming services. Just print or assign digitally, cue the music, and you're all set to explore this interactive playlist!
★ Featuring Ten Iconic John Williams Compositions:
★ Composer Biography and Research Pages
★ John Williams Movie Score Listening Sheets
Romanticism in the Fjords: Exploring the Classical Compositions of Edvard Grieg
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Edvard Grieg!
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Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Exploring the World of Romantic Music: Clara Schumann's Compositions
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Clara Schumann!
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Songs of the Soul: Unveiling the Classical Music World of Franz Schubert
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"I loved how the activities made my students intentionally listen to the compositions. Thank you!" - Homeschool History
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Franz Schubert!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Painting with Sound: Explore the Impressionistic Musical World of Claude Debussy
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Claude Debussy!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Rhythm Reading 101 (* Distance Learning Approved! *)
By Jason Litt
This is the MECCA of all Rhythm Flash Cards for your singers, instrumentalists, and approachable rhythms for all grades!
In Rhythm Reading 101, there are 100 slides of an assortment rhythmic patterns for all of your music students arranged by levels of difficulty, Round 1 to Round 10.
You can assign these as:
*Flash Cards for individuals
*Flash Cards for groups
*Instrumentalists to play (Orff, Recorder, Bucket Drumming, classroom instruments, etc)
*Vocalists
*Beginning band students
*and more!
These slides may be printed out and given to students, shown up on the whiteboard, or assigned to students digitally through distance learning. The 10 rounds included are
Round 1:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter and eighth note patterns
Round 2:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, and quarter rest patterns
Round 3:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, and eighth rest patterns
Round 4:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, quarter rest and eighth rest patterns
Round 5:
Ten separate 8 beat quarter, eighth note, and quarter rest patterns
Round 6:
Ten separate 8 beat quarter, eighth note, and eight rest patterns
Round 7:
Ten separate 8 beat quarter, eighth note, quarter rest, and eighth rest patterns
Round 8:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, eighth-two-sixteenth patterns
Round 9:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, two-sixteenth-eighth, quarter rest patterns
Round 10:
Ten separate 4 beat quarter, eighth note, eighth-two-sixteenth, two-sixteenth-eighth, quarter rest, and eighth rest patterns
WHEW!
Have a great time!
Classical Music Activities | Wedding ✪
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! The "Wedding Music" listening pack includes timeless and traditional pieces composed by Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn and more! Great for incorporating engaging activities into upcoming events, family/teacher weddings, etc.
Printable Listening Sheets Include: (two pages per piece)
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
Johannes Brahms Composer Pack | Brain Break Activities
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging Johannes Brahms activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about this German composer! This listening pack features his sixteen waltzes. Most pieces are between 1-2 minutes and make great brain breaks!
Printable Listening Sheets:
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!
Excited SEL Listening | Uplifting Classical Music to Inspire Students!
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Part of the new "Emotions in Music" series! What makes music sound "exciting?" Is it the tempo? Instruments? Ten (very upbeat!) classical pieces are included for your group to study. Feelings & observations will vary in this activity - great for class discussions!
Music Appreciation Made Easy!
Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music! The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!
Learning Objectives
Social-Emotional Learning
Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.
Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their emotions. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.
Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?
While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?
Excited Listening Sheets
What's Included
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
Carnival Coloring - Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!
Listen and Color - While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling in the box! Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!