Music engages the whole brain and helps to improve memory through rhyme, rhythm and melody. This allows children to store information in their long-term memories more easily. Music is also an excellent medium for self-expression as it fosters creativity and imagination.
At Learn Music Online, we understand the importance of family involvement in a child's education. Our platform offers engaging music lessons designed to inspire creativity and foster a love of music from an early age. With 10 modules aligned with the K-12 curriculum, parents can easily support their child's musical journey at home. Advance your child's musical learning with these year and activity-based curriculum lessons.
Each lesson topic is color-coded to indicate its primary activity type and shows the musical concepts covered and year-level guidelines.
Lesson Topic | Musical Concepts | Year Level Guidelines | ||||||||||
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Rhythm | Pitch | Dyn/Exp | Form | Timbre | Texture | K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-12 | |
Musical Stories | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Beginner Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Easy Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Staff, Clef and Notes | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Note Durations | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Rest Durations | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Play-along Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||
Instrument Families | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||
Instruments Aural | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Changing Instruments | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Correcting Instruments | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Tempo Marks | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Tempo | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Identifying Instruments | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Musical Forms | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Folk Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Adding Lyrics | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Drum Grooves | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Intervals Aural | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Intervals Written | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Bar and Time Signature | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Time Signatures | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||||||
Writing Manuscript | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Lesson Topic | Musical Concepts | Year Level Guidelines | ||||||||||
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Rhythm | Pitch | Dyn/Exp | Form | Timbre | Texture | K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-12 | |
Writing Counts | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Rock Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||
Clefs | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Dynamics | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Using Dynamics | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Writing Dynamics | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Accidentals | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Editing Notes | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Selecting Instruments | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Orchestral Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||
Accent Marks | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Staccato Marks | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Arranging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||||
Compose in Keyboard | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||||||
Christmas Solos | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Semitones and Tones | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Ties and Slurs | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Ensemble Arranging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||||
Enharmonic Notes | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Major Scales | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Minor Scales | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Major Key Signatures | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Quantizing | ✔ | ● |
Lesson Topic | Musical Concepts | Year Level Guidelines | ||||||||||
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Rhythm | Pitch | Dyn/Exp | Form | Timbre | Texture | K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-12 | |
Folk Advanced | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Ensemble Balance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||
Solfa and Transposition | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Syncopation | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Performance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Chords Aural | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Chords Written | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
Adding Chords | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Chord Symbols | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Creating Chords | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Chord Inversions | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Choir Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||
Major Key Harmony | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Minor Key Harmony | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Film Scoring | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Rhythmic Exercises | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Rhythmic Dictation | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Melodic Exercises | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Melodic Dictation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
Jazz Songs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||
Scales Aural | ✔ | ● | ● | |||||||||
Pentatonic Scales | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Blues Scales | ✔ | ● |
Lesson Topic | Musical Concepts | Year Level Guidelines | ||||||||||
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Rhythm | Pitch | Dyn/Exp | Form | Timbre | Texture | K-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-12 | |
Whole Tone Scales | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Instrument Ranges | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Mixing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ● | ||||||
Anacrusis | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Repeats | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
1st and 2nd Endings | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Advanced Performance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Changing Tonality | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Christmas Ensembles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
DC al Fine | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
DS al Fine | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
DC al Coda | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
DS al Coda | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
Radio Remix | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||
Composing Parts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||
Note Comparison | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Publishing Layout | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Improvisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||
Cadences Aural | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Cadences Written | ✔ | ✔ | ● | |||||||||
Modes | ✔ | ● | ||||||||||
4Part Writing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● | ||||||||
Sight Singing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ● |