Class: Music – Music Theory I & II

Class Length: 32 weeks

Schedule: 2-day/week lesson plan

Resources needed:
• Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com
• Notebook

Instructions: This suggested lesson plan is broken down into separate weeks and days. On the line beside each day, write
the specific day of the month you would like your student to complete each assignment (consider writing dates in pencil).
As your student completes each assignment, he/she can mark the check box beside it. When the entire lesson has been
completed, come back to this page and mark the check box beside that lesson. Once the entire course has been
completed, consider printing out a Certificate of Completion as well.

Use the note boxes on each page to provide further instructions, leave a message for your student, remind yourself about
the details of a particular lesson, and so on.

Lessons Completed (check the following boxes as you have completed each lesson)

Music Theory I Music Theory II

 Week 1: Music Is Everywhere  Week 1: Elements of Music
 Week 2: Musical Alphabet  Week 2: More Articulation Markings
 Week 3: Dynamics  Week 3: More Tempo Markings
 Week 4: Tempo  Week 4: More Duration of Notes and Rests
 Week 5: Notes and Duration  Week 5: More Dotted Notes
 Week 6: Rests and Duration  Week 6: Half Steps and Whole Steps
 Week 7: Patterns with Notes and Rests  Week 7: More Accidentals
 Week 8: More Patterns with Notes and Rests  Week 8: Ledger Lines
 Week 9: The Music Staff  Week 9: The Major Scale
 Week 10: Measures and Endings  Week 10: More Song Endings
 Week 11: Treble Clef and Treble Staff  Week 11: Intervals in Music
 Week 12: Bass Clef and the Bass Staff  Week 12: More Intervals in Music
 Week 13: Meter and Time Signatures  Week 13: Melodic and Harmonic Intervals
 Week 14: Legato and Staccato  Week 14: More Meters and Time Signatures
 Week 15: Slurs and Ties  Week 15: The Circle of Fifths
 Week 16: Accidentals  Week 16: Key Signatures

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Music Theory I
Week 1: Music Is Everywhere

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week One – Music Is Everywhere.

 Read text provided for Week One.
 Read and complete activity for Week One.
 Primary students: Go for a walk and discuss the sounds you hear.
 Secondary students: Students go for a walk and listen to sounds around them.
Discover at least ten different sounds and write about them in music notebook.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Draw picture(s) of the places you hear sounds.
 Secondary students: Write a story, poem, or descriptive paragraph about each
sound.

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Week 2: Musical Alphabet

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Two – Musical Alphabet.

 Read text provided for Week Two.
 Read and complete activity for Week Two.
 Primary students: Students sing Musical Alphabet Song (sung to the tune of the
Alphabet Song).
 Secondary students: Teach students the Musical Alphabet (students need to know
there are only seven letters in the Musical Alphabet).

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Ask student questions about the Musical Alphabet and other
songs that have the same melody.
 Secondary students: Ask students questions regarding the song “Twinkle, Twinkle,
Little Star.”

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Week 3: Dynamics

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Three – Dynamics.

 Read text provided for Week Three.
 Read and complete activity for Week Three.
 Primary students: Use card stock to create flashcards.
 Secondary students: Research standards formalized by the Italians.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Create flashcards using magazines or student’s notebook.
 Secondary students: Continue researching standards formalized by the Italians.

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Week 4: Tempo

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Four – Tempo.

 Read text provided for Week Four.
 Read and complete activity for Week Four.
 Primary students: Have students move/dance to different kinds of music.
 Secondary students: Choose two selections from the list of classical pieces.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to some of the classical pieces listed.
 Secondary students: Write a few paragraphs comparing and contrasting the
tempos.

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Week 5: Notes and Duration

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Five – Notes and Duration.

 Read text provided for Week Five.
 Read and complete activity for Week Five.
 Primary students: Use the two words to practice verbalizing the different note
durations.
 Secondary students: Use the two words to practice verbalizing the different note
durations.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Practice clapping the different durations of the three notes.
 Secondary students: Practice clapping the different durations of the three notes.
(Students may move on to the next two notes once the first three are mastered).

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Week 6: Rests and Duration

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Six – Rests and Duration.

 Read text provided for Week Six.
 Read and complete activity for Week Six.
 Primary students: Learn and draw pictures of the different rests.
 Secondary students: Learn each of the different rests.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Practice using “shh” and open hands in place of the beats of each
rest.
 Secondary students: Practice using “shh” and open hands in place of the beats of
each rest.

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Week 7: Patterns with Notes and Rests

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Seven – Patterns with Notes and Rests.

 Read text provided for Week Seven.
 Read and complete activity for Week Seven.
 Primary students: Go over the rhythm patterns shown.
 Secondary students: Go over the rhythm patterns shown.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Illustrate the various beats and rests using a paper plate.
 Secondary students: Make note and rest flashcards and practice creating your own
rhythm.

