Teacher Prep
TEACH • PLAY • CREATE

LmnoP Music Teacher Lesson Plans

60 practical lessons · 14 topics · 30 minutes each

Hear it → Experience it → Understand it → Perform it → Create it.

Follow each topic’s numbered sequence. Check previous knowledge before teaching; age ranges are flexible. Open a lesson to teach from the screen or print it.

Note Values5 lessons

Lesson 1

Meet the long and short notes

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Identify 4 of 5 cards and sustain a half note for two beats.

Lesson 2

Quavers: two sounds in one beat

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Name 4 of 5 values and perform two eighths within one beat on 3 attempts.

Lesson 3

Semiquavers: four sounds in one beat

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify the three subdivisions and perform a four-sixteenth group evenly in 3 of 4 trials.

Lesson 4

Note-value maths and rhythm performance

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Correctly total 4 of 5 bars and perform one complete bar without losing the beat.

Lesson 5

Read, rehearse and perform rhythms

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name 4 of 5 note cards and perform both bars with accurate durations on a steady pulse.

Rests3 lessons

Lesson 1

Silence has a measured length

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Recognize 4 of 5 rest cards and maintain the pulse through two silent beats.

Lesson 2

Tiny rests inside the beat

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Identify 4 of 5 short rests and perform three patterns with silence on the correct subdivision.

Lesson 3

Notes and rests work together

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Compose two correctly filled bars and perform with measured silence on 3 of 4 checks.

Dynamics3 lessons

Lesson 1

Soft and loud: piano and forte

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Match 4 of 5 examples and perform distinct p and f levels safely.

Lesson 2

Build a six-level dynamic ladder

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Order all six markings and match at least 4 of 5 name–symbol pairs.

Lesson 3

Crescendos tell a story

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Perform both gradual changes over eight beats while maintaining tempo.

Pitch3 lessons

Lesson 1

High, low and the same

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Classify at least 4 of 5 pitch pairs correctly.

Lesson 2

Climb, descend and repeat

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Identify 4 of 5 directions and sing one rising and one falling pattern.

Lesson 3

Draw a melodic contour

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Represent 4 of 5 changes correctly and perform a partner’s contour.

Tempo3 lessons

Lesson 1

Fast, slow and steady

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Distinguish 4 of 5 fast/slow examples and maintain eight steady beats.

Lesson 2

Tempo words in motion

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Order six terms and match 4 of 5 demonstrations to suitable terms.

Lesson 3

BPM and musical character

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Estimate a steady tempo within 10 BPM and explain one change in character.

Time Signatures4 lessons

Lesson 1

Four beats belong in a bar

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Explain both numbers and correctly complete 4 of 5 bars.

Lesson 2

Two-beat marches

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Fill 4 of 5 two-beat bars and perform the strong–weak grouping.

Lesson 3

Three-beat circles

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 groupings and write two complete 3/4 bars.

Lesson 4

Six eighths, two big beats

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Explain two big beats and identify 4 of 5 3/4 versus 6/8 groupings.

Key Signatures4 lessons

Lesson 1

C major and accidental signs

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 signs and state C major has no signature accidentals.

Lesson 2

G and D major: sharp signatures

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 signatures and place both D-major sharps correctly.

Lesson 3

F and B-flat major: flat signatures

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 signatures and correctly place B♭ and E♭.

Lesson 4

Orders and additional keys

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name 4 of 5 major keys and write A or E♭ with correct order and positions.

Naming Notes on the Staff4 lessons

Lesson 1

Alphabet, lines, spaces and treble notes

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Name at least 4 of 5 treble notes and distinguish lines from spaces.

Lesson 2

Bass-clef note explorers

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Name 4 of 5 bass notes and locate F3 correctly.

Lesson 3

Middle C and ledger lines

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name 4 of 5 near-staff notes and place middle C correctly in both clefs.

Lesson 4

Mixed-clef note-reading challenge

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Read 8 of 10 mixed-clef notes correctly and explain one ledger-line answer.

