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Composing in Pentatonic: a guided music composition activity – music composition

(109 customer reviews)
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This guided composition activity is for students in grades 3–5 who already know the pentatonic scale (do, re, mi, so, and la). Students warm up with vocal exploration, sing four-beat pentatonic patterns, and then arrange those patterns into their own composition.

What’s included

  • A slideshow with a clickable table of contents
  • 9 vocal exploration warm-ups with high-low, low-high, and same contours, plus create-your-own options
  • Match It, a game where students match what they hear to the contour on the screen
  • 9 practice slides with four-beat pentatonic patterns, plus 2 two-part challenges
  • Composition prompts for vocal explorations and for composing with the printable cards
  • Drag-and-drop Google Slides where students compose by moving pitches and rhythms
  • Printable do, re, mi, so, and la composing cards, in color (to match colored bells and tubes) and in black and white
  • Half-page printable worksheets

Formats

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

Ways to use it

  • A composition unit after students learn the full pentatonic scale
  • Partner work, where students share their compositions with each other
  • Two-group practice, with one group singing the patterns from the beginning while the other starts from the end
  • Play the colored cards on Boomwhackers™ or colored bells
  • To practice reading pentatonic patterns before composing, pair it with Snowball Pitches: Pentatonic.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Creating: Anchor Standard 1 (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas)
  • Creating: Anchor Standard 2 (organize and develop artistic ideas and work)
  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)

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109 reviews for Composing in Pentatonic: a guided music composition activity – music composition

  1. Elizabeth H. –

    A great resource and was a really good supplement to my pentatonic lessons.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the review!

  2. Kelly W. –

    Super easy and accessible composition activity for students in grade 2. It perfectly aligns with the grade 2 music curriculum

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much for your thoughtful review!

  3. Beth S. –

    This was a great activity for my students. They loved it.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks!

  4. Elizabeth S –

    My students had a great time participating in this presentation and composing their own songs. Great resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks! I’m glad they had a good time composing 🙂

  5. Sarah V. –

    Teaching composition is a touch concept for me to present to my group of students. The perfectionist mindset is strong with. many of them! This guided activity gives them exactly what they need to start dipping their toes into the world of composition while feeling a sense of accomplishment! Thank you for the time that was put in to making the resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m thrilled that they enjoyed composing! Thanks for the review!

  6. Aileen M. –

    This makes composing such an accessible and fun activity! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  7. STEPHANIE S. –

    Great resource–thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  8. Alicia R. –

    I was able to have students use this with me, but also with a sub to create melodies. Excellent!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  9. Jennifer F. –

    Great

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  10. Jamie C. –

    Using today! thank you!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  11. Sharon D. –

    Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  12. Jennifer Wright –

    I used this set as a composition aspect in my World Music Unit while studying Asia. The students were very successful.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome 🙂

  13. 27 Musical Foxes –

    I love this, thank you so much!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  14. Dayle K. –

    This was so much help to provide structured insight on creating a lesson on the Pentatonic scale. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  15. Liete Straughn –

    Looking forward to using this great resource with my students!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks 🙂

  16. The K-8 Music Teacher –

    Easy to use and understand, for both myself and my students! Thank you for a wonderful resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  17. Amy R. –

    Nice resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  18. Rhonda B. –

    Great resource for arranging melodies!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  19. SL M. –

    Super resource. My older students Grade 6 and 7 loved this too.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  20. Music & More with Ms. Johnston –

    Very helpful!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

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