Educational Resources

Below are some resources that Bandology has created to hopefully make teaching music a little easier. Feel free to share the resources with your colleagues and students.

These lessons plans and resources were created by Michael Ricciardi, B.Mus B.Ed OCT – click here to learn more about Michael or contact him at michael@bandology.ca.

Intermediate/Secondary Lesson Plans

Careers in Music
Lesson plan
Slides, Student Handout and Rubric
Protest Music
Lesson plan and teacher reference guide
Slide deck, lyrics handout, and Frayer model handout
Music and Mental Health
Lesson Plan
Student handouts, rubric and poster
Composition Part 1
Lesson Plan
Slides, Student Handout and Listening Log
Composition Part 2
Lesson Plan
Slides, Student Handout, Listening Log

Music Posters

Listening Log
Time Signatures/Meters
Instrument Families
Pyramid of Sound
Musical Elements

Fun Activities

Music Related

Rhythm Slap Instructions
Rhythm Slap Slides (PPTX.)
Musical Colouring
Rhythmic Scavenger Hunt Instructions
Rhythmic Scavenger Hunt Slides (PPTX.)

Non-Music Related

Origami (Butterfly, Sun Glasses, and Paper Poppers)
Optical Illusions
Recreate the Painting

How to upload a PPTX file onto Google Slides:

Bandology has provided a PPTX (PowerPoint) file attached for some activities. The files work well with Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slides.

To import the PPTX file into Google Slides:

  1. Download the PPTX file onto your Google Drive or your computer
  2. Create and open a new slide deck
  3. Select “File” then “Import Slides”
  4. Under “Presentations”, find where you have saved the PPTX file and double click on it. Alternatively, under “Upload”, click and drag the PPTX file into the space or choose “Select a file from your device”
  5. Select which slides you want to import then select “import”