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Reference Articles
- Research composers, lyricists, folk music and holidays from around the world, as well as musical instruments featured in Spotlight on Music.
- • Composers and Lyricists
- • Folk and Traditional Styles
- • Holiday, Patriotic, and Seasonal Articles
- • Musical Instruments
- Ear Physiology and Safe Listening
Graphic Organizers
- Download and print out graphic organizers for your students. The Suggested Teaching Plans may be used to help incorporate the graphic organizers into your lesson plans.
- • Block Organizer
- • Column Chart
- • Comparison Chart
- • Flow Chart
- • KWL Chart
- • Rectangular Prism
- • Transposition Wheel
- • Venn Diagram
- • Web
Spotlight on Performance Theme Musicals
- The Spotlight on Performance section within Grades K–6 of Spotlight on Music features songs grouped by themes. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill provides you with fully-scripted performance opportunities that weave together these songs into theme musicals.
- • Grade K
- • Grade 1
- • Grade 2
- • Grade 3
- • Grade 4
- • Grade 5
- • Grade 6
European Musical Styles
- Download and print outlines of major European musical styles featured throughout Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's Spotlight on Music.
- • Historical Outlines
Orff Orchestration Lesson Plans
Professional Development
- Download practical and informative articles by respected music education professionals. Topics include Reaching Your English Language Learners, Reaching Your Special Learners, and Including Multicultural Music in Your Teaching.
- • Teaching Strategy Articles
Listening Map Transparency PDFs
- Download and project Listening Map Transparency PDFs from Spotlight on Music. Each grade level is a compressed .ZIP folder.
Instructions: How to unzip a folder >> - • Grade K (4MB)
- • Grade 1 (8MB)
- • Grade 2 (10MB)
- • Grade 3 (8MB)
- • Grade 4 (18MB)
- • Grade 5 (14MB)
- • Grade 6 (15MB)
- • Grade 7 (5MB)
- • Grade 8 (4MB)