Virtual Sound Discoveries

For each lesson in all four modules, a video lesson and instructional PDF are available for free. A new lesson video will release quarterly in the 2021-2022 school year. Be sure to register to receive communications when new content is available! We also can provide a limited amount of supplies to schools/groups and households who are within Greater Cincinnati.

For the PDF Lesson Plans for each video, click the hyperlinked Lesson Title under the video category.

*Supplies requests are for schools within 30 mile radius or single households.

Science/Music Videos

Science Lesson 1: What is Sound? (K-6)

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Science Lesson 2: Sound Travels through Solids, Liquids and Gases (K-6)

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Science Lesson 3: How Does a Flute Work? (K-6)

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Science Lesson 4: Make a Glass Xylophone (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 5: Instrument Classification (K-6)

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Science Lesson 6: Make Your Own Guitar! (K-6)

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Science Lesson 7: Double Reed Instruments (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 8: See the Effects of Sound (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 9: The Effect of Sound on Water (K-6)

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Science Lesson 10: Sound Reflection (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 11: Echolocation, Sonar, Ultrasound (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 12: Make Your Own Phone! (grades 2-6)

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Science Lesson 13: Sound Movement with a Chladni Plate (grades 3-6)

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Science/Music Lesson Outlines

Lesson 1: What is Sound?

Lesson 2: Sound Travels through Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Lesson 3: How Does a Flute Work?

Lesson 4: Make a Glass Xylophone

Lesson 5: Instrument Classification

Lesson 6: Make Your Own Box Guitar!

Lesson 7: Double Reed Instruments

Lesson 8: See the Effects of Sound

Lesson 9: The Effect of Sound on Water

Lesson 10: Sound Reflection

Lesson 11: Echolocation, Sonar, and Ultrasound

Lesson 12: Make Your Own Phone!

Lesson 13: Sound Movement with a Chladni Plate

Math/Music Videos

Math Lesson 1: Finding the Pulse, Call & Response (K-6)

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Math Lesson 2: Tempo & Counting on the Beat (K-6)

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Math Lesson 3: Quarter and Half Notes (K-6)

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Math Lesson 4: Dotted Half Notes & Whole Notes (K-6)

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Math Lesson 5: Introducing Rests (grades 2-6)

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Math Lesson 6: Counting and Adding Rhythms (grades 2-6)

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Math Lesson 7: Measures and Barlines (grades 2-6)

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Math Lesson 8: Music Math Equations (grades 2-6)

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Math Lesson 9: Rhythm Games (K-6)

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Math Lesson 10: The Note Tree and Fractions (grades 2-6)

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Math Lesson 11: Eighth Notes & Rests (grades 3-6)

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Math Lesson 12: Duple vs. Triple Meter (grades 2-6)

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Math/Music Lesson Outlines

Lesson 1: Finding the Pulse, Call & Response

Lesson 2: Tempo & Counting on the Beat

Lesson 3: Quarter and Half Notes

Lesson 4: Dotted Half Notes and Whole Notes

Lesson 5: Introducing Rests

Lesson 6: Counting and Adding Rhythms

Lesson 7: Measures and Barlines

Lesson 8: Musical Equations

Lesson 9: Rhythm Game

Lesson 10: The Note Tree and Fractions

Lesson 11: Eighth Notes & Rests

Lesson 12: Duple vs. Triple Meter

ELA/Music Videos

ELA Lesson 1: The Rhythm of Words (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 2: Syllable Party (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 3: Songs for Vocabulary (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 4: Musical Books (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 5: Songs to Help Us Spell (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 6: Make A Musical List (grades 2-6)

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ELA Lesson 7: Name that Tune, Change that Tune (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 8: Describe What You Hear and Feel (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 9: Make A Poem Sing! (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 10: Turn a Poem into Spoken Word (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 11: Composing from Scratch with WordPlay (K-6)

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ELA Lesson 12: Finding Parts of Speech in a Song (grades 3-6)

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A bonus Sound Discoveries lesson on music and emotion with our friends from the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library.

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ELA/Music Lesson Outlines

Lesson 1: The Rhythm of Words

Lesson 2: Syllable Party!

Lesson 3: Songs for Vocabulary

Lesson 4: Musical Books with the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

Lesson 5: Songs to Help Us Spell

Lesson 6: Make a Musical List

Lesson 7: Name that Tune, Change that Tune

Lesson 8: Describe What You Hear and Feel

Lesson 9: Make a Poem Sing!

Lesson 10: Turn a Poem into Spoken Word!

Lesson 11: Composing from Scratch with Wordplay!

Lesson 12: Finding Parts of Speech in Song

Music Videos

Music Lesson 1: How to Make A Panpipe (grades 3-6)

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Music Lesson 2: How to Play Your Panpipes (grades 3-6)

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Music Lesson 3: Make Your Own Rainstick (grades 2-6)

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Music Lesson 4: Patterns and Melodies with Panpipes (grades 2-6)

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Music Lesson 5: Learn to Play Panpipes Cincinnati (grades 3-6)

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Music Lesson 6: Create Your Own Drum! (grades 2-6)

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Music Lesson 7: Play Your Drum (grades 2-6)

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Music Lesson 8: Make and Play a Kazoo! (K-6)

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Music Lesson 9: Play Your Rainstick with the CSO! (grades 3-6)

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Music Lesson 10: Make an Egg Shaker! (K-6)

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Music Lesson 11: Fune with the Brass Family! (K-6)

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Music Lesson 12: Wonderful Woodwinds! (K-6)

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Music Lesson 13: The Thing About Strings (K-6)

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Music Lesson 14: Just Hit It! with Percussion (K-6)

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Music Lesson 15: The Music All Around Us - Part 1

(grades 2-6)

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Music Lesson 15: The Music All Around Us - Part 2 (grades 2-6)

In partnership with Mindful Music from The Well. Use this lesson to prepare an entry for Mindful Music's National Field Recording Project Contest here!

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Music Lesson Outlines

Lesson 1: How to Make Panpipes

Lesson 2: How to Play Your Panpipes

Panpipes Cincinnati is a composition by Tim Berens for strings and student-made instruments (panpipes, rainstick, tenor drum). Several weeks of the Music Module will include lessons to create these three instruments, learn the parts, and play along with video of CSO musicians performing Panpipes Cincinnati. We recommend this project for grades 3rd and up. We have a limited amount of pre-made panpipe kits available for schools to request.

Lesson 3: Make Your Own Rainstick

Lesson 4: Rhythmic Patterns and Melody

Lesson 5: Learn Panpipes Cincinnati

Lesson 6: Make Your Own Drum

Lesson 7: Play Your Drum (Panpipes Cincinnati)

Lesson 8: Make and Play a Kazoo!

Lesson 9: Play your Rainstick (Panpipes Cincinnati)

Lesson 10: Make an Egg Shaker!

Lesson 11: Fun with the Brass Family!

Lesson 12: The Wonderful Woodwinds!

Lesson 13: The Thing About Strings!

Lesson 14: Just Hit It!