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Week 8: More Patterns with Notes and Rests

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Eight – Patterns with Notes and Rests.

 Read text provided for Week Eight.
 Read and complete activity for Week Eight.
 Primary students: Play one or more of the games listed.
 Secondary students: Research the similarities and differences of Question and
Answer and Call and Response in music.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Play one or more of the games listed.
 Secondary students: Write an essay based on your research about Question and
Answer and Call and Response.

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Week 9: The Music Staff

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Nine – The Music Staff.

 Read text provided for Week Nine.
 Read and complete activity for Week Nine.
 Primary students: Go over the music staff shown.
 Secondary students: Go over the music staff shown.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Use your fingers to demonstrate the lines and spaces of the
music staff.
 Secondary students: Show students how to remember the music staff.

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Week 10: Measures and Endings

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Ten – Measure and Endings.

 Read text provided for Week Ten.
 Read and complete activity for Week Ten.
 Primary students: Look over the measures and the endings.
 Secondary students: Look over the measures and the endings.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Identify the two endings and when to use them.
 Secondary students: Identify the two endings and when to use them.

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Week 11: Treble Clef and the Treble Staff

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Eleven – Treble Clef and the Treble Staff.

 Read text provided for Week Eleven.
 Read and complete activity for Week Eleven.
 Primary students: Memorize the lines and spaces of the Treble Staff.
 Secondary students: Memorize the lines and spaces of the Treble Staff.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Identify instruments that play Treble sounds.
 Secondary students: Research and find at least five instruments that play using the
Treble Staff.

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Week 12: Bass Clef and the Bass Staff

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Twelve – Base Clef and the Base Staff.

 Read text provided for Week Twelve.
 Read and complete activity for Week Twelve.
 Primary students: Memorize the lines and spaces of the Bass Clef
 Secondary students: Memorize the lines and spaces of the Bass Clef.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Identify instruments that play Bass sounds.
 Secondary students: Research and find at least five instruments that play using the
Bass Clef.

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Week 13: Meter and Time Signatures

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Thirteen – Meter and Time Signatures.

 Read text provided for Week Thirteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Thirteen.
 Primary students: Practice one or more of the waltzes listed.
 Secondary students: Practice one or more of the waltzes listed.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Practice one or more of the foxtrots listed.
 Secondary students: Practice one or more of the foxtrots listed.

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Week 14: Legato and Staccato

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Fourteen – Legato and Staccato.

 Read text provided for Week Fourteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Fourteen.
 Primary students: Create musical sentences using cotton balls and straws or silly
putty.
 Secondary students: Create musical sentences using cotton balls and straws or silly
putty.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to one or more Legato music selections and one or more
Staccato music selections.
 Secondary students: Listen to one or more Legato music selections and one or
more Staccato music selections.

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Week 15: Slurs and Ties

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Fifteen – Slurs and Ties.

 Read text provided for Week Fifteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Fifteen.
 Primary students: Memorize the difference between ties and slurs.
 Secondary students: Memorize the difference between ties and slurs.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Identify ties and slurs and when to use each.
 Secondary students: Identify ties and slurs and when to use each.

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Week 16: Accidentals

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Sixteen – Accidentals.

 Read text provided for Week Sixteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Sixteen.
 Primary students: Memorize the accidentals and the difference between them.
 Secondary students: Memorize the accidentals and the difference between them.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Draw each accidental by itself and in front of the notes.
 Secondary students: Write measures of notes with accidental patterns throughout.

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Music Theory II
Week 1: Elements of Music

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week One – Elements of Music.

 Read text provided for Week One.
 Read and complete activity for Week One.
 Primary students: Understand the elements (categories) in European-influenced
classical music.
 Secondary students: Understand the elements (categories) in European-influenced
classical music.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to the two pieces recommended.
 Secondary students: Listen to the two pieces recommended.

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Week 2: More Articulation Markings

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Two – More Articulation Markings.

 Read text provided for Week Two.
 Read and complete activity for Week Two.
 Primary students: Memorize the different articulations.
 Secondary students: Memorize the different articulations.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Know the difference between each articulation and how it is
played.
 Secondary students: Know the difference between each articulation and how it is
played.

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Week 3: More Tempo Markings

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Three – More Tempo Markings.

 Read text provided for Week Three.
 Read and complete activity for Week Three.
 Primary students: Learn and understand the different tempo markings.
 Secondary students: Select two tempo markings from the list provided and
research to find different pieces that illustrate the tempos.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to the list of songs provided.
 Secondary students: Write a few paragraphs comparing and contrasting the
different tempos and how they are illustrated in the pieces.

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Week 4: More Duration of Notes and Rests

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Four – More Duration or Notes and Rests.

 Read text provided for Week Four.
 Read and complete activity for Week Four.
 Primary students: Learn and understand the duration of each note and rest.
 Secondary students: Learn and understand the duration of each note and rest.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Create patterns with a variety of notes and rests.
 Secondary students: Create patterns with a variety of notes and rests.

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Week 5: More Dotted Notes

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Five – More Dotted Notes.

 Read text provided for Week Five.
 Read and complete activity for Week Five.
 Primary students: Create rhythms containing new dotted notes.
 Secondary students: Research the origin of “Scarborough Fair.”
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to the pieces listed.
 Secondary students: Research the lyrics and different versions of “Scarborough
Fair.”

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Week 6: Half Steps and Whole Steps

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Six – Half Steps and Whole Steps.

 Read text provided for Week Six.
 Read and complete activity for Week Six.
 Primary students: Play all the keys on your piano or keyboard.
Practice playing half steps and whole steps.
 Secondary students: Play all the keys on your piano or keyboard. Practice playing
half steps and whole steps.

Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Play the family game provided.
 Secondary students: Play the family game provided.

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Week 7: More Accidentals

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Seven – More Accidentals.

 Read text provided for Week Seven.
 Read and complete activity for Week Seven.
 Primary students: Find enharmonics on a keyboard or piano.
 Secondary students: Find enharmonics on a keyboard or piano.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Continue finding enharmonics on a keyboard or piano.
 Secondary students: Continue finding enharmonics on a keyboard or piano.

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Week 8: Ledger Lines

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Eight – Ledger Lines.

 Read text provided for Week Eight.
 Read and complete activity for Week Eight.
 Primary students: Learn and understand the staff and ledger lines.
 Secondary students: Learn and understand the staff and ledger lines.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Look at/listen to the songs listed.
 Secondary students: Look at/listen to the songs listed.

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Week 9: The Major Scale

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Nine – The Major Scale.

 Read text provided for Week Nine.
 Read and complete activity for Week Nine.
 Primary students: Learn and understand the major scale.
 Secondary students: Be able to recite the pattern of the major scale.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Recite the pattern of the major scale.
 Secondary students: Research the real story of the von Trapp family.

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Week 10: More Song Endings

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Ten – More Song Endings.

 Read text provided for Week Ten.
 Read and complete activity for Week Ten.
 Primary students: Learn and understand what each ending indicates.
 Secondary students: Learn and understand what each ending indicates.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to one or more of the pieces listed.
 Secondary students: Listen to one or more of the pieces listed.

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Week 11: Intervals in Music

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Eleven – Intervals in Music.

 Read text provided for Week Eleven.
 Read and complete activity for Week Eleven.
 Primary students: Practice singing all eight intervals of a major scale.
 Secondary students: Practice singing all eight intervals of a major scale.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to one or more of the pieces listed.
 Secondary students: Listen to one or more of the pieces listed.

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Week 12: More Intervals in Music

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Twelve – More Intervals in Music.

 Read text provided for Week Twelve.
 Read and complete activity for Week Twelve.
 Primary students: Work on identifying intervals in music.
 Secondary students: Work on identifying intervals in music.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Play “Name That Interval.”
 Secondary students: Play “Name That Interval.”

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Week 13: Melodic and Harmonic Intervals

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Thirteen – Melodic and Harmonic Intervals.

 Read text provided for Week Thirteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Thirteen.
 Primary students: Sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” following the instructions.
 Secondary students: Sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” following the instructions.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Play “Name That Interval.”
 Secondary students: Play “Name That Interval.”

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Week 14: More Meters and Time Signatures

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Fourteen – More Meters and Times Signatures.

 Read text provided for Week Fourteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Fourteen.
 Primary students: Understand how time signatures work and how to read them.
 Secondary students: Understand how time signatures work and how to read them.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Listen to the pieces listed.
 Secondary students: Listen to the pieces listed.

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Week 15: The Circle of Fifths

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Fifteen – The Circle of Fifths.

 Read text provided for Week Fifteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Fifteen.
 Primary students: Memorize the Circle of Fifths.
 Secondary students: Memorize the Circle of Fifths.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Continue to memorize the Circle of Fifths.
 Secondary students: Continue to memorize the Circle of Fifths.

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Week 16: Key Signatures

NOTES: Day 1 | Date: _________________________________

 Download Week Sixteen – Key Signatures.

 Read text provided for Week Sixteen.
 Read and complete activity for Week Sixteen.
 Primary students: Learn the order of the sharps and flats.
 Secondary students: Learn the order of the sharps and flats.
Day 2 | Date: _________________________________

 Read and complete activity.

 Primary students: Continue learning the order of the sharps and flats.
 Secondary students: Practice notating the fifteen key signatures on blank staff
paper.

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