Educator Resources -> Visual and Performing Arts

A fun document created in word to work with notes on a staff! I created this for 5th grade. on Tuesday, May 16 2006 at 11:09 AM on Thursday, May 18 2006 at 04:20 PM Music

Check out these videos (some student made) that creatively teach art concepts:

http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/~TriciaFuglestad/VisualArt/page14/page14.htm... art concept videos

opera , Mozart

This power point offers a good introduction to beginning an art program in the elementary school setting. art

This is a powerpoint created by Linda Rush, a teacher from Catholic Diocese of Dallas. This is the study of jazz timeline from 1900's through the 1960's. The students identify instruments that are used by jazz musicans. There are an introduction to famous jazz musicans such as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. You will need to download this movie that has been linked with this file. Other suggestions is to go to brainpop and play the Harlem Renaissance movie and have the students take the quiz. This lesson is appropriate for grades 1-3 and for special education students Jazz

This powerpoint presentation includes a basic overview of opera sources, libretto, voice parts, and trends in casting, with a touch of fun and sound effects! This was a great introduction when a local opera company came and presented to the school. voice parts, libretto, opera

This lesson explores various instruments and their similarities/differences. Objective: Develop awareness of the characteristics of musical and the diversity of sounds in the environment. Students will classify band and orchestra instruments by sight according to methods of sound production such as blow, pluck and bow, strike, and shake. instruments, musical, band, orchestra