1.
Kahoot
Here are some music themed Kahoots. Kahoots are a great way to get kids socializing and interacting with each other.
You can also create your own quizzes.
Fun/Social/Music Games Educational
Popular Music Quiz Choir Knowledge
Name That Tune Choir Vocabulary
Disney Music Quiz Choir Quiz
80s Music Musical Terms Quiz
2. Sing or Dare
Sing or dare is a fun game that has been re-created for Distance Learning. Students take turns drawing cards and then perform the actions of
the cards. It can be done in break-out rooms or in smaller groups synchronously over a video sharing platform like Zoom. This is a great way
to get students singing and having fun with each other!
3. Composition Unit using Loops
(Soundation, Garageband, Soundtrap, etc.)
Soundation is free to use that all of our students would be able to have access to. Here’s a unit for students to create their own composition while also
learning different musical forms (this one focuses on Ternary, but you could also do Binary, popular music forms, etc).
Soundation Tutorial Soundation Lesson Soundation Unit
4. Plan Your Own Concert Unit
In this unit, students go through the whole process of making a choir concert: choosing sheet music, filling out a
requisition order, creating the concert program, writing concert etiquette, etc.
5. Virtual Escape Rooms
There are many escape rooms available for purchase on TPT, but these were created specifically for music & choral
ensembles. It is used in Google Slides and is super easy to navigate. These can be done synchronously, or asynchronously.
Purchase one off of TPT, or you can also create your own!
Spooky Cabin Escape Room Invitation to the Ball
(Variety of music assessments) (Intervals & ear training assessments)
The Lost Woods Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Bash!
(Assessments on Dynamics) (Trivia & Games all about Beethoven’s music & life)
6. Family Interviews
Students interview a grandparent (or parent) and ask what their favorite song was when they were a teen. The kids had to send me their list of
questions, then send a video of the interview (all virtual, FaceTime recordings) and finally learn and perform the song for their grandparent (or
any older family member), also on video.
7. Teach Kodaly Hand Signs to a Family Member
Students video record themselves teaching the Major Scale to a family member.
8. Teach a warm-up to a Family Member
Students teach a warm-up to someone in their family, video record and submit it, then write about it.
9. Create a Lip Sync Video
Create a lip sync video before the students have to record themselves singing. The hope is to break the ice before they have
to actually do video recordings.
10. Meme War!
Students form groups to create music related memes! Great icebreaker/bonding activity!
Example of the Winners 2019
Google Slides Template for students
12. Soundtrack of your life:
Create a Youtube Playlist (or Spotify playlist)
Students create a playlist with only 10 songs on it and write about why they chose those songs. Students share their links with
each other, they respond to another student’s playlist and when we have a listening party featuring one song from everyone’s
list. Students could also create a slideshow featuring their 10 songs on each slide and each slide has information about why
that song is important to them.
13. Create a new warm-up
Students Create a new warm-up using a virtual keyboard. Review scales and warm-ups we have sung in class. Use neutral syllables
and/or solfege, or write your own tongue twister or poem. Send a video of your warm-up to Google Classroom for feedback.
14. Discussion Videos and Writing Assignments
Ted-Talk Videos & Writing Assignments PBS videos on the Science of Music
Brief History of American Song Sing That Thing!
3 Online Icebreakers “Ain’t No Grave” by the Wartburg College Choir, then
“How do people who are deaf experience music?”
15. Music Listening Journals
5 listening examples with various questions about the piece.
Additional Music Listening Prompts.
16. Create a “Two Truths and a Lie” Kahoot (or FlipGrid)
Ask the students to send you two truths and a lie about them. Put those answers into a Kahoot and then play it with your
students. They need to guess which one is the lie. Alternatively, you can have students video record themselves on
FlipGrid telling 2 truths and a lie about themselves and then play a few videos every day for the class to guess.
17. Do a Spirit Week!
This is a great way to get kids connected! Every day there is a new photo that students will share. At the end of the day,
the teacher compiles a short video of all the pictures to send out to the class.
18. Year-End Talent Show
Students video record themselves doing their talent and submit those videos (must be school appropriate). The teacher creates a video
using all (or a select few) of those videos to watch together as a class.
19. Virtual Choir Performance Unit
Students work on a song throughout the unit with the culmination being their final video recording submission. The
teacher compiles and edits the individual videos into one. This could also be done with just audio and not video and is
much more simple that way. Youtube even has a “premier” option so you could ask students and families to all tune in at
the same time to watch the concert together.
20. Would You Rather?
This is a great getting to know you activity for any classroom! This product will open up directly in Google Slides, and includes 20 already made
questions, with the ability to add more if you want. If you have the PearDeck add-on (already set up in this package), students will have the ability to
move stars over to the option that they prefer. Tons of fun!
21. The Virtual Rhythm Randomizer
This website lets you choose a new rhythm reading exercise at random! Students can take turns clapping or counting their
rhythm in front of the class, used in break out rooms, or done together as a group.
22. Sight Reading Factory
Free sight-reading examples for students of all experience levels.
This link takes you directly to the unison choral page.
23. Vocal Health Presentation
Now is a great time to teach your students about the importance of vocal health. There are also some
wonderful(ly gross) videos on Youtube that students find fascinating.
24. Body Percussion Template
Create a copy for yourself and then the notes are draggable. Can be used as a screen share for the entire
class to try, or sent to smaller groups of students or individual students to try on their own.
Zoom Tips
Try letting your students into class a few minutes early and leave your camera off. Give them a chance to interact with
each other, like they would when walking into your real class. You could screen share some nice background music to set
the vibe for the day. I really love these low-fi videos, and there are so many to choose from:
just be sure to “hide comments” before streaming these ;)!
Google Slides Resources:
Welcome to Virtual Choir (slideshow)
This is a Google Slides presentation that can be used as a template and adapted to fit your specific needs. It's a great way to let your students
get to know you and set some expectations for your class. It includes some premade gifs/fun pictures but you can also switch them out for your
own. If you have the PearDeck add-on for Google Slides, there are a couple of slides that are intractable for the students.
Youtube Channels:
● 2 Minute Music Theory - Quick & Interesting Music Theory Lessons
● Sing Geek - Great vocal health techniques and private lessons!
● Free Choir Director Resources - Matthew Gawronski provides warmups, tips & advice and
lessons on youtube.
● Choir Warm-ups Playlist - Your students can sing along with another choir so they don’t feel
so alone singing by themselves!
● The Dum Dum Song - You could even give all of the students a dum-dum after they learn all the moves and sing it right!
Resources/Websites:
● Music Theory FlashCards - Super interactive and good for all levels, has games as well!
● The Choral Window - The Choral Window is an online resource that engages, educates, and inspires
directors to connect with each other and share innovative or learned choral and music literacy techniques that will
energize and enhance your rehearsal environment. Great resource for teachers.
● Vocology - Fantastic lessons and explanations of the vocal mechanism and how it functions. TONS of
resources!
● Musictheory.net - Updated lessons and tutorials on music theory
● Mario Paint Composer - A cute little composing website that allows students to make video game
compositions.
Another more comprehensive list of lesson plans for virtual choir