Rhythm Composition4 lessons

Lesson 1

Create one bar in 4/4

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Write one correct 4/4 bar and perform it with an uninterrupted pulse.

Lesson 2

Compose in 2/4 and 3/4

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Write two complete bars in each meter and perform the correct accents.

Lesson 3

Compose a lilting 6/8 rhythm

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Write two correctly grouped bars and perform the two-beat pulse.

Lesson 4

Four-bar rhythm showcase

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Complete four correct bars and perform at least three accurately with a steady beat.

Elements of Music10 lessons

Lesson 1

Rhythm versus the beat

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Demonstrate the difference and classify 4 of 5 examples.

Lesson 2

Melody: a tune to remember

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Sing a four-note tune accurately and describe one melodic change.

Lesson 3

Harmony: sounds together

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify harmony in 4 of 5 examples and describe simultaneous pitches.

Lesson 4

Dynamics as an expressive element

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 loudness changes and justify one dynamic choice.

Lesson 5

Tempo changes the mood

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Distinguish tempo from dynamics in 4 of 5 examples.

Lesson 6

Timbre: recognise the sound colour

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Match 4 of 5 familiar sounds and use one tone-colour description.

Lesson 7

Texture: one layer or many

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Classify 3 of 4 texture examples and describe the layers heard.

Lesson 8

Form: musical patterns

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Map three sections accurately and perform a clear ABA pattern.

Lesson 9

Pitch inside a listening map

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 pitch changes and draw a matching map.

Lesson 10

Articulation and the musical detectives

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Distinguish 4 of 5 articulation examples and give accurate evidence for at least three elements.

Identifying Parts of a Song3 lessons

Lesson 1

Intro, verse, chorus and ending

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Label at least 4 of 5 section changes using audible evidence.

Lesson 2

Beyond verse and chorus

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Justify 4 of 5 section labels and create a song map matching the chosen recording.

Lesson 3

Make a complete song map

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Map at least five section boundaries correctly and justify three section labels.

Musical Instruments4 lessons

Lesson 1

Strings and keyboards

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Name 7 of 9 instruments and correctly explain piano sound production.

Lesson 2

Woodwind and brass detectives

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Name 7 of 9 instruments and classify saxophone and flute correctly.

Lesson 3

Percussion: strike, shake and scrape

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name 5 of 6 instruments and distinguish pitched from unpitched examples.

Lesson 4

Our Caribbean instrument sounds

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name 6 of 8 local examples and describe how three produce sound.

Local Genres5 lessons

Lesson 1

Calypso, soca and rapso

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Identify 2 of 3 styles with two musical clues and name a local performance context.

Lesson 2

Steelband and parang listening journeys

Ages 6–10 / beginner

Match both traditions and describe at least two audible differences.

Lesson 3

Chutney and chutney soca

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify the two examples with two clues each and name their Indo-Caribbean connection.

Lesson 4

Reggae, dancehall and Caribbean comparisons

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Classify at least 2 of 3 excerpts and cite two musical clues without using tempo alone.

Lesson 5

Caribbean genre listening showcase

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Identify 4 of 5 studied examples with two supported clues and distinguish ensemble from genre in one pan example.

Writing Scales on the Staff5 lessons

Lesson 1

Write C major up and down

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Name C major and correctly place at least 14 of 16 ascending/descending notes with clef and empty signature.

Lesson 2

Tones, semitones and G major

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

State the major pattern and correctly write G major with F♯ and eight ascending pitches.

Lesson 3

F, D and additional major scales

Ages 8–12 / developing beginner

Write F and D with correct clef, signature, letter order and at least 14 of 16 pitches in each.

Lesson 4

Natural and harmonic minor

Ages 10–12+ / advanced beginner

Write both eight-note ascending forms correctly and explain the raised seventh.

Lesson 5

Melodic minor and the scale-writing checklist

Ages 10–12+ / advanced beginner

Write 16 pitches with correct directional accidentals and identify the convention used.