Students discover melody through singing, listening, and playful music games. Together, we explore how melodies move up, down, and stay the same, while listening to Beethoven’s famous Ode to Joy. Along the way, young learners are introduced to Beethoven’s life and inspired by how music can expres...

Students learn how harmony brings music together. Through fun comparisons, careful listening, and hands-on piano examples, young musicians discover how notes can agree, clash, and resolve. The class listens to a beautiful orchestral work by Gabriel Fauré and learns to hear how different instrumen...

Young musicians explore the exciting world of rhythm and beat through games, movement, and listening activities. By clapping, patting, conducting, and responding to music, students learn the difference between a steady beat and changing rhythms. The lesson features Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johann...

In this episode of Note for Note, students discover how music is organized through form—the patterns and sections that shape a piece of music. Using movement, parachute play, and listening activities, learners identify repeating and contrasting sections while exploring the exciting William Tell O...

In this episode of Note for Note, students explore timbre—the unique sound or “voice” of music. By listening, guessing, and moving to selections from The Carnival of the Animals, kids learn how different instruments create distinct sounds that can represent animals, moods, and motion. Featuring m...

Students learn how dynamics—the loudness and softness of music—help tell a musical story. Through the playful “Grizzly Bear” singing game, students practice changing their voices from quiet to loud while staying aware of the beat. The lesson then features In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvar...