Grade 6 - Music Unit - Ontario Arts Curriculum

Grade 6 - Music Unit – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 151-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Music Curriculum.

There are 38 music assignments that will engage your students from start to finish. Included are:

• Activity sheets with embedded lesson plan instructions
• Planning pages for students to organize their performances
• Criteria to keep students and teachers focused on the elements of music being taught
• Reflection pages for students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses
• Rubrics for assessment

Within these activities, students will learn the overall expectations:

• C1: Creating and Performing – using the creative process to create and perform musical pieces.
• C2: Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing – thinking critically about their own performances as well as other’s performances.
• C3: Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts – identifying and performing music important to their lives and from other cultures.

Assignments included:

• How to Read Music – Treble Clef
• How to Read Music – Bass Clef
• Reading Ledger Lines
• Using Ledger Lines
• Basic Rhythms – Quarter, Half, Whole Notes
• What Are Rests in Music?
• What Are Eighth Notes?
• Playing Music – Mary Had A Little Lamb
• Playing Music – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Rhythm in Music
• Activity: Speak–Clap–Play!
• Triplets, Dotted Rhythms, and Pickup Notes
• Activity: Rhythm Write-Up!
• Activity: Rhythm Echo Challenge
• Learning to Play in Harmony
• Activity: Recorder Rounds in Harmony
• Theme and Variations in Music
• Activity: Theme Twists
• The Speed of Music
• Activity: Tempo Moves
• Dynamics in Music
• Activity: Dynamic Echoes
• Timbre in Music
• Activity: Spot the Sound
• Music in Advertising and Media
• Activity: Music Detectives – Media Edition
• Discovering the World Through Sound
• Activity: Tune Comparison
• Conducting in Music
• Activity: Conduct and Play
• Music in Communities
• Activity: Paint the Music – Show the Mood!
• Pickup Notes in Music
• Activity: Start with the Beat!
• Reflecting on Music
• Activity: Listen, Think, Share!
• Practising Rhythm Patterns
• Activity: Beat Bouncers
• Musical Periods in History
• Activity: Music Through Time

This is a comprehensive unit that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the Ontario Music curriculum.

BOTH GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!