MMEA Featured Lessons

What are INSTRUMENT FAMILIES?

We can group instruments into four families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Sing and play a game to learn the characteristics of each instrument family!

What are ENSEMBLE SKILLS?

How do musicians stick together without a conductor? Help students understand and practice ENSEMBLE SKILLS in this lesson.

What is IMPROVISATION?

Making up music on the spot is called “improvisation.” Learn how musicians improvise and practice creating your own music in this hands-on lesson!

Instrument Exploration: Meet The Organ (Part One)

Meet four organists, or people who play the organ, in four different settings.

Virtual Concert: Heliopsis

Heliopsis is a musical duo featuring Mikey and Nyttu. Learn about the cello and some percussion instruments in this Class Notes Virtual Concert.

Music & Geography: Polar Regions

Learn a little about the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Listen to some musical pieces inspired by these places!

What is STEADY BEAT?

Explore STEADY BEAT by dancing, stomping, and clapping to catchy tunes!

What is STACCATO?

Staccato means short, separate musical sounds. Experience staccato through movement by hopping like bunnies in this music lesson. For grades K-3.

Instrument Exploration: Cello

Explore the cello through a piece called ‘The Escape Artist,‘ by Zoe Keating.

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