LESSON PLANS AND MUSIC TUTORIALS

ARTIST TUTORIALS:  Kenny Foster  |  Lindsay Ell  |  Ashley McBryde

TEACHER LESSON PLANS:  Band  |  Choral  |  General  |  Jazz  |  Music Technology

CMA FOUNDATION x KENNY FOSTER SONGWRITING WORKSHOP

Join singer-songwriter Kenny Foster and students from our partners at the Harmony Project in Los Angeles for a five-part songwriting workshop that takes you through the basics of how to write a song!

Download Episode 1 Lesson Plan
Download Episode 2 Lesson Plan
Download Episode 3 Lesson Plan
Download Episode 4 Lesson Plan
Download Episode 5 Lesson Plan

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HOW TO RESTRING AND TUNE YOUR GUITAR WITH LINDSAY ELL

Join Country Music Star and Artist Ambassador Lindsay Ell as she teaches you how to restring and tune your guitar!

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Ashley McBryde Teaches Lesson Plan on Building the Major Scale

CMA Foundation Artist Ambassador, Ashley McBryde, takes student-musicians through a lesson that includes building a major scale, understanding good tone quality, using Solfege as instrumentalists, singing what you play, and recovering from minor mistakes.

Printable Lesson Plan
Scale Spell + B-Flat Worksheet
B-Flat Worksheet with Answer Key

WATCH ASHLEY'S LESSON PLAN

Band Lesson Plans

Get your favorite song ready – because Dr. Earvin is teaching us how to take attendance in a fun and interactive way with music students! Kick off your music classes with this quick activity to get your students engaged and ready to learn.

To see Dr. Earvin’s attendance check lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable Attendance Check Lesson

BAND LESSON VIDEOS

Choral Lesson Plans

Warm up those vocal chords by singing along with Dr. Fox! Will you sing your name for us in major chord or minor chord? Start by pressing play now!

To see Dr. Fox’s interval chord identification lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable Interval Chord Identification Lesson

CHORAL LESSON VIDEOS

Elementary General Music Lesson Plans

Put your heart into creating music making lessons with those elementary students of yours by following along with Dr. Campbell! Your students will be feeling “pumped” and ready to learn more after this lesson!

To see Dr. Campbell’s Rhythm lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable Rhythm Review Lesson

ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC LESSON VIDEOS

6-12 General Music Lesson Plans

If you could create a soundtrack to your life – what songs would you include? A song from the year you were born? Your guardian’s favorite tune? Something from your favorite movie? The possibilities are endless! Dr. Robinson walks us through creating a soundtrack for YOUR life.

To see Dr. Robinson’s “Soundtrack of your life” lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable Soundtrack of your Life Lesson

6-12 GENERAL MUSIC LESSON VIDEOS

Jazz Lesson Plans

Students will be feeling the rhythm after this fun and interactive lesson with Mr. Diaz! From instruments to arms – he will show you how to make this work from home or in the classroom those first few weeks of school.

To see Mr. Diaz’s 8th note articulation lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable 8th Note Articulation Lesson

JAZZ LESSON VIDEOS

Music Technology Lesson Plans

Did you know: music is just organized sounds? Think about the sounds you hear every day … pots clanging, birds chirping – what do you hear? Mr. Finney shows us how to build and plan out music from our every day sounds!

To see Mr. Finney’s Music and Technology 101 lesson and other full-length lesson plan videos, click the link below!

Printable Music and Technology 101 Lesson

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY LESSON VIDEOS