Using the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock and a poem by Dennis Lee, students will experiment with spoken vocal sounds, listen to count repeated patterns, add non-pitched percussion instruments and review rhythms of tah and ti-ti. Hickory Dickory Whooooo!-Grade 1...

Using a poem by Dennis Lee, students will experiment with spoken vocal sounds, add body percussion and transfer the chant to non-pitched percussion instruments. They will also be introduced to musical rounds and the rhythms of ticka-ticka and ticka-ti. Rattling around with Rounds and Rhythms-Grade 3...

Do you want to learn how to take a worksheet (pdf) and make it accessible for students to write on it and also fill it in with notes? Check out this zoom session video from Laura Lee Matthie, Google Certified Educator.    ...

We heard you wanted to learn how to insert music into a google doc/slides – Check out  POP UP ZOOM with Google Certified Educator, Laura Lee Matthie....

On August 19th 2020, Gav Session offered OMEA members a chance to learn about making meaningful video content in the music classroom, and it was very well received. Below is the video link to his presentation, and a number of links to additional resources that he supplied for us. Our thanks to all members who...

Task One: Students will prepare a collaborative research slide show presentation exploring many topics pertaining to the role of music in Canada. Task Two: Students will arrange a Canadian folk song into a small ensemble and perform their ensemble with their classmates or prepare a virtual ensemble performance. Lesson Plan with Hyperlinks CanadaEh_ResearchandPerformanceProject_LessonPlan Support Materials...

Students will listen to 3 versions of the SAME song and apply their knowledge of the elements of music to these songs. Listen & view the 3 songs listed below. Each song was created and shared as a response to something that was happening in the world.  The students will then compare using elements of music...

Students will learn about what leitmotif is in a historical context as well as a modern context. They will listen to music excerpts from John Williams music from Star Wars and read about the characters of which the music depicts. Students will then analyze the elements of music they hear, describe them in musical terms...

Using knowledge about form in music that has already been taught, students will create a composition using the website Incredibox and complete a self-evaluation. The lesson is created with a Google Classroom digital platform in place however can be altered for your current situation. LESSON PLAN (Includes hyperlinks to parts of the lesson) MEMBERS ONLY...

The ultimate goal is to write & play a song using the 12-bar blues as our form & structure for pitches.  You will also demonstrate accurate performance ability of what was written.  In groups, the students will create a backing track for your composition which you will use for recording your performance.  This is based...

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Grade 5-8 Brainstorm Session from August 6th, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! Link to Video Recording of Zoom Session OMEA Zoom Brainstorm Meeting Grade K – 4 (PDF) Chat Box from OMEA...

This resource is a recording as well as the written notes and chat from the OMEA Grade 5-8 Brainstorm Session from August 6th, 2020. Thank you to all members and participants for engaging with us! Link to Video Recording of Zoom Session Chat Box Script from Grade 5-8 Brainstorm Session August 6, 2020 (PDF) OMEA...

Enjoy our Digital Download of the popular OMEA Creative Process Poster  ZIP File Downloads (Includes JPEG and PDF versions) English Version – Downloadable ZIP File (JPEG and PDF) French Version – Downloadable ZIP File (JPEG and PDF) PDF FILES creative_process_final_french creative_process_final_english...

Enjoy our downloadable digital copies of the OMEA Elements of Music Posters. ZIP FILE (PDFS and JPEGS) Secondary Elements of Music Posters ZIP FILE PDF DOWNLOADS Elements Overview ElementsPosters_Secondary Duration Dynamics Form Pitch Texture and Harmony Timbre  ...

Enjoy our new downloadable digital copies of the OMEA Elements of Music Posters!  ZIP FILE (JPEG and PDF) Elementary Versions – Elements of Music posters (ZIP FILE) PDFS Duration PDF Dynamics PDF Form PDF Overview PDF Pitch PDF Texture and Harmony PDF Timbre PDF  ...