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

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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. Megan Cooper –

    Great!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  2. Kathy D. –

    Great resource. I am always looking for composing activities to cover standards. THANKS SO MUCH!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  3. Sandy S. –

    A really great resource to start with for the young kids. It made them really excited and proud to be able to compose their own melodies with such ease. It helped them build confidence for further composition lessons. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I LOVE that this has helped your students gain confidence in composing. Thanks for the feedback!

  4. Kelsey N. –

    I love having a way for the students to compose. Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  5. Jill I. –

    excellent as always!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you Jill!

  6. Kelli K. –

    I have been looking for something like this! So excited to use it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m glad it’s been helpful! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  7. Deanna R. –

    We are doing pentatonic compositions with the 2nd graders, and this is a wonderful resource for them to be reading on the staff!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  8. Kathy Jones –

    This is going to be a handy way to incorporate the composition aspect of the new national standards. Thank you for helping all of is out!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re very welcome!

  9. Denise Rives –

    My kids absolutely loved this!! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for the great feedback!

  10. Jenny C. –

    Looks great! Can’t wait to use this – thank you

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome!

  11. Kimberly D. –

    Fun composition idea! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  12. Beth’s Music Classroom –

    This will be such a valuable and helpful resource for my students. I can’t wait to use it! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the awesome feedback Beth!

  13. Jennifer P. –

    Great resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  14. Field-Trippin –

    Great addition to my classroom!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  15. Creative Kodaly Classroom –

    I can’t wait to use these in center time!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  16. Martha P. –

    Fun! Fun! Fun! And love the composing component.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much!

  17. Rachel S. –

    What an amazingly thorough product! Thank you!!!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m glad you like it! Thanks!

  18. Jackie H. –

    I can’t wait to use this!!! No many possibilities!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you so much!

  19. Lynn B. –

    Love this set! Used it while achieving my professional goal for the year. Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

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

  20. Katy Steklac –

    My students had a great time with this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Yay! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

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