Middle School Music Interactive Notebook – middle school music lessons

(322 customer reviews)

This interactive music notebook gives middle school (5th and 6th grade) students a place to take notes, reflect, and create as they learn each concept. You can use the pages as notebook pages, worksheets, assessments, or evidence of learning, and you can edit the directions and music terms to fit the way you teach.

Teaching on devices? See the digital version.

What’s included

  • A printable interactive notebook (PDF)
  • An editable version (PowerPoint)
  • A student checklist to keep track of every concept covered
  • Input pages where students take notes, with space for extra notes
  • Output pages where students apply, analyze, evaluate, and create with what they learned
  • Foldable flaps students lift to test themselves, with printable cutouts
  • A completed example of each page
  • Instructions for use

Concepts covered

  • Tempo, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, form, timbre, texture, and harmony
  • Staff and symbols
  • Instruments
  • Composers
  • Conducting
  • Listening reflections

Formats

  • PDF
  • PowerPoint: The text is editable, so you can change the directions and music terms.

Important

  • The notebooks are spiral sequenced, so some terms repeat from one grade level to the next.

Ways to use it

  • No glue needed, so students only need scissors and pencils or crayons
  • Interactive notebook pages students keep all year
  • Worksheets or quick assessments after a lesson
  • Evidence of learning for open house or observations
  • To plan which concepts to teach each year, pair it with the free Music Concept Checklist.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Creating: Anchor Standard 1 (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas)
  • Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)

License & help

This purchase is for one teacher to use with their own students. Each teacher needs their own copy. See the full terms of sale →

Questions about downloading, printing, or Google Slides? Visit the FAQ →

Try it free

Not sure interactive notebooks will work in your classroom? The free Music Interactive Notebook Sampler has a page from every grade level. Download the free sampler →

Save with the bundle

This set is also part of a bundle. See it below ↓

$10.00

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322 reviews for Middle School Music Interactive Notebook – middle school music lessons

  1. Rosemary Steinman –

    Amazing and helpful resource for my classroom!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  2. George R. –

    Was thankful for this resource when I was a first year teacher!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so glad it was helpful 🙂

  3. Sara S. –

    Interesting concept- having the template is nice, so that you can go where you want with it. Nice product.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  4. Brooke Von Hoene –

    Cant wait to put these to use!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  5. Sonya B. –

    My 5/6 students are loving this!!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Awesome!

  6. Shawn S. –

    I’m using these in my 5th and 6th grade choirs. This is an EXCELLENT resource. Great material and professionally done!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you! I’m so happy to hear that it’s being used outside of the general music classroom as well 🙂

  7. Heather F. –

    This resource looks great and I can’t wait to use it in my classroom!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  8. Victoria P. –

    This is an awesome resource! You get so much for a great price, and it’s such a time saver. I am looking forward to utilizing it this year 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you so much!

  9. Kaleena Pettigrew –

    Excellent!

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      Thanks!

  10. Paul V. –

    I really love the design of this. It’s so useful and it will make this school year so much easier!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  11. Sally H. –

    I love the creative ways to teach music concepts. Will definitely be buying the bundle with the other grade levels!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  12. Karen P. –

    Love this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  13. Ariana D. –

    Eager to use these in my classroom- thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  14. Music With Mr B –

    Looking forward to using these! Very thorough and helpful.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  15. Kathy L R. –

    Looking forward to using this resource to help me survive sixth grade classes!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  16. Deanna T. –

    Looking forward to using this great resource

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      Thanks!

  17. Amy C. –

    Great Resource

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      Thank you!

  18. Caitlin A. –

    This has helped me so much starting middle school kids from the ground up! great resource!

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      Thank you!

  19. Lisa B. –

    Perfect tool for planning!!

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      Thanks!

  20. Ms Locey Choir –

    Thank you for sharing your Interactive Notebook information! I can’t wait to use your ideas with my students.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

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