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Ready to help your students really hear the music? Get free fully-scripted listening lesson plans and printables include engaging listening maps, listening glyphs, and Venn diagrams for comparing scores. They're the perfect way to teach music while keeping everyone excited and involved. Use them as is, or make them your own to create unplugged musical moments your students will love!

O Danny Boy | Music Lesson Plan - Compare and Contrast Grade 2-4 This lesson compares and contrasts three versions of this Irish favorite, including a performance by the Muppets. Get Lesson
Surprise Symphony (Haydn) | Music Lesson Plan Grade 3-4 Zany and fun! This music lesson plan delivers! Rated by students as "Mega-Wow!" Your students will never listen to Haydn's Surprise Symphony in the same way again! Get Lesson
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map helps students analyze and describe Grieg’s masterpiece. Get Listening Map
Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) | Music Lesson Plan - Listening Map Grade 2-6 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! You've found it - the perfect listening map to introduce your students to one of history’s greatest works! Get Premium Lesson Pack
John Williams | Film Score Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 See what your students hear! Listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Star Wars (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade K-3 Our Star Wars listening glyphs allow students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Jurassic Park (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 See what your students hear! Listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Indiana Jones (John Williams) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our Indiana Jones listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our The Nutcracker listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Kangaroo from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) | Listening Map Grade 2-6 This listening map for "Kangaroo" helps students track the whimsical music of Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece. Get Free Listening Map
Monster-Themed Music Lesson Plan Pack | Lesson Plans, Worksheets, and More Grade K-5 Ready for a month of monster-sized fun! Get monster-themed music composer lesson plans and resources, including lesson plans for composition and drumming, treble and bass clef note name and rhythm worksheets, and more. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach) - Form Grade 2-4 Introducing your elementary grade students to Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D Minor is easy with this ready-to-teach music lesson plan and listening map. Get Lesson
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Toccata and Fugue in D Minor allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Peter and the Wolf allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Circus Music (Entry of the Gladiators) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our listening glyphs for Circus Music (Entry of the Gladiators) allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack
Royal March of the Lion (Carnival of the Animals) | Music Listening Glyph Worksheets Grade 2-6 Our Royal March of the Lion listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear through color, while teachers assess an entire class's understanding of musical elements at a glance. Get Premium Lesson Pack