Music 

Our Lessons

In AEP, students develop musical knowledge, skills, and understandings through a wide array of experiences in general music instruction. Based in the standards, these lessons are exploratory and are not driven by a performance/product.

• Students in UTK, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Mod/Severe classes explore musical contrasts and characteristics through singing, chanting, dancing/moving, and improvising. 

• Students in Second and Third Grade are introduced to the elements of music and basic music notation, and create musical sounds using their voices and bodies. 

• Students in Fourth and Fifth Grade focus on rhythm, notation, and body percussion, which reinforce instruction provided by the VAPA Elementary Music program on a weekly basis. 

• Students in Middle School learn musical concepts and skills through playing the ukulele.

Each lesson is designed to stand alone but build on the topics taught previously. All materials, including Google Slides, are embedded and included. 

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TK

• Resource: TK Co-Teaching Handout

• Lesson 1: Using the Voice -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Steady Beat -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Soundscapes -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Loud and Quiet -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Fast and Slow -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: High and Low -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Kindergarten

• Lesson 1: Using the Voice -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Steady Beat -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Soundscapes -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Loud and Quiet -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Fast and Slow -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: High and Low -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

First Grade

• Lesson 1: Using the Voice -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Beat and Rhythm -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Echo + Call and Response -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Dynamics -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Tempo -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Pitch -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Second Grade

• Lesson 1: Using the Voice -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Beat and Rhythm -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Ostinatos -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Rhythmic Notation -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Tempo -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Melodic Direction -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Third Grade

• Lesson 1: Expressive Qualities -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Body Percussion -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Ostinatos -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Rhythmic Notation -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Form -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Melody and Harmony -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Fourth Grade

• Lesson 1: Beat and Tempo -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Body Percussion -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Rhythm -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Body Drumming -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Form -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Select, Perform, Evaluate -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Fifth Grade

• Lesson 1: Beat, Tempo, Meter -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Body Percussion -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Rhythm -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Body Drumming -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Form -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Select, Perform, Evaluate -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Extensive Special Needs (ESN) Classrooms

• Resource: ESN (Mod/Severe) Collaboration Plan Handout

• Lesson 1: Using the Voice -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Steady Beat -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Echo + Call and Response -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Loud and Quiet -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Fast and Slow -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: High and Low -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Middle School - Beginning

• Lesson 1: Open String Pitches -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Chords (C and Am) -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Rhythm Notation -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Melodies -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Form -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Select, Perform, Critique -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

Middle School - Intermediate

• Lesson 1: Ukulele Review -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 2: Meter -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 3: Strum Patterns -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 4: Finger Picking -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 5: Improvisation -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

• Lesson 6: Select, Perform, Critique -- Lesson Plan and Slide Deck

AEP Teacher Resources

Extra Resource Videos Slide Deck

Top 8 Tips for New AEP Music Teachers

Tips for Doing a Read Aloud