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Basics of Form in Music – Musical Form Lesson

(35 customer reviews)
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This interactive lesson introduces students in grades K–8 to musical form through real-life sounds, pictures, and videos. Students hear form in audio examples, feel it by singing and playing along, see it in everyday videos, and compare it with its musical opposite. A short quiz before and after the lesson shows what they learned.

What’s included

  • A main menu with clickable links and a simple definition of form
  • 7 “How it sounds” slides with audio examples
  • 7 “How it feels” slides with play-along audio
  • 7 “How it looks” slides with video links to real-life examples
  • 1 “What it isn’t” slide on the musical opposite
  • 4 bonus slides with more audio and video examples
  • A 4-question pre-quiz and post-quiz, where students click an answer and get feedback right away, plus 4 bonus challenge questions
  • A 3-page lesson plan PDF with a sample lesson, ideas for introducing and reviewing the concept, and blog links with more lesson ideas and song choices
  • Directions for playing the audio and video and tips for sequencing the lesson

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.
  • PowerPoint

Important

  • Please preview each video in its entirety before showing it to your class.
  • Videos play through YouTube, so an internet connection is required.
  • The presentation must be in presentation mode, in PowerPoint or Google Slides, for the clickable links and audio to work.

Ways to use it

  • An introduction to form at the start of a unit
  • A review before an assessment
  • Students working at their own pace on their own devices
  • For a song and game that teaches same and different parts, pair it with The Farmer’s Dairy Key.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)

License & help

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35 reviews for Basics of Form in Music – Musical Form Lesson

  1. April Garff –

    LOVED this for teaching about form! Just need to incorporate more for all my units!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful.

  2. Robin J. –

    This was the perfect starting point for teaching the basics of music.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  3. Andrea A. –

    Thanks for a great addition to my form unit! 2nd Graders found it easy to understand.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks for the review!

  4. Music with Maarika –

    I loved using this to teach form – the visual and auditory examples all were so great to demonstrate the different ways that form can be seen/heard/described in music.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much for the review!

  5. J Farquharson –

    This was a cool resource to help support student learning! The only barrier I encountered was the fact that my Canadian students were not familiar with sings like Amazing Grace or America The Free. It just meant that the lesson required extra context. We used it as a “jumping off” point when looking at songs that they would likely be more familiar with.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so sorry to hear that those songs didn’t work well in your classroom. If you have any suggestions for alternatives, I’d be happy to add them to the list for future updates! You can reach me at theylbrickroad@gmail.com. I’d be happy to help!

  6. Dr. G’s Music Room –

    Great resource for my unit on form – easy to follow, great instructions.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  7. Blake W. –

    Excellent, Excellent resource!!! This resource provided me with such a fun and engaging lesson on the forms of music. The students had a lot of fun listening and discussing the music examples and the break down of the lesson was excellent. This lesson provided perfect opportunities of formative assessments throughout the lesson.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you so much for the honest and thorough review!

  8. Noteable Notes –

    This was a great resource. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  9. Alison M. –

    Great resource! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  10. Jennifer A G. –

    This is a great resource! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  11. Erin B. –

    This resource was of great use to helping teach my student teacher how to unit plan lessons on form. We were able to use this resource as well as other supplemental resources.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  12. amy braica –

    Very good supplemental resource.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  13. Eileen K. –

    This was a good resource for distance learning!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  14. Hunter S. –

    Great! Thank you 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  15. Jamie C. –

    GREAT supplement to my form lessons!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Awesome, thanks!

  16. Kit-Yee W. –

    Love it. A take it and teach resource.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  17. Whimsically Musical –

    My students loved this, and it really helped them understand elements of music better!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  18. Elizabeth H. –

    A fantastic resource! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  19. Christina C. –

    This resource is amazing! The information is clear and the examples are great. Thank you so much!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  20. Nancy V. –

    Great resource.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you 🙂

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