Free PreK-12 lesson plans, activities, and resources
Music: Theory and Practice
It is now well documented that children exposed to music learn faster and retain more — which makes it all the more frustrating when schools cut costs by reducing or eliminating music programs.
But, as these sites demonstrate, a music program does not have to be expensive, and can be used to to introduce concepts in other areas from science to history to mathematics.
Using on-line resources and your classroom computer, you can include music in your everyday instruction.
Here’s a tip: When introducing a topic, look for related songs.
This works especially well in subjects line history and the humanities.
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