Elementary & General Music
UKULELE RESOURCES
Save The Music has partnered with Music Will to bring ukulele teaching and learning resources to elementary music classrooms! Includes free curricular resources for educators and students, including instructional videos, play-along tracks, and a PDF guide for teachers.
ALFRED MUSIC
Alfred Music is a music publishing company that supports music education by providing quality method books, performance sheet music, and reference materials for teachers and students.
AMERICAN ORFF SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION
AOSA is a national organization that provides elementary music resources and methods in the Orff Schulwerk pedagogy. Consider joining your local AOSA chapter to access more resources, content, and advocacy tools.
BETH’S NOTES
Songs, classroom lessons, assessments, and worksheets for Pre-Kindergarten to grade 6 general music, instrumental and choral ensembles, and more!
CARNEGIE HALL
Carnegie Hall produces educational programs like Musical Explorers and Link Up that include lesson plans, professional development and full concert videos for teachers and K-5 students that focus on music from around the world.
CHROME MUSIC LAB
Explore hands-on experiments that make music learning more fun! This free and easy-to-use website allows you to compose, teach original melodies and rhythms as well as discover chords and sounds.
EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC
Check out free and accessible distance learning resources created by incredible educators. These activities can be done in almost any home and only require a few everyday household items, two hands for clapping, and a big smile.
MUSIC AND THE BRAIN
Music and the Brain brings music literacy curriculum, teacher support and whole-class keyboard instruction to K-12 students. Explore free online lessons today!
MUSIC CONSTRUCTED
Music Constructed is the one-stop shop for elementary music teachers and arts administrators looking for resources and professional development designed specifically for the elementary general music classroom. Content is updated regularly with free lesson plans, downloadable resources, researched articles, products, and professional development, including an annual subscription.
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN KODALY EDUCATIONS
The Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) supports high-quality music education and promotes universal music literacy and lifelong music-making. Kodály’s concepts are based on learning music through singing in various ways.
PRODIGIES MUSIC LESSONS
Prodigies Music is a colorful, fun, and accessible program to get young learners singing tunefully, hand-signing with Solfége, and playing their first instrument. Learn more about the research behind the program, or hear directly from the thousands of families already using Prodigies in their homes! For an at-home instrument, also check out the Prodigies Bells App for Android or iOS.
QUAVER MUSIC
A world leader in online curriculum development, Quver equips PreK-8 educators with evidence-based resources and professional development to engage today’s students.
THE POLARIS DAWN AND EL SISTEMA USA® STUDENT CURRICULUM
A Musician’s Guide to Reaching for the Stars, focuses on the intersection of music, science, and social-emotional skills. This was developed in collaboration with Polaris Dawn Mission to Space Specialist Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer and astronaut classically trained on violin.
WEST MUSIC
Save The Music’s partner for elementary musical instruments and world-class retailer, West Music hosts a community blog full of resources and ideas for making music at home, setting up the classroom for success, remote teaching, and more!
WORLD MUSIC DRUMMING
The World Music Drumming Curriculum engages learners of all ages in multi-faced music-making experiences that align with the principles of West African, Caribbean, and Latin drumming, singing, and moving traditions. Professional development courses are available each summer in locations throughout the US.
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