K/1st:

• 2468 - 1/2 sounds to a beat lesson using poem:
• In the Meadow - pictures/lyrics for song "In the Meadow" from Share the Music - 1
• Rollercoaster - Share the Music - 1 (high/low)
• Share the Music 1st Grade Big Book - Big Book pages for SMARTBoard
• Engine, Engine Number 9 - put sol/mi on the staff with this popular tune
• Peter & the Wolf - match the theme with the character, game, pictures for storybook
• Sol-Mi Songs & Activities -  A lesson with a bunch of sol-mi, introduction to staff and putting solfege on the staff, etc songs.  Songs include:  Rain Rain Go Away, Blank staff with infinite cloner solfege notes, Hush Little Minnie, Introduction to the Staff (with infinite cloner note), Tinker Tailor.
• Long & Short Sounds - This is a simple introductory activity for K or 1 on Long & Short sounds.  You have the students sort the different sounds into 2 categories: Long Sounds and Short Sounds.   
• High & Low  - This is an introductory activity for K or 1 for the concept of High and Low.  First page, students sort pictures of things that we might find up high and that we might find down low; then graphics for: Gingerbread Man song (Musicplay K); Autumn Leaves (Musicplay K); Star Light, Star Bright (Share the Music-K).
• I am a Pizza - Graphics and lyrics for the song "I Am a Pizza" (Musicplay K)

2nd:

• Staff Activities - Move Do, Mi, Sol around on the staff

3rd:

• Rockin' Recorder Method Book - SMARTBoard version of my recorder book
• Musical Spelling Words - ** To Help With the Learning of Names of Notes
• Folk Songs - ** Some folk songs that my 3rd graders will learn in the beginning of the year.  The songs will also be used to find different types of rests, sing with body/instrumental accompaniment, and find B A and G.
• Body Percussion Pieces - ** Some body percussion pieces from Mark Burrow's "The Body Electric 2.0" book.
• Note Reading (GAB) Practice - Note reading practice, rhythm/rest quiz, hot cross buns
• Create a Warm-Up - Have students create a 2 measure warm-up
• Tic-Tac-Toe Game  - Review game, students have to play measure to put their X or O

4th:

• I Wish - Write a melody for the poem "I Wish" (Share the Music - 4), then put it on the board and play it back by tapping notes to a steady beat
• "Sorcerer's Apprentice" - Powerpoint listening map for Dukas' "The Sorcerer's         Apprentice"
• Holst's "The Planets" - Interactive lesson on "The Planets"
• How Melodies Move 1 - ** What is a melody? Beginning to draw melodies and Whoopee Cushion (MusicPlay - 3)
• How Melodies Move 2 - ** Drawing melodic lines with 10 listening examples (included), as well as Lil Liza Jane and Donkeys Are In Love With Carrots (MusicPlay-3).  For worksheet, see Worksheets page. 
• How Melodies Move 3 - A lesson on how melodies move: repeated, step, skipwise.  Songs: "I Don't Care If the Rain Comes Down" & "Star Spangled Banner"
• Octaves - Lesson on octaves.  Songs: "Sarasponda," "Hop Up and Jump Up," "This is My Country."  Students can use highlighter tool to find octaves.
• Fill a Measure - fill measures of different time signatures/meters
• 6-8 Time - ** A lesson 6/8 using the piece: "Over the Hills and Far Away" ~ Grainger.  Uses Rhythms font.
• 16th Notes - A lesson teaching 16th note rhythms
• The Blues- Students listen an example of the blues, "St. Louis Blues," then talk about the 12 bar form, and how to write their own blues lyrics.

5th:

• D.R.U.M. songs -** Songs from "Hands On" and "D.R.U.M.".  Uses MusiSync font & Rhythms font.
• A 3 Lesson Unit on Form:  Lesson 1: Round/Canon/Fugue; Lesson 2: AB, ABA, Rondo; Lesson 3: Theme & Variation.  All sound and movie samples are included.  For the "Pachabel's Canon" example you will need Finale 2008 (or notepad) and it works best if played in scroll mode.  All sound samples can be played by clicking on the titles (and the diamonds on the guess that form page).  Mystery form is Theme & Variations and examples 2-9 are all variations of example 1.
• Major/Minor - 5th grade lesson on major and minor.  Includes scales, few listening examples, and a game (click on the example then have students drag to appropriate category in game....)

K-5:

• Instruments of the Orchestra - A lesson to go along with my K-5 unit of the 4 families of instruments.  Has lots of pictures, facts, and sound clips.  To hear a sample of each instrument, click on its picture.  The last page also contains samples of  woodwind, string, brass, and percussion ensembles.  It is a huge file and it took a loooong time to make!  ENJOY!
• Jazz Lesson - Here is a jazz lesson I have used, has sound samples and videos.  This will be my first year using it with the board, last year I just had it as a powerpoint.  Click on pictures of instruments to hear sound examples 
• Vocal Exploration Pictures
• Rhythm Reading Exercises -** uses gordon syllables and  MusiSync font .
• Listening Map for: "Variations on America" ~ Charles Ives