Music Lessons with Mrs. Morris

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Music Lessons with Mrs. Morris

11 episodes

Music Lessons with Mrs. Morris is a working general-music teacher's collection of short, plain-spoken explainers on how music actually works. Each video takes one idea — an element such as rhythm, melody, dynamics, or timbre; a form such as ABA or theme-and-variation; or a broader topic such as harmony or opera — and unpacks it in a few minutes with clear title cards and quick listening examples. The tone is calm and classroom-ready, built to give students a shared vocabulary before they listen, perform, or create. Play one to introduce a concept, then send the class off to try it themselves.

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What Music Lessons with Mrs. Morris covers

11 episodes in the library, tagged for 2nd–6th. Heaviest coverage: Music. Between them they line up with 9 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

2nd
2
3rd
4
4th
10
5th
10
6th
3

Episodes per subject

Music
11

National Core Arts 9

  • MU:Pr4.2.4aDemonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form) in music selected for performance.
  • MU:Cn11.0.6aDemonstrate understanding of relationship between music and the other arts, disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
  • MU:Pr4.2.3aDemonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.
  • MU:Pr4.2.5cExplain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.
  • MU:Pr4.2.6cIdentify how cultural and historical context inform performance.
  • MU:Pr4.2.5aDemonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
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  • MU:Re7.2.3aDemonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context.
  • MU:Re7.2.4aDemonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).
  • MU:Re7.2.5aDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).

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