Music teaching resources

Are you a new music teacher? Need some help on the first year of teaching? Check out these tips for the new music teacher to help you in your first year!

My 15-Minute Music Lesson Freebies are some of the most popular here at Music in Our Homeschool. See links to all of them here.

Free Music theory Worksheets, Scales, Chords, Keys and Note Identification etc

How to Use Color to Teach Music Literacy - Color can be a helpful tool when teaching music literacy and developing music-reading skills, for students of all ages. Color provides a quick way of sorting and organizing visual elements, especially elements that are the same. Here are some of the benefits of using color, plus four simple ways to start using it in your teaching. | @ashleydanyew

Movement lessons your fourth and fifth grade music students will want to do. These are simple & easy lessons for elementary music class.

Free Music theory Worksheets, Scales, Chords, Keys and Note Identification etc

Whether you’re a new teacher or a returning teacher, there’s always a core set of materials you need to be effective. When I first began teaching I had a guitar and a schedule. Then I was given the Making Music Series- but no scope and sequence. It was difficult to organize all of the materials […]

With the pandemic continuing to impact schools, we are all learning completely new ways of teaching this year! I am compiling helpful posts and resources on the topic here, including distance teaching, hybrid model teaching, social distancing and sanitation considerations, working from home, etc and will continue to update. If you have questions or suggestions for content you'd like me to cover in future posts, please leave a comment and I will do my best to address it! General: In-Person…

These music worksheets can help teach students about notes, rests, clefs, and basic music notation.

Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.