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- History
- Inquiry
- Listening
Members Only (Secondary) – “The Origins of Video Game Music”
In this lesson, students will examine the origins of video game music. Students will explore the technology of early video game consoles and the music that was created on it. Students will investigate the composers who created this music and critically listen for the composition techniques that made early video game music effective. With this…...
Members Only Pop Up: Virtual Ensembles with Glen Waugh
Join Glen Waugh as he walks us through the process of creating a Virtual Ensemble video. OMEA Virtual Ensemble Video Slide Deck OMEA Virtual Ensemble Zoom VIdeo YouTube Link… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Assessment and Evaluation
Pop Up Workshop: Elementary Assessments to Report Card Comments
Join our J/I Resource Director, Lisa Snow on a journey of Elementary Assessments to Report Card Comments. Chat Transcript May 5 chat… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Assessment and Evaluation
Elementary Assessments to Report Card Comments
Join Lisa Snow as she leads our OMEA members on a journey from elementary assessments to report card comments! Elementary Assessments to Report Card Comments Youtube Link May 5 chat… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
Drip Drop Splash Elementary POP UP Zoom Recording
Join Lisa Snow as she demonstrates how to use our existing resource, “Drip Drop Splash,” normally for the classroom, to online learning. … Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Composition
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Music & Computers
- Music For Creating
Coded Compositions (Secondary) – Members Only
In this lesson students will learn about messages that can be encoded in musical pieces through a variety of examples. Students will then use an online Morse Code generator or musical cryptogram generator to encode a message that will be used as the rhythmic basis for an original composition in BeepBox or music notation software. …...
- Instrumental
- Percussion
Downloadable Percussion Ensemble Pieces written by Duo Percussion (Members Only)
Percussion Ensemble Pieces Black Gold March The Adventures of ZoRo Duo Percussion – Introduction to Percussion Instrument Videos Youtube Playlist Link… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- History
- Social Justice
Affirming and Exploring Musics of the African Diaspora (Secondary – EDI) – Members Only
Teachers will: Reflect on the guiding questions throughout planning and assessment to consider the Learner, Learning, and Environment. “Who am I? Who are my learners? Who are we together?” The selection of resources, as text, must be informed through a lens of Educational Equity. Emphasize the exploration and analysis of music at a level consistent…...
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- History
- Social Justice
Who’s in the Hall (Secondary) – Members Only
In this lesson, students will examine the list of current inductees in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. They will explore the accomplishments and backgrounds of the current Hall of Fame members, and conduct a gap analysis to determine what’s missing. As an extension, students can then nominate other artists they think should be in…...
- Composition
- Music & Computers
- Technology
Breaking Down the Amen Break Composition Lesson (Members Only)
In this lesson, students will examine the Amen Break, a 6 second drum break that changed the course of music history. Students will explore the breakbeat by visualizing its rhythm using circular grid, waveform, MIDI and standard notation. Students will explore the sample’s journey through different music genres and critically listen for the techniques musicians,…...
- Composition
- Technology
‘Titled’ Composition Lesson – Members Only
Students will be analyzing music to discover how the title of the composition is reflected in the elements of music. Then, students will compose a piece of music where everyone has the same title. Throughout the project students will utilize the creative process to compose as well as analyze and respond to each other’s musical…...
- Elements of Music
- Inquiry
- Listening
- Social Justice
Pandemic Playlist (Members Only)
Students will create a pandemic playlist. This lesson includes a detailed assessment and evaluation tool. Secondary curriculum expectation: B1, B2 Word Document Download My Pandemic Playlist Google Drive Link My Pandemic Playlist Force Copy Google Doc… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
World Drumming (Members Only)
This lesson looks at specific drum types and traditions. Click here to download the PDF with links to google drive resources for you to copy to your own drives. World Drumming… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Elements of Music
Instruments of the Orchestra: How Sound is Made (Members Only)
This unit is designed to support the Grade 4 Science unit on sound. Download the PDF with Links to all the resources here: Instruments of the Orchestra ver3… Please login or register to view this content. Click here to login or register...
- Repertoire
Effective and Engaging Online Rehearsals with Dan Austin and Jordan Travis
Members Only: Pop Up Workshop “Effective and Engaging Online Rehearsals” with Dan Austin and Jordan Travis. Link to Workshop: VIDEO LINK: Effective and Engaging Online Rehearsals PDF_SlideShow_”Effective and Engaging Online Rehearsals” with Dan Austin and Jordan Travis. Chat Box for Pop Up Workshop Dan Austin & Jordan Travis… Please login or register to view this...