Basics of Timbre in Music – Timbre Lesson for Music

Basics of Timbre is an all-in-one interactive music lesson which guides students through the sights, sounds, and feel of timbre basics in music. This PowerPoint Presentation uses real-life images, audio, playalong recordings, and video links to keep students meaningfully engaged in the concept of timbre. This is the perfect introduction or review of timbre for your music students!

 

This resource is perfect for:

• elementary music teachers
• middle school music teachers
• substitute teachers
• student teachers
• homeschoolers

 

⚠️ Now available in Google Slides! ⚠️

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR DOWNLOAD:

 

INTRODUCTION

• main menu with clickable links
• simplified definition of timbre

 

MAIN MUSIC CONTENT with REAL-LIFE PITCH EXAMPLES

• 7 slides (how it sounds) featuring audio examples of timbre.
• 7 slides (how it feels) with interactive audio where students can move and playalong to the timbre.
• 7 slides (how it looks) with video links featuring timbre in real-life scenarios.
• 2 slides (what it isn’t) of the musical opposite of timbre.
• 4 bonus slides with additional audio and video examples.

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE PRE-QUIZ AND POST-QUIZ for ASSESSMENT

► 4 multiple choice-questions as a pre-quiz

► 4 multiple choice questions as a post-quiz

• students click on the answer and receive immediate feedback

► 4 bonus challenge questions

 

LESSON IDEAS

• 3 page PDF including a sample lesson plan, ideas for introduction and review, and blog post links with additional lesson ideas and repertoire choices.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

• how to play the audio and video links
• general tips for sequencing the lesson

 

TO SEE EVERYTHING FROM THE BASICS SERIES, CLICK HERE

 

FOR MORE DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES, CLICK HERE

 

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WHAT CUSTOMERS LOVE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:

 

“Loved this presentation!! The explanations were easy for my 3rd graders to understand and they liked the videos and sound clips too!”

 

“Awesome resource! I wanted to just buy one of these PP before going all in on the bundle. One look at how well put together and thorough this was and I went all in on the bundle!”

 

“This series has really helped me with my responding unit. Thank you for creating!”

 

